Brent Meuleman Explained

Brent Meuleman
Office1:Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Constituency1:East Flanders
Term Start1:9 June 2024
Birth Date:17 March 1988
Birth Place:Ghent, Belgium
Party:Vooruit
Alma Mater:Hogeschool Gent

Brent Meuleman (born 17 March 1988) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of Vooruit, he has represented East Flanders since June 2024.

Meuleman was born on 17 March 1988 in Ghent.[1] He is the son of Dirk Meuleman, a labourer at Sidmar, and Vera Herry, a childcare worker at a OCMW crèche.[2] He was educated in Zelzate and obtained a teaching diploma at the Ledeganck campus of the Hogeschool Gent.[2] Meuleman worked as a communications officer for the municipal council in Zelzate between 2009 and 2010.[3] [4] He was a worker at the BP oil refinery at the Port of Ghent.[2] [4] He then taught ethics at the .[2] [4]

Meuleman was elected to the municipal council in Zelzate at the 2012 local election.[5] He was re-elected at the 2018 local election.[6] [7] After the election the Socialist Party Different (SP.A) formed an administration with the Workers' Party of Belgium, the first time the far-left party had joined a municipal government in Flanders, and Meuleman became mayor of Zelzate.[8] [9] Incumbent mayor Frank Bruggeman of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats had complained of irregularities in the vote count but this was dismissed by the Council for Electoral Disputes and the Council of State.[10] [11] [12] Meuleman was sworn in as mayor on 16 January 2019.[13] [14]

Meuleman contested the 2014 federal election as the SP.A's third placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 2,675 preference votes.[15] He contested the 2019 federal election as the SP.A's 18th placed candidate in East Flanders but was not elected.[16] He was elected chairman of the East Flanders branch of Vooruit in June 2023.[17] [18] He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election.[19]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: De Kamerleden: Brent Meuleman . . 16 September 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
  2. News: Van Waesberghe . Koen . Brent wie? Brent Meuleman wordt de nieuwe burgemeester . 16 September 2024 . . 10 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111070746/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/blkva_03933368 . 11 November 2018 . Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium . nl.
  3. News: Vereecke . Kristof . Brent Meuleman zoekt zelf zijn opvolger . 16 September 2024 . . 29 April 2023 . Antwerp, Belgium . nl.
  4. News: Van Waesberghe . Koen . SP.A Zelzate trekt verkiezingsstrijd op gang . 16 September 2024 . . 20 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021120935/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/blkva_01930009 . 21 October 2015 . Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium . nl.
  5. Web site: Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 14 oktober 2012 . . 10 September 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
  6. Web site: Lokale verkiezingen 2018: Zelzate - Verkozen kandidaten . Vlaanderen kiest . . 16 September 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
  7. News: Van Waesberghe . Koen . Brent Meuleman is stemmenkampioen, Frank Bruggeman en Geert Asman verliezen voorkeurstemmen . 16 September 2024 . . 15 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181015214103/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/blkva_03846582 . 15 October 2018 . Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium . nl.
  8. News: Vansevenant . Johny . Saerens . Zico . Absolute primeur in Vlaanderen: PVDA gaat mee besturen in Zelzate . 16 September 2024 . . 10 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322192408/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2018/11/10/zelzate/#/11/1/43018/percentages . 22 March 2023 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
  9. News: Van Puymbroeck . Rik . In Zelzate, waar de taxshift tot een ideologische discussie leidt . 16 September 2024 . . 4 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001190740/https://www.tijd.be/politiek-economie/belgie/vlaanderen/in-zelzate-waar-de-taxshift-tot-een-ideologische-discussie-leidt/10393722.html . 1 October 2023 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
  10. News: Liberale burgemeester van Zelzate eist hertelling van de stemmen om PVDA alsnog uit coalitie te houden . 16 September 2024 . . 11 November 2018 . Hasselt, Belgium . nl.
  11. News: Zelzaatse verkiezingsuitslag is geldig, dieprode coalitie kan aan de slag . 16 September 2024 . . 7 January 2019 . Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium . nl.
  12. News: Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen Zelzate definitief geldig verklaard . 16 September 2024 . Radio 2 . . 17 May 2019 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
  13. News: Brent Meuleman nu echt vijfde socialistische burgemeester van Zelzate . 16 September 2024 . . 16 January 2019 . Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium . nl.
  14. News: Teirlinck . Nico . Nieuwe burgemeester Zelzate legt toch eed af . 16 September 2024 . Radio 2 . . 17 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210917052258/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/01/17/nieuwe-burgemeester-zelzate-legt-toch-eed-af/ . 17 September 2021 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
  15. Web site: Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 25 mei 2014 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen . Verkiezingsuitslagen . . 16 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240604210552/https://verkiezingsresultaten.belgium.be/nl/election-results/kamer-van-volksvertegenwoordigers/2014/kieskring/222665 . 4 June 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
  16. Web site: Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 26 mei 2019 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen . Verkiezingsuitslagen . . 16 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240604210553/https://verkiezingsresultaten.belgium.be/nl/election-results/kamer-van-volksvertegenwoordigers/2019/kieskring/223144 . 4 June 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
  17. News: Blomme . Arne . Brent Meuleman verkozen tot nieuwe voorzitter van Vooruit Oost-Vlaanderen: “Combineren met burgmeesterschap” . 16 September 2024 . . 5 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240530130508/https://www.hln.be/zelzate/brent-meuleman-verkozen-tot-nieuwe-voorzitter-van-vooruit-oost-vlaanderen-combineren-met-burgmeesterschap~a86b1381/ . 30 May 2024 . Antwerp, Belgium . nl.
  18. Web site: LOKAAL: Vooruit Gent goed vertegenwoordigd in nationaal partijbureau . . 16 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424131948/https://nieuws.vooruit.org/vooruit_gent_goed_vertegenwoordigd_in_nationaal_partijbureau . 24 April 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . nl . 9 June 2023.
  19. Web site: Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 9 juni 2024 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen . Verkiezingsuitslagen . . 16 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240908135321/https://verkiezingsresultaten.belgium.be/nl/election-results/kamer-van-volksvertegenwoordigers/2024/kieskring/250999 . 8 September 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.

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