Peter De Roover Explained

Peter De Roover
Birth Date:20 May 1962
Birth Place:Turnhout, Belgium
Party:N-VA (2014–present)
Office2:Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Office1:President of the Chamber of Representatives
Termstart1:10 July 2024
Termstart2:19 June 2014
Predecessor1:Eliane Tillieux
Birth Name:Peter De Roover
Alma Mater:University of Antwerp
Occupation:Economy teacherPolitician
Otherparty:VU (until 1988)

Peter De Roover (born 20 May 1962) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Flemish nationalist New Flemish Alliance party. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2014.

Biography

De Roover was born in Turnhout. From 1980 to 1984, he studied economics at the Saint Ignatius University Centre, Antwerp where he was active in the Flemish nationalist Nationalistische Studentenvereniging group and helped to edit their magazine.[1] In 2014, he ran for the Belgian Federal Parliament for the N-VA party and was elected to the Chamber of Representatives for the Antwerp constituency.[2] In 2015, he was appointed treasurer of the party and in 2016 became the N-VA's group leader and spokesman in the Chamber.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://theater.ua.ac.be/nevb/html/Roover,%20Peter%20de.html{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Peter De Roover: 'Ik wil de clichés bevechten'. 2014-01-30. 2021-08-15. De Standaard. nl-BE.
  3. http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20150117_01479172 Peter De Roover verkozen tot penningmeester van de N-VA
  4. Web site: Peter De Roover nieuwe fractievoorzitter van N-VA: 'Er zijn geen wonden geslagen'. Knack. 21 January 2016. 21 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Voor elk wat wils bij N-VA. De Standaard. 22 January 2016. 22 January 2016.