| Melissa Depraetere | |
| Office: | Vice Minister-President of Flanders |
| Primeminister: | Matthias Diependaele |
| Term Start: | 30 September 2024 |
| Alongside: | Ben Weyts and Hilde Crevits |
| Office1: | Leader of Vooruit |
| Term Start1: | 17 November 2023 |
| Term End1: | 18 July 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Conner Rousseau |
| Successor1: | Conner Rousseau |
| Office2: | Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium |
| Term Start2: | 20 June 2019 |
| Constituency2: | West Flanders |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Party: | Vooruit |
Melissa Depraetere (born 12 May 1992 in Kortrijk)[1] is a Belgian politician and leader of Vooruit. She has been a Vice Minister-President of Flanders in the Diependaele Government since 2024, additionally serving as the Flemish Minister for Housing, Energy and Climate, Tourism, and Youth.
She has been a member of the Chamber of Representatives for West Flanders since 2019.
Before being elected, she was a parliamentary assistant to,[2] and a OCMW councillor in Harelbeke.[3] Depraetere was also active in Chiro Flanders, a Belgian youth organisation.
In November 2018, it was announced that Depraetere would be in second place on the sp.a list for the 2019 election, behind then-party leader John Crombez.[4] She won 12,601 votes and gained a seat in the Chamber of Representatives.[5]
She is a member of the Committee for the Economy, Consumer Protection and the Digital Agenda, the COVID-19 Committee, and the Committee for Electoral Expenses.