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Dirk Van der Maelen

Politician

Dirk Van der Maelen 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	Dirk Van der Maelen				[sources]
Other name	Dirk Leo Van der Maelen · Van der Maelen Dirk				[sources]
Birth date	1953-03-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Geraardsbergen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Belgium				[sources]
Country	Belgium · France				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	dirk.vandermaelen@dekamer.be				[sources]
First name	Dirk				[sources]
Last name	Van der Maelen				[sources]
Website	www.dirkvandermaelen.be				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3029701				[sources]
Position	Chamber of Representatives (member, 2014-) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1993-1999) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (1989-) · member of the Flemish Parliament · substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2009-)				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Flemish politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe	2009-09-28	-

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