Tom Vandendriessche | |
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 Vandendriessche in 2021 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Belgium | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Dutch-speaking electoral college |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1978 Leuven, Belgium |
| Political party | Vlaams Belang |
| Alma mater | Ghent University |
| Occupation | Politician, business analyst |
Tom Vandendriessche (born 27 October 1978) is a Belgian politician and businessman currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Vlaams Belang. [1]
Vandendriessche holds a master's degree in political sciences and a master's degree in business economics from Ghent University, where he was active as a student leader of the catholic and Flemish-national student organisation KVHV-Ghent.
After his studies, he became a management trainee at Katoen Natie and business process engineer for the MOD-services of the Flemish Government, followed by a role as a employee in the quality assurance service of Hogeschool Gent and business analyst with Kind en Gezin. He became internal auditor at Audio in 2013, changing to the role of external auditor for the Flanders Audit Authority in 2014. From 2014 to 2015 he was also managing director of the firm Verwarmslimmer.be, which won the title of "Start Up of the Year" at the UNIZO East-Flanders-awards in 2015. [2]
Involved in the political Flemish movement since his youth, Vandendriessche became a member of the right-wing Vlaams Blok and Vlaams Blok Jongeren in 1993. In 2016 he became spokesman and press attaché for the Europe of Nations and Freedom group in the European Parliament. In 2019, he was elected MEP for his party, Vlaams Belang, winning 69.000 preference votes, taking over from Patsy Vatlet who chose not to take up her mandate as MEP. [3] Since 2020 Vandendriessche is also part of the party bureau of Vlaams Belang. Vandendriessche was re-elected as MEP in June of 2024, almost quadrupling his score by winning 318.151 preferential votes. Following the june 2024 European election, he took over the role of head of the Vlaams Belang-delegation in the European Parliament, which is a member of the Patriots for Europe.
In 2000, Vandendriessche was involved in an incident between Vlaams Blok supporters and left-wing militants in the Ghent student district, in which Vandendriessche kicked a left-wing militant several times. In the first instance he was sentenced to one month in prison and a fine for assault and battery. [4] This ruling was overturned by the Court of appeal, he was given suspension of sentence. This means that the judge considers the facts proven, but suspends the conviction. However, he had to compensate for a tear in a jacket. [5]
- ^ "Home | Tom Vandendriessche | MEPs | European Parliament". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ https://be.linkedin.com/in/tom-vandendriessche-8531b888?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2F
- ^ https://focus-wtv.be/politiek/bruggeling-tom-vandendriessche-naar-europees-parlement
- ^ Celstraf voor provincieraadslid Vlaams Blok, GVA, 12-11-2001
- ^ Opschorting van straf voor Gentse Vlaams Blokker, De Standaard, 25 juni 2002.
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Tom Vandendriessche | |
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Vandendriessche in 2021 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Belgium | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Dutch-speaking electoral college |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1978 Leuven, Belgium |
| Political party | Vlaams Belang |
| Alma mater | Ghent University |
| Occupation | Politician, business analyst |
Tom Vandendriessche (born 27 October 1978) is a Belgian politician and businessman currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Vlaams Belang. [1]
Vandendriessche holds a master's degree in political sciences and a master's degree in business economics from Ghent University, where he was active as a student leader of the catholic and Flemish-national student organisation KVHV-Ghent.
After his studies, he became a management trainee at Katoen Natie and business process engineer for the MOD-services of the Flemish Government, followed by a role as a employee in the quality assurance service of Hogeschool Gent and business analyst with Kind en Gezin. He became internal auditor at Audio in 2013, changing to the role of external auditor for the Flanders Audit Authority in 2014. From 2014 to 2015 he was also managing director of the firm Verwarmslimmer.be, which won the title of "Start Up of the Year" at the UNIZO East-Flanders-awards in 2015. [2]
Involved in the political Flemish movement since his youth, Vandendriessche became a member of the right-wing Vlaams Blok and Vlaams Blok Jongeren in 1993. In 2016 he became spokesman and press attaché for the Europe of Nations and Freedom group in the European Parliament. In 2019, he was elected MEP for his party, Vlaams Belang, winning 69.000 preference votes, taking over from Patsy Vatlet who chose not to take up her mandate as MEP. [3] Since 2020 Vandendriessche is also part of the party bureau of Vlaams Belang. Vandendriessche was re-elected as MEP in June of 2024, almost quadrupling his score by winning 318.151 preferential votes. Following the june 2024 European election, he took over the role of head of the Vlaams Belang-delegation in the European Parliament, which is a member of the Patriots for Europe.
In 2000, Vandendriessche was involved in an incident between Vlaams Blok supporters and left-wing militants in the Ghent student district, in which Vandendriessche kicked a left-wing militant several times. In the first instance he was sentenced to one month in prison and a fine for assault and battery. [4] This ruling was overturned by the Court of appeal, he was given suspension of sentence. This means that the judge considers the facts proven, but suspends the conviction. However, he had to compensate for a tear in a jacket. [5]
- ^ "Home | Tom Vandendriessche | MEPs | European Parliament". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ https://be.linkedin.com/in/tom-vandendriessche-8531b888?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2F
- ^ https://focus-wtv.be/politiek/bruggeling-tom-vandendriessche-naar-europees-parlement
- ^ Celstraf voor provincieraadslid Vlaams Blok, GVA, 12-11-2001
- ^ Opschorting van straf voor Gentse Vlaams Blokker, De Standaard, 25 juni 2002.
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