Frank Troosters Explained

Frank Troosters
Office1:Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Term Start1:2019
Birth Name:Frank Troosters
Birth Date:8 November 1970
Birth Place:Hasselt, Belgium
Party:Vlaams Belang

Frank Troosters (born 8 November 1970) is a Belgian politician for Vlaams Belang and a member of the Chamber of Representatives.

Troosters is a city councilor for Vlaams Belang in Hasselt and leads the local faction of the party there.[1] In 2018, Troosters opposed the construction of a new mosque in Hasselt and in 2020, led a protest with VB leader Tom Van Grieken against turning a hotel in the district into a refugee and migrant housing centre.[2] [3] Troosters has also been an MP in the federal parliament for the Limburg constituency since 2019.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank Troosters trekt VB-lijst in Hasselt. Het Belang van Limburg.
  2. Web site: "Laten we het toch maar gezellig houden". October 5, 2018. Radio 1.
  3. Web site: Vlaams Belang voert actie tegen komst asielcentrum Hasselt: "Mensen hebben hier schrik van". www.nieuwsblad.be.
  4. Web site: Twee derden van de Vlaams Belang-parlementsleden zijn nieuwkomers. Het Laatste Nieuws. 2023-11-06. 2019-05-28. nl.