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Freya Van den Bossche

Politician

Freya Van den Bossche 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	Freya Van den Bossche · فريا فان دن بوش				[sources]
Other name	Freya Vandenbosche · Freya Vandenbossche				[sources]
Birth date	1975-03-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Ghent				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Belgium				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Freya				[sources]
Last name	Van den Bossche				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q448454				[sources]
Position	Flemish Minister of Energy (2009-2014) · Flemish minister of housing (2009-2014) · Speaker of the Flemish Parliament (2025-) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2003-2003) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2007-2009) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Ghent University · University of Amsterdam				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Flemish Minister for Energy, Housing, Cities and Social Economy

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Luc Van den Bossche Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Flemish Parliament	2019-06-18	2021-03-21

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,059

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,417

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,094

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