List of members of the Senate of Belgium, 2007–2010
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 | |||
| Christian Democratic and Flemish — New Flemish Alliance | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Christian Democratic and Flemish | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Reformist Movement | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Socialist Party | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Flemish Interest | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Ecolo—Green! | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Socialist Party–Different | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Ecolo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Humanist Democratic Centre | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| New Flemish Alliance | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | |
| Green! | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
| List Dedecker | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| National Front | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| 40 | 21 | 10 | 71 | ||
Bureau
President and Vice-Presidents
| Office | Senator | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Armand De Decker | MR | |
| First Vice-President | Hugo Vandenberghe | CD&V | |
| Second Vice-President | Marc Verwilghen → G. Verhofstadt | Open VLD | |
| Third Vice-President | Yves Buysse | Vlaams Belang |
College of Quaestors
| Quaestor | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Myriam Vanlerberghe → A. Van Nieuwkerke → G. Lambert |
SP.A | |
| Tony Van Parys → E. Schouppe | CD&V | |
| Olga Zrihen → A-M. Lizin | PS |
Floor leaders
| Floor leader | Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine de Bethune | CD&V | 12 | |
| Dominique Tilmans → C. Defraigne | MR | 10 | |
| Bart Tommelein → P. Wille | Open VLD | 9 | |
| Philippe Mahoux | PS | 8/9 | |
| José Daras → I. Durant | Ecolo/Groen! | 8 | |
| Jurgen Ceder → J. Van Hauthem | Vlaams Belang | 8 | |
| Johan Vande Lanotte → M. Vanlerberghe | SP.A | 6 | |
| Francis Delpérée | cdH | 5 |
List
| Name | National party | Electorate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouter Beke | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Yves Buysse ← Vanhecke | Flemish Interest | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Jurgen Ceder | Flemish Interest | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Hugo Coveliers | Flemish Interest (VLOTT) | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Sabine de Bethune ← Brepoels | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Roland Duchatelet ← Verhofstadt | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vivant) | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Louis Ide | New Flemish Alliance | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Nele Jansegers ← Dewinter | Flemish Interest | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Geert Lambert | Green ← Spirit | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Nahima Lanjri | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Nele Lijnen | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Freya Piryns ← Dua | Green | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Etienne Schouppe | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Ann Somers ← De Gucht | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Marleen Temmerman | Socialist Party-Differently | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Elke Tindemans | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Johan Vande Lanotte | Socialist Party-Differently | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Hugo Vandenberghe | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Pol Van Den Driessche ← Leterme | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Anke Vandermeersch | Flemish Interest | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Lieve Van Ermen | List Dedecker | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Els Van Hoof ← Leterme ← Van Hoof ← Schouppe |
Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Myriam Vanlerberghe ← Anciaux | Socialist Party-Differently | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Tony Van Parys | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Yoeri Vasteravendts ← Vankrunkelsven | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Marc Verwilghen | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Dutch-speaking | Directly elected |
| Alain Courtois | Reformist Movement | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Marie-Hélène Crombé-Berton ← Destexhe | Reformist Movement | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Armand De Decker | Reformist Movement | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| José Daras | Ecology Party | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Michel Delacroix | National Front | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Francis Delpérée | Humanist Democratic Centre | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Richard Fournaux | Reformist Movement | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Benoit Hellings ← Durant | Ecology Party | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Anne-Marie Lizin | Socialist Party | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Philippe Mahoux | Socialist Party | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Vanessa Matz ← Delvaux | Humanist Democratic Centre | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Philippe Monfils ← Michel | Reformist Movement | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Philippe Moureaux | Socialist Party | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Franco Seminara ← Zrihen ← Busquin | Socialist Party | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| Dominique Tilmans | Reformist Movement | French-speaking | Directly elected |
| John Crombez ← Martens | Socialist Party-Differently | Dutch-speaking | Community senator |
| Jan Durnez ← Van den Brande | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Community senator |
| Jean-Jacques De Gucht ← Hermans | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Dutch-speaking | Community senator |
| Cindy Franssen ← Smet | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Community senator |
| Fatma Pehlivan ← Van Nieuwkerke | Socialist Party-Differently | Dutch-speaking | Community senator |
| Helga Stevens | New Flemish Alliance | Dutch-speaking | Community senator |
| Bart Tommelein ← Wille | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Dutch-speaking | Community senator |
| Joris Van Hauthem | Flemish Interest | Dutch-speaking | Community senator |
| Karim Van Overmeire | Flemish Interest | Dutch-speaking | Community senator |
| Luckas Vander Taelen ← Dua | Green! | Dutch-speaking | Community senator |
| Marcel Cheron | Ecology Party | French-speaking | Community senator |
| Christophe Collignon | Socialist Party | French-speaking | Community senator |
| André du Bus de Warnaffe ← Fremault ← Procureur | Humanist Democratic Centre | French-speaking | Community senator |
| Christine Defraigne | Reformist Movement | French-speaking | Community senator |
| Caroline Désir ← Bouarfa | Socialist Party | French-speaking | Community senator |
| Alain Destexhe | Reformist Movement | French-speaking | Community senator |
| Dimitri Fourny ← Elsen | Humanist Democratic Centre | French-speaking | Community senator |
| Zakia Khattabi ← Nagy ← Dubié | Ecology Party | French-speaking | Community senator |
| Caroline Persoons ← Roelants du Vivier | Reformist Movement | French-speaking | Community senator |
| Olga Zrihen ← Kapompolé | Socialist Party | French-speaking | Community senator |
| Louis Siquet ← Collas (MR/PFF) | Socialist Party | German-speaking | Community senator |
| Dirk Claes | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Co-opted senator |
| Els Schelfhout | Christian Democratic and Flemish | Dutch-speaking | Co-opted senator |
| Guy Swennen | Socialist Party-Differently | Dutch-speaking | Co-opted senator |
| Martine Taelman | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Dutch-speaking | Co-opted senator |
| Freddy Van Gaever | Flemish Interest | Dutch-speaking | Co-opted senator |
| Paul Wille ← Anthuenis | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Dutch-speaking | Co-opted senator |
| Philippe Fontaine ← Brotchi | Reformist Movement | French-speaking | Co-opted senator |
| Jean-Paul Procureur ← Matz ← Dallemagne | Humanist Democratic Centre | French-speaking | Co-opted senator |
| Cécile Thibaut ← Russo | Ecology Party | French-speaking | Co-opted senator |
| Christiane Vienne | Socialist Party | French-speaking | Co-opted senator |
Senators by Right
| Senator | Party | Office entered |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Philippe | No affiliation | June 21, 1994 |
| Princess Astrid | No affiliation | November 20, 1996 |
| Prince Laurent | No affiliation | May 31, 2000 |
References
- ^ "Belgische Senaat". senaat.be.
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