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Mathias De Clercq

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Mathias De Clercq 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	De Clercq Mathias · Mathias De Clercq · ماثياس د كليرك · 马蒂亚斯·德克莱克				[sources]
Birth date	1981-12-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Ghent				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Biography	Député libéral (Open Vld) de la circonscription électorale de Flandre orientale du 21 décembre 2007 au 17 juillet 2009 et depuis le 16 septembre 2009. Membre du groupe Open Vld. Né à Gand le 26 décembre 1981. Licencié en droit. Master complémentaire en droit européen et international. Avocat. Echevin de Gand. · Député libéral (Open Vld) de la circonscription électorale de Flandre orientale du 21 décembre 2007 au 17 juillet 2009, en remplacement de monsieur Karel De Gucht, vice-premier ministre et ministre des Affaires étrangères et depuis le 16 septembre 2009, en remplacement de monsieur Karel De Gucht, démissionnaire le 17 juillet 2009. Membre du groupe Open Vld. Né à Gand le 26 décembre 1981. Licencié en droit. Master complémentaire en droit européen et international. Avocat. Echevin de Gand.				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	Local government (unknown status) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Mathias				[sources]
Last name	De Clercq				[sources]
Political association	Anders				[sources]
Website	www.mathiasdeclercq.be				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1939878				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Ghent (2018-) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2007-2014) · member of the Flemish Parliament (2014-2019)				[sources]
Education	Ghent University				[sources]
Source link	www.dekamer.be · www.dekamer.be				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-28	Last processed	2026-05-05	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Flemish politician

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

Relationships

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

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Yannick De Clercq PEP	child · father	-	-

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Belgium Members of the Chamber of Representatives653

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Belgium · Chambre des représentants

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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