| Wilfried Vandaele | |
| Office1: | Speaker of the Flemish Parliament |
| Term Start1: | 13 July 2019 |
| Term End1: | 2 October 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Kris Van Dijck |
| Successor1: | Liesbeth Homans |
| Office2: | Member of the Flemish Parliament |
| Term Start2: | 7 June 2009 |
| Office3: | Senator for the Flemish community |
| Term Start3: | 10 January 2013 |
| Term End3: | 31 December 2018 |
| Birth Date: | 1959 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bruges, West Flanders |
| Nationality: | Belgian |
| Party: | N-VA |
| Residence: | De Haan |
| Website: | http://www.n-va.be/cv/wilfried-vandaele |
Wilfried Vandaele (born 5 June 1959 in Bruges) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He has been a member of the Flemish Parliament since 2009 and has served as its speaker between 13 July and 2 October 2019. He is also the current mayor of his home town De Haan.
Vandaele was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.[1] In January 2013 he succeeded party leader Bart De Wever as a senator for the Flemish community. As a senator he was a member of the committees for home affairs and administrative affairs.[2] Since 2015 he is an alternate member of the European Alliance Group at the European Committee of the Regions.[3] From 13 July 2019 he was Speaker of the Flemish Parliament until his replacement by Liesbeth Homans on 2 October 2019. He subsequently became the leader of the N-VA parliamentary group, succeeding Matthias Diependaele who was appointed as a minister in the new Jambon government.[4]
Vandaele has been a member of the city council of De Haan since 1 January 1989. He served as alderman (January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012) and has been the mayor of the town since 1 January 2019.[5] Upon becoming mayor, he resigned from his position as senator, as is legally required.[6]