List of members of the Senate of Belgium, 2007–2010 explained

This is the list of Belgian Senators[1] from 2007 until the federal election of 2010, which was the 52nd legislature of the Senate.

Seat division

Party Seats by type Total
Directly elected Community Coopted
9 3 2 14
Christian Democratic and Flemish 7 2 2 11
6 3 1 10
5 2 2 9
4 4 1 9
5 2 1 8
3 3 1 7
4 2 1 7
Ecolo 2 2 1 5
2 2 1 5
New Flemish Alliance 2 1 3
Green1 1 2
1 1
1 1
40 21 10 71

Bureau

President and Vice-Presidents

Office Senator Party
President MR
First Vice-PresidentHugo VandenbergheCD&V
Second Vice-PresidentMarc Verwilghen → G. VerhofstadtOpen VLD
Third Vice-PresidentYves BuysseVlaams Belang

College of Quaestors

Quaestor Party
Myriam Vanlerberghe
→ A. Van Nieuwkerke → G. Lambert
SP.A
Tony Van Parys → E. SchouppeCD&V
Olga Zrihen → A-M. LizinPS

Floor leaders

Floor leader Party Seats
Sabine de BethuneCD&V 12
Dominique Tilmans → C. DefraigneMR 10
Bart Tommelein → P. WilleOpen VLD 9
Philippe MahouxPS 8/9
José Daras → I. DurantEcolo/Groen! 8
Jurgen Ceder → J. Van HauthemVlaams Belang 8
Johan Vande Lanotte → M. VanlerbergheSP.A 6
Francis DelpéréecdH 5

List

Name National party Electorate Type
Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Yves Buysse Vanhecke Flemish InterestDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Jurgen Ceder Flemish InterestDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Flemish Interest (VLOTT)Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Sabine de Bethune Brepoels Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Roland Duchatelet Verhofstadt Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vivant)Dutch-speakingDirectly elected
Louis Ide New Flemish AllianceDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Nele Jansegers Dewinter Flemish InterestDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Green ← SpiritDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Nele Lijnen Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Freya Piryns Dua GreenDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Ann Somers De Gucht Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Socialist Party-DifferentlyDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Socialist Party-DifferentlyDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Hugo Vandenberghe Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Pol Van Den Driessche Leterme Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Anke Vandermeersch Flemish InterestDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Lieve Van Ermen List DedeckerDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Els Van Hoof
Leterme ← Van Hoof ← Schouppe
Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Myriam Vanlerberghe Anciaux Socialist Party-DifferentlyDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Yoeri Vasteravendts Vankrunkelsven Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsDutch-speakingDirectly elected
Reformist MovementFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Destexhe Reformist MovementFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Reformist MovementFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Ecology PartyFrench-speakingDirectly elected
National FrontFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Humanist Democratic CentreFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Reformist MovementFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Durant Ecology PartyFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Socialist PartyFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Socialist PartyFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Delvaux Humanist Democratic CentreFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Michel Reformist MovementFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Socialist PartyFrench-speakingDirectly elected
ZrihenBusquin Socialist PartyFrench-speakingDirectly elected
Reformist MovementFrench-speakingDirectly elected
John Crombez Martens Socialist Party-DifferentlyDutch-speakingCommunity senator
Jan Durnez Van den Brande Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingCommunity senator
Jean-Jacques De Gucht Hermans Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsDutch-speakingCommunity senator
Cindy Franssen Smet Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingCommunity senator
Fatma Pehlivan Van Nieuwkerke Socialist Party-DifferentlyDutch-speakingCommunity senator
New Flemish AllianceDutch-speakingCommunity senator
Bart Tommelein Wille Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsDutch-speakingCommunity senator
Joris Van Hauthem Flemish InterestDutch-speakingCommunity senator
Flemish InterestDutch-speakingCommunity senator
Luckas Vander Taelen Dua Green!Dutch-speakingCommunity senator
Ecology PartyFrench-speakingCommunity senator
Socialist PartyFrench-speakingCommunity senator
← Fremault ← Procureur Humanist Democratic CentreFrench-speakingCommunity senator
Reformist MovementFrench-speakingCommunity senator
Bouarfa Socialist PartyFrench-speakingCommunity senator
Reformist MovementFrench-speakingCommunity senator
Elsen Humanist Democratic CentreFrench-speakingCommunity senator
← Nagy ← Dubié Ecology PartyFrench-speakingCommunity senator
Roelants du Vivier Reformist MovementFrench-speakingCommunity senator
Kapompolé Socialist PartyFrench-speakingCommunity senator
Collas (MR/PFF) Socialist PartyGerman-speakingCommunity senator
Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Christian Democratic and FlemishDutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Socialist Party-DifferentlyDutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsDutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Flemish InterestDutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Anthuenis Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsDutch-speakingCo-opted senator
Brotchi Reformist MovementFrench-speakingCo-opted senator
MatzDallemagne Humanist Democratic CentreFrench-speakingCo-opted senator
Russo Ecology PartyFrench-speakingCo-opted senator
Socialist PartyFrench-speakingCo-opted senator

Senators by Right

Senator Party Office entered
Prince PhilippeNo affiliation
Princess AstridNo affiliation
Prince LaurentNo affiliation

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belgische Senaat. senaat.be.