Philip Claeys Explained

Philip Claeys
Office:Member of the European Parliament
Term Start:16 June 2003
Term End:30 June 2014
Birth Date:1965 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Ghent, Belgium
Nationality:Belgian
Party:Vlaams Belang (since 2004)
Vlaams Blok (before 2004)
Occupation:Politician

Philip Claeys (in Dutch; Flemish ˈfilɪp ˈklaːis/; born 24 May 1965) is a Belgian Flanders-based politician for the Vlaams Belang.

Political career

Claeys was a Member of the European Parliament from 2003 to 2014.[1] He participated in the international counter-jihad conferences in Brussels in 2007[2] [3] and in 2012.[4] Since late 2010, he was a board member of the eurosceptic party European Alliance for Freedom, which was dissolved in 2016. From 2017 to 2019 he was the secretary-general of the Europe of Nations and Freedom group,[5] and since 2019 he has been secretary of the Identity and Democracy group.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Philip CLAEYS. European Parliament. 24 May 1965 . 27 December 2022.
  2. Book: Hannus, Martha. Counterjihadrörelsen– en del av den antimuslimska miljön. 67. 2012. Expo Research. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20221101144939/https://expo.se/file/2254/download?token=_JSo7wjG. 1 November 2022.
  3. News: Counter Jihad Brussels: 18-19 October 2007. 20 October 2007. International Civil Liberties Alliance.
  4. Book: Understanding the Populist Shift: Othering in a Europe in Crisis. 91. Gabriella. Lazaridis. Giovanna. Campani. Taylor & Francis. 2016. 9781317326069.
  5. https://www.vlaamsbelang.org/gerolf-annemans-tot-europees-partijvoorzitter-verkozen-beweging-europa-naties-vrijheid/ Gerolf Annemans verkozen tot Europees partijvoorzitter van de beweging Europa van Naties en Vrijheid
  6. https://reactnieuws.net/2019/06/14/id-is-nieuwe-eurorechtse-fractie-vlaming-philip-claeys-is-fractiesecretaris/ ID is nieuwe eurorechtse fractie, Vlaming Philip Claeys is fractiesecretaris

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