This is the list of Belgian Senators

Belgian Senate

The Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament.-History and future:...

from 2007

Belgian general election, 2007

The 2007 Belgian general election took place on Sunday 10 June 2007. Voters went to the polls in order to elect new members for the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.Eligible voters were Belgian citizens 18 years and older...

 until the general election of 2010

Belgian general election, 2010

General elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 2010. After the fall of the previous government over the withdrawal of Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats from the government the King dissolved the legislature and called new elections...

, which was the 52nd legislature of the Senate.

Seat division

Party	Seats by type			Total
	Directly elected	|Coopted
	Christian Democratic and Flemish Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... /New Flemish Alliance	9	3	2	14
	Christian Democratic and Flemish	8	2	2	12
	Reformist Movement Reformist Movement The Reformist Movement is a French-speaking liberal political party in Belgium. The party was in coalition as part of the Leterme II Government, and was also part of the governing coalition in the Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region until the 2004 regional elections...	6	3	1	10
	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats	5	2	2	9
	Socialist Party	4	4	1	9
	Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... —Green! Green! Groen! is a Belgian green political party. Green! is the smallest Flemish party with a representation in the federal, regional or European parliament.-Before 1979:...	4	3	1	8
	Flemish Interest	5	2	1	8
	Socialist Party–Different	3	2	1	6
	Ecolo	2	2	1	5
	Humanist Democratic Centre	2	2	1	5
	Green!	2	1	–	3
	New Flemish Alliance	1	1	–	2
	List Dedecker	1	–	–	1
	National Front National Front The name National Front is used by a number of political parties and coalitions.* Albania — National Front * Belarus — Partyja BPF* Belgium — National Front * Botswana — Botswana National Front...	1	–	–	1
		40	21	10	71

President and Vice-Presidents

Office

Senator	Party
	President	Armand De Decker Armand De Decker Armand De Decker, born in Uccle, 8 October 1948, is a Belgian politician and member of the French-speaking liberal party Mouvement Réformateur .De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law.-Political career:...	MR
	First Vice-President	Hugo Vandenberghe Hugo Vandenberghe Hugo Vandenberghe , is a Belgian politician and a professor at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven .From 1973 to 1977, Hugo Vandenberghe served as advisor in several cabinets of Minister Leo Tindemans. From 1984 to 1990, he was member of the European Committee on Human Rights in Strasbourg...	CD&V
	Second Vice-President	Marc Verwilghen Marc Verwilghen Marc Ernest Elisabeth Robert Juliette Verwilghen, born 21 September 1952 in Dendermonde, is a Belgian politician.Verwilghen studied law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the University of Ghent and is the holder of an honorary doctorate from Ghent....  → G. Verhofstadt	Open VLD
	Third Vice-President	Yves Buysse Yves Buysse Yves Buysse is a Belgian politician and a member of the Vlaams Belang. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Vlaams Belang

College of Quaestors

Quaestor

Party
	Myriam Vanlerberghe Myriam Vanlerberghe Myriam Vanlerberghe is a Belgian politician and a member of the Socialistische Partij Anders. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:... → A. Van Nieuwkerke → G. Lambert	SP.A
	Tony Van Parys Tony Van Parys Tony J.M.M. Van Parys is a Belgian CD&V politician.Van Parys was first chosen to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1985, on a CVP ticket...  → E. Schouppe	CD&V
	Olga Zrihen Olga Zrihen Olga Zrihen is a Belgian politician and a member of the Parti Socialiste. She became a member of the European Parliament in April 2001, not reelected in June 2004. A few months later she was coopted to the Belgian Senate, and in 2007 she was elected to it...  → A-M. Lizin	PS

Floor leaders

Floor leader

Party	Seats
	Sabine de Bethune Sabine de Bethune Sabine de Bethune is a Belgian politician and a member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish.The daughter of former Kortrijk mayor, Emmanuel de Bethune, Bethune holds a Master of Laws from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 1995. Sabine is...	CD&V	12
	Dominique Tilmans Dominique Tilmans Dominique Tilmans is a Belgian politician and a member of the Mouvement Réformateur. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...  → C. Defraigne	MR	10
	Bart Tommelein → P. Wille	Open VLD	9
	Philippe Mahoux Philippe Mahoux Philippe Mahoux, born 26 June 1944 in Ciney, is a Belgian politician and a member of the Parti Socialiste. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 1995.-Notes:...	PS	8/9
	José Daras José Daras José Daras is a Belgian politician and a member of Ecolo. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...  → I. Durant	Ecolo/Groen!	8
	Jurgen Ceder Jurgen Ceder Jurgen Ceder is a Belgian politician and a member of the Vlaams Belang. He was first elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 1995. Since november 2009, he is group leader in the senate.-Notes:...  → J. Van Hauthem	Vlaams Belang	8
	Johan Vande Lanotte Johan Vande Lanotte Johan Cyrille Corneel Vande Lanotte is a Belgian politician. He is a member of the SP.A, and became its party president on 15 October 2005...  → M. Vanlerberghe	SP.A	6
	Francis Delpérée Francis Delpérée Francis Delpérée is a Belgian politician and a member of the cdH. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	cdH	5

Senators by Right

Senator

Party	Office entered
	Prince Philippe	No affiliation
	Princess Astrid	No affiliation
	Prince Laurent	No affiliation

Dutch-speaking electorate (25)

Senator

Party
	Wouter Beke Wouter Beke Wouter Beke is a Belgian politician and a member of the CD&V. He was reelected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.Wouter Beke studied Social Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Political Sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven...	CD&V
	Yves Buysse Yves Buysse Yves Buysse is a Belgian politician and a member of the Vlaams Belang. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...  ← Vanhecke Frank Vanhecke Frank Arthur Hyppolite Vanhecke started his career in Belgian politics as a student by joining the Jong Studentenverbond and later the Nationalistische Studentenvereniging. He gave up his membership of the Volksunie in 1977 after it acceded to a much-debated package of federal reforms...	VB
	Jurgen Ceder Jurgen Ceder Jurgen Ceder is a Belgian politician and a member of the Vlaams Belang. He was first elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 1995. Since november 2009, he is group leader in the senate.-Notes:...	VB
	Hugo Coveliers Hugo Coveliers Hugo F.V. Coveliers is a Belgian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives between 1985 and 1995 and from 1993 to 2003. Since 2003 he has been a member of the Belgian Senate...	VB (VLOTT)
	Sabine de Bethune Sabine de Bethune Sabine de Bethune is a Belgian politician and a member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish.The daughter of former Kortrijk mayor, Emmanuel de Bethune, Bethune holds a Master of Laws from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 1995. Sabine is...  ← Brepoels	CD&V
	Roland Duchatelet Roland Duchâtelet Roland Duchâtelet is a Belgian businessman who turned his progressive liberal ideology into a political movement that he called Vivant. He also chairs a notable soccer club K. Sint-Truidense V.V....  ← Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt is a Belgian politician who was the 47th Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008. He is currently a Member of the European Parliament and leader of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.- Early career :...	Open VLD (Vivant)
	Louis Ide Louis Ide Louis Ide is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	N-VA
	Nele Jansegers Nele Jansegers Nele Jansegers is a Belgian politician and a member of the Vlaams Belang. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...  ← Dewinter Filip Dewinter Philip Michel Frans "Filip" Dewinter is a Flemish politician in Belgium. He is one of the leading members of Vlaams Belang, a right-wing Flemish nationalist and secessionist political party...	| VB
	Geert Lambert Geert Lambert Geert Lambert is a Flemish politician and lawyer. He was the president of Spirit, a Flemish political party, from 2004 until 2007, when he was succeeded by Bettina Geysen...	Groen! ← Spirit
	Nahima Lanjri Nahima Lanjri Nahima Lanjri is a Belgian politician and a member of the CD&V. She is of Moroccan descent. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	CD&V
	Nele Lijnen Nele Lijnen Nele Lijnen is a Belgian politician and a member of the Open Vld. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Open VLD
	Freya Piryns Freya Piryns Freya Piryns is a Belgian politician and a member of Groen!. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Timeline:*10/06/2007 – : Senator [directly elected] -Notes:...  ← Dua Vera Dua Vera Agnes Roger Dua was the Party Chair of the Flemish green party Groen! between 2003 and 2007. She graduated in 1975 as agricultural engineer and attained a PhD in agricultural science 11 years later....	Groen!
	Etienne Schouppe Etienne Schouppe Etienne Adolf Schouppe is a Belgian politician. He is a member of the Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams party. Before his entry into politics, he was executive manager of the National Railway Company of Belgium. Schouppe was a member of the Belgian Senate from 2003 to 2010 and since 2008 the State...	CD&V
	Ann Somers ← De Gucht Jean-Jacques De Gucht Jean-Jacques De Gucht is a Flemish politician and member of Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats. He was elected to the Belgian Senate by the Dutch electoral college in the 2007 Belgian federal election, which took place on 10 June 2007....	Open VLD
	Marleen Temmerman Marleen Temmerman Marleen Temmerman is a Belgian politician and a member of the Socialistische Partij Anders. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007. On 8 February 2011, she told the spouses of Belgian politicians to ban sex until the country forms a government.-Notes:...	SP.A
	Elke Tindemans Elke Tindemans Elke Tindemans is a Belgian politician and a member of the CD&V. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	CD&V
	Johan Vande Lanotte Johan Vande Lanotte Johan Cyrille Corneel Vande Lanotte is a Belgian politician. He is a member of the SP.A, and became its party president on 15 October 2005...	SP.A
	Hugo Vandenberghe Hugo Vandenberghe Hugo Vandenberghe , is a Belgian politician and a professor at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven .From 1973 to 1977, Hugo Vandenberghe served as advisor in several cabinets of Minister Leo Tindemans. From 1984 to 1990, he was member of the European Committee on Human Rights in Strasbourg...	CD&V
	Pol Van Den Driessche Pol Van Den Driessche Pol Van Den Driessche is a Belgian politician and a member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party . He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...  ← Leterme Yves Leterme Yves Camille Désiré Leterme is a Flemish Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party , and the 48th Prime Minister of Belgium.Leterme was the Prime Minister of Belgium from March 2008 to December 2008...	CD&V
	Anke Vandermeersch Anke Vandermeersch Anke Vandermeersch is a Flemish politician and former beauty queen.-Pageantry:Vandermeersch rose to attention in Belgium during a modelling career, becoming Miss Belgium in 1991 and representing her country at Miss World...	VB
	Lieve Van Ermen Lieve Van Ermen Lieve Van Ermen is a Flemish politician and cardiologist. She was directly elected to the Belgian Senate by the Dutch electoral college for the Dedecker List with 25,462 preferential votes in the 2007 federal election, which took place on 10 June 2007...	LDD
	Els Van Hoof ← Leterme Yves Leterme Yves Camille Désiré Leterme is a Flemish Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party , and the 48th Prime Minister of Belgium.Leterme was the Prime Minister of Belgium from March 2008 to December 2008...  ← Van Hoof ← Schouppe Etienne Schouppe Etienne Adolf Schouppe is a Belgian politician. He is a member of the Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams party. Before his entry into politics, he was executive manager of the National Railway Company of Belgium. Schouppe was a member of the Belgian Senate from 2003 to 2010 and since 2008 the State...	CD&V
	Myriam Vanlerberghe Myriam Vanlerberghe Myriam Vanlerberghe is a Belgian politician and a member of the Socialistische Partij Anders. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...  ← Anciaux Bert Anciaux Bert Jozef Herman Vic Anciaux is a Belgian politician, a founder and former member of Spirit...	SP.A
	Tony Van Parys Tony Van Parys Tony J.M.M. Van Parys is a Belgian CD&V politician.Van Parys was first chosen to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1985, on a CVP ticket...	CD&V
	Yoeri Vasteravendts ← Vankrunkelsven Patrik Vankrunkelsven Patrick Jules Maria Vankrunkelsven , physician, dr. sc. med., Professor in medicine and Flemish politician. He obtained an MD and PhD from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven .-Political career:...	Open VLD
	Marc Verwilghen Marc Verwilghen Marc Ernest Elisabeth Robert Juliette Verwilghen, born 21 September 1952 in Dendermonde, is a Belgian politician.Verwilghen studied law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the University of Ghent and is the holder of an honorary doctorate from Ghent....	Open VLD

French-speaking electorate (15)

Senator

Party
		MR
	← Destexhe Alain Destexhe Alain Destexhe is a Belgian liberal politician. He was elected senator for the Francophone electoral college in 2003, and again in 2007. Destexhe is a member of the liberal Reformist Movement and represents Belgium in the World Economic Forum. He was awarded the Prize of Liberty by Nova Civitas...	MR
		MR
		Ecolo
		FN
		cdH
		MR
	← Durant Isabelle Durant Isabelle A.J. Durant is a Belgian politician, member of the Ecolo party. On 15 September, 2010 Durant supported the new initiative Spinelli Group in the European Parliament, which was founded to reinvigorate the strive for federalisation of the European Union...	Ecolo
		PS
		PS
	← Delvaux Anne Delvaux Anne Delvaux is a Belgian politician and a member of the cdH. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	cdH
	← Michel Louis Michel Louis H. O. Ch. Michel is a Belgian politician. He served in the government of Belgium as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2004 and was European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid from 2004 to 2009. Since 2009, he has been a Member of the European Parliament...	MR
		PS
	← Zrihen Olga Zrihen Olga Zrihen is a Belgian politician and a member of the Parti Socialiste. She became a member of the European Parliament in April 2001, not reelected in June 2004. A few months later she was coopted to the Belgian Senate, and in 2007 she was elected to it...  ← Busquin Philippe Busquin Philippe Busquin is a Belgian politician. He was Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009 for the French Community of Belgium with the Parti Socialiste, part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Busquin was the chairman...	PS
		MR

Flemish Community (10)

Senator

Party
	John Crombez ← Martens Bart Martens Bart Martens is a Belgian politician and a member of the SP.A. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	SP.A
	Jan Durnez ← Van den Brande Luc Van den Brande Luc Van den Brande is a Flemish politician, member of the CD&V and was Minister-president of Flanders from 21 February 1992 until 13 July 1999. He took the initiative to create the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology...	CD&V
	Jean-Jacques De Gucht Jean-Jacques De Gucht Jean-Jacques De Gucht is a Flemish politician and member of Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats. He was elected to the Belgian Senate by the Dutch electoral college in the 2007 Belgian federal election, which took place on 10 June 2007....  ← Hermans Margriet Hermans Margriet Hermans is a Belgian politician and a member of the Open VLD. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Open VLD
	Cindy Franssen ← Smet Miet Smet Miet Smet is a Belgian politician for the Christian Democratic and Flemish party .Miet Smet was the founder and first president of the Christian People's Party political women's organisation, Vrouw en Maatschappij .She was elected to the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives in 1978...	CD&V
	Fatma Pehlivan ← Van Nieuwkerke André Van Nieuwkerke André Van Nieuwkerke is a Belgian politician and a member of the Socialistische Partij Anders. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	SP.A
	Helga Stevens Helga Stevens Helga Stevens is a Belgian politician and a member of the Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie. She was elected as a Member of the Flemish Parliament in 2004 and as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007. She was reelected for the Flemish Parliament in 2009 and as a member of the Senate in 2010. She is...	N-VA
	Bart Tommelein ← Wille Paul Wille Paul Wille was a Belgian senator and still is a member of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Open VLD
	Joris Van Hauthem Joris Van Hauthem Joris Van Hauthem is floor leader in the Belgian Senate for the Flemish movement Vlaams Belang party. He was born in Anderlecht, Brussels and lives now in Lennik.He has a degree in modern history.-Political functions:...	VB
	Karim Van Overmeire Karim Van Overmeire Karim Van Overmeire is a member of the Belgian Senate for the New Flemish Alliance. In the past, he was a member of the Vlaams Belang party. He lives in Aalst.-Notes:...	VB
	Luckas Vander Taelen ← Dua Vera Dua Vera Agnes Roger Dua was the Party Chair of the Flemish green party Groen! between 2003 and 2007. She graduated in 1975 as agricultural engineer and attained a PhD in agricultural science 11 years later....	Groen!

French-speaking Community (10)

Senator

Party
		Ecolo
		PS
	← Fremault ← Procureur Jean-Paul Procureur Jean-Paul Procureur is a Belgian politician and a member of the Centre démocrate humaniste. He was a member of the Belgian Senate between 2007 and 2009.-Notes:...	cdH
		MR
	← Bouarfa Sfia Bouarfa Sfia Bouarfa born 14 October 1950 in Jerada, Morocco) is a Belgian politician and a member of the PS. Since 1995 she is a Member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region and a Member of the Parliament of the French Community. She was also a Community Senator appointed by the Parliament of...	PS
		MR
	← Elsen Marc Elsen Marc Elsen is a Belgian politician and a member of the cdH. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	cdH
	← Nagy ← Dubié Josy Dubié Josy Dubié is a Belgian politician and a member of Ecolo. He was a member of the Belgian Senate from 1999 to 2003, and from 2005 to 2009.-Notes:...	Ecolo
	← Roelants du Vivier François Roelants du Vivier François Roelants du Vivier is a Belgian politician and a member of the Mouvement Réformateur. He was a member of the Belgian Senate from 2000 until 2009.-Notes:...	MR
	← Kapompolé Joëlle Kapompolé Joëlle Kapompolé is a Belgian politician and a member of the PS. She was a member of the Belgian Senate from 2004 to 2009.-Notes:...	PS

German-speaking Community (1)

Senator

Party
	← Collas Berni Collas Bernard "Berni" Collas was a Belgian German-speaking politician and member of the liberal Party for Freedom and Progress...  (MR/PFF)	PS

Dutch language group (6)

Senator

Party
		CD&V
		CD&V
		SP.A
		Open VLD
		VB
	← Anthuenis Filip Anthuenis Filip Anthuenis is a Belgian politician and a member of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007....	Open VLD

French language group (4)

Senator

Party
	← Brotchi Jacques Brotchi Jacques Brotchi is a Belgian professor of neurosurgery and a politician from the MR. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Biography:...	MR
	← Matz Vanessa Matz Vanessa Matz is a Belgian politician and a member of the cdH. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...  ← Dallemagne	cdH
	← Russo Carine Russo Carine Russo is a Belgian politician and a member of Ecolo. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Ecolo
		PS

Christian Democratic & Flemish (12)

Senator

Party
		Directly elected
	← Brepoels (N-VA)	Directly elected
		Directly elected
		Directly elected
		Directly elected
	← Van Hoof ← Schouppe Etienne Schouppe Etienne Adolf Schouppe is a Belgian politician. He is a member of the Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams party. Before his entry into politics, he was executive manager of the National Railway Company of Belgium. Schouppe was a member of the Belgian Senate from 2003 to 2010 and since 2008 the State...	Directly elected
	← Van Den Driessche Pol Van Den Driessche Pol Van Den Driessche is a Belgian politician and a member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party . He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...  ← Leterme Yves Leterme Yves Camille Désiré Leterme is a Flemish Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party , and the 48th Prime Minister of Belgium.Leterme was the Prime Minister of Belgium from March 2008 to December 2008...	Directly elected
		Directly elected
		Community
		Community
		Coopted
		Coopted

Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (9)

Senator

Party
	← Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt is a Belgian politician who was the 47th Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008. He is currently a Member of the European Parliament and leader of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.- Early career :...	Directly elected
		Directly elected
	← De Gucht Jean-Jacques De Gucht Jean-Jacques De Gucht is a Flemish politician and member of Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats. He was elected to the Belgian Senate by the Dutch electoral college in the 2007 Belgian federal election, which took place on 10 June 2007....	Directly elected
	← Vankrunkelsven Patrik Vankrunkelsven Patrick Jules Maria Vankrunkelsven , physician, dr. sc. med., Professor in medicine and Flemish politician. He obtained an MD and PhD from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven .-Political career:...	Directly elected
		Directly elected
	← Hermans Margriet Hermans Margriet Hermans is a Belgian politician and a member of the Open VLD. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Community
	← Wille Paul Wille Paul Wille was a Belgian senator and still is a member of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Community
		Coopted
	← Anthuenis Filip Anthuenis Filip Anthuenis is a Belgian politician and a member of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007....	Coopted

Flemish Interest (8)

Senator

Type
	← Vanhecke Frank Vanhecke Frank Arthur Hyppolite Vanhecke started his career in Belgian politics as a student by joining the Jong Studentenverbond and later the Nationalistische Studentenvereniging. He gave up his membership of the Volksunie in 1977 after it acceded to a much-debated package of federal reforms...	Directly elected
		Directly elected
		Directly elected
	← Dewinter Filip Dewinter Philip Michel Frans "Filip" Dewinter is a Flemish politician in Belgium. He is one of the leading members of Vlaams Belang, a right-wing Flemish nationalist and secessionist political party...	Directly elected
		Directly elected
		Community
		Community
		Coopted

Socialist Party–Different

Socialist Party - Different

' is a Flemish social-democratic party in Belgium. It was formerly known as the Socialistische Partij , which in turn had branched off from the Belgian Socialist Party, itself formed by former members of the Belgian Labour Party.-1978-now:The party was the big winner in the 2003 election, running...

/Social Liberal Party

Social Liberal Party

Social Liberal Party is the name of several political parties around the world. It usually designates a party that is ideologically connected to social liberalism. For more information on liberal parties, see liberal parties....

 (6 [-1])

Senator

Type
		Directly elected
		Directly elected
	← Anciaux Bert Anciaux Bert Jozef Herman Vic Anciaux is a Belgian politician, a founder and former member of Spirit...	Directly elected
	← Martens Bart Martens Bart Martens is a Belgian politician and a member of the SP.A. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Community
	← Van Nieuwkerke André Van Nieuwkerke André Van Nieuwkerke is a Belgian politician and a member of the Socialistische Partij Anders. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Community
		Coopted
	→ Green!	Directly elected

Green!

Green!

Groen! is a Belgian green political party. Green! is the smallest Flemish party with a representation in the federal, regional or European parliament.-Before 1979:...

 (3 [+1])

Senator

Type
	(ex SP.A/SLP)	Directly elected
	← Dua Vera Dua Vera Agnes Roger Dua was the Party Chair of the Flemish green party Groen! between 2003 and 2007. She graduated in 1975 as agricultural engineer and attained a PhD in agricultural science 11 years later....	Directly elected
	← Dua Vera Dua Vera Agnes Roger Dua was the Party Chair of the Flemish green party Groen! between 2003 and 2007. She graduated in 1975 as agricultural engineer and attained a PhD in agricultural science 11 years later....	Community

New-Flemish Alliance

New-Flemish Alliance

' is a Flemish right-wing political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. It is a conservative and liberal movement that promotes civic nationalism...

 (2)

Senator

Party
		Directly elected
		Community

List Dedecker (1)

Senator

Type
		Directly elected

Reformist Movement

Reformist Movement

The Reformist Movement is a French-speaking liberal political party in Belgium. The party was in coalition as part of the Leterme II Government, and was also part of the governing coalition in the Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region until the 2004 regional elections...

 (10)

Senator

Type
		Directly elected
	← Destexhe Alain Destexhe Alain Destexhe is a Belgian liberal politician. He was elected senator for the Francophone electoral college in 2003, and again in 2007. Destexhe is a member of the liberal Reformist Movement and represents Belgium in the World Economic Forum. He was awarded the Prize of Liberty by Nova Civitas...	Directly elected
		Directly elected
		Directly elected
	← Michel Louis Michel Louis H. O. Ch. Michel is a Belgian politician. He served in the government of Belgium as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2004 and was European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid from 2004 to 2009. Since 2009, he has been a Member of the European Parliament...	Directly elected
		Directly elected
		Community
		Community
	→ F. Roelants du Vivier	Community
	→ J. Brotchi	Coopted

Socialist Party (8/9)

Senator

Type
		Directly elected
		Directly elected
		Directly elected
	← Zrihen Olga Zrihen Olga Zrihen is a Belgian politician and a member of the Parti Socialiste. She became a member of the European Parliament in April 2001, not reelected in June 2004. A few months later she was coopted to the Belgian Senate, and in 2007 she was elected to it...  ← Busquin Philippe Busquin Philippe Busquin is a Belgian politician. He was Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009 for the French Community of Belgium with the Parti Socialiste, part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Busquin was the chairman...	Directly elected
		Community
	→ S. Bouarfa	Community
	→ J. Kapompolé	Community
		Coopted

German speaking: Senator

Type
	→ B. Collas (MR/PFF)	Community

Ecolo

Ecolo

Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...

 (5)

Senator

Type
		Directly elected
	← Durant Isabelle Durant Isabelle A.J. Durant is a Belgian politician, member of the Ecolo party. On 15 September, 2010 Durant supported the new initiative Spinelli Group in the European Parliament, which was founded to reinvigorate the strive for federalisation of the European Union...	Directly elected
		Community
	← Nagy ← Dubié Josy Dubié Josy Dubié is a Belgian politician and a member of Ecolo. He was a member of the Belgian Senate from 1999 to 2003, and from 2005 to 2009.-Notes:...	Community
	← Russo Carine Russo Carine Russo is a Belgian politician and a member of Ecolo. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Coopted

Humanist Democratic Centre (5)

Senator

Type
		Directly elected
	← Delvaux Anne Delvaux Anne Delvaux is a Belgian politician and a member of the cdH. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...	Directly elected
	→ C. Fremault → J.P. Procureur	Community
		Community
	← Matz Vanessa Matz Vanessa Matz is a Belgian politician and a member of the cdH. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...  ← Dallemagne	Coopted

National Front (1)

Senator

Type
		Directly elected