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Brecht Vermeulen

PEP · Politician

Brecht Vermeulen is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Brecht Vermeulen · Vermeulen Brecht				[sources]
Alias	Vermeulen Brecht				[sources]
Birth date	1969-06-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Roeselare				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Belgium				[sources]
Biography	Député (N-VA) de la circonscription électorale de Flandre occidentale depuis le 25 mai 2014. \| Membre du groupe N-VA.\| Né à Roulers le 17 juin 1969. \| Licencié en sciences économiques appliquées. Licence spéciale en politique internationale. Indépendant. \| Président de la commission de l'Intérieur, des Affaires générales et de la Fonction publique. \| Conseiller communal de Roulers.				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	brecht.vermeulen@dekamer.be				[sources]
First name	Brecht				[sources]
Last name	Vermeulen				[sources]
Political association	New Flemish Alliance				[sources]
Website	www.brechtvermeulen.be				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q17048132				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chamber of Representatives (member, 2014-) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium				[sources]
Source link	www.dekamer.be				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-27	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Belgian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Chamber of Representatives	-	-
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium	-	-

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,466

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Belgium Members of the Chamber of Representatives653

Current and recent members of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, the lower chamber of Parliament.

Belgium · Chambre des représentants

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,748

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,406

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata331,707

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions519,926

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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