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Ortwin Depoortere

PEP · Politician

Ortwin Depoortere 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	Depoortere Ortwin · Ortwin Depoortere				[sources]
Birth date	1970-10-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Izegem				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Biography	Député (VB) de la circonscription électorale de Flandre orientale. \| Membre du groupe Vlaams Belang. \| Né à Izegem le 23 octobre 1970. \| Conseiller communal de Deinze. \| Président de la commission de l'Intérieur, de la Sécurité, de la Migration et des Matières administratives. · Député (liste : VB) de la circonscription électorale de Flandre orientale. \| Membre du groupe Vlaams Belang. \| Né à Izegem le 23 octobre 1970. \| Conseiller communal de Deinze. · Député du Vlaams Belang de la circonscription électorale de Flandre orientale depuis le 8 juillet 2004, en remplacement de madame Gerda Van Steenberge, démissionnaire le 5 juillet 2004. ¢ Membre du groupe Vlaams Belang. ¢ Né à Izegem le 23 octobre 1970. ¢ Gradué en communication appliquée. Licencié en sciences culturelles comparatives. Ancien collaborateur et ancien secrétaire du groupe Vlaams Blok du Sénat. ¢ Conseiller communal de Gand.				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Ortwin				[sources]
Last name	Depoortere				[sources]
Political association	Flemish Interest · VB				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2110597				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2003-2007) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2019-) · member of the Flemish Parliament				[sources]
Source link	www.dekamer.be · www.dekamer.be · www.dekamer.be				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-28	Last processed	2026-04-28	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Belgian politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium	2003-06-05	2007-05-02

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Belgium Members of the Chamber of Representatives646

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Belgium · Chambre des représentants

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Wikidata337,028

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions545,253

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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