Dries Devillé Explained

Dries Devillé
Office:Member of the Flemish Parliament
Term Start:2024
Birth Name:Dries Devillé
Birth Date:5 June 1988
Birth Place:Brussels, Belgium
Alma Mater:KU Leuven
Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Dries Devillé (born 5 June, 1988 in Brussels) is a Belgian lawyer and politician of the Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang party. He has been a member of the Flemish Parliament since 2024 representing the Antwerp constituency.

Biography

Devillé obtained a master's degree in law from KU Leuven and then studied notary law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Professionally, he was a lawyer at the Brussels Bar between 2013 and 2018, and then a real-estate and corporate lawyer as well as working as a legal assistant in a notary office.[1]

Devillé was part of the Nationalistische Studentenvereniging organization as a student where he met future VB leader Tom Van Grieken. In 2003 he jouned the Vlaams Blok party which became Vlaams Belang a year later. He was a member of the national board for the Vlaams Belang Jongeren. In 2006, he was elected as a municipal councilor in Halle at the age of 18 and was the youngest councilor elected at the time. He held the position until 2018 when he resigned to take a break from politics for his legal career and because he was moving to Mechelen. However, he also led a legal campaign in Halle to prevent the construction of a new mosque.[2] During the 2024 Belgian regional elections and stood as a candidate in the Flemish Parliament and was elected to the Antwerp constituency.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nieuwkomer Dries Devillé (35) trekt lijst voor Vlaams Belang in Mechelen: “Politici moeten vooral luisteren naar het volk en niet omgekeerd” . 2024-08-20.
  2. Web site: One hundred objections to expansion of mosque in Halle . 2024-08-20.
  3. Web site: Dries Devillé voor eerst verkozen in Vlaams Parlement: “Betekent hele aanpassing voor mij . 2024-08-20.