Wouter Van Besien

Wouter Van Besien (born 1972) is a Belgian politician. From 25 October 2009 until 15 November 2014, he was the chairman of the ecologist party Groen.

In this Dutch name, the family name is Van Besien, not Besien.

Wouter Van Besien
MP for the Flemish Parliament
Assumed office
2014
Personal details
Born (1972-11-01) 1 November 1972
Bonheiden
NationalityBelgian
Political partyAgalev/Groen
ResidenceAntwerp (Borgerhout)
Alma materUniversity of Leuven
University of Hull
OccupationPolitician

Van Besien got a master's degree in Sociology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and obtained a second master's degree in Developing Area Studies at the University of Hull (United Kingdom). He participated as a youngster in Flemish scouting and became 1998 the national secretary of the Chiro-youth in Flanders.

In 2001 he started working as a member of Agalev in Antwerp. He has been municipal civic office worker in Borgerhout since 2006 and followed Mieke Vogels as president of the Flemish green party Groen. In 2006, he became a member of the district council of (district of Antwerp).

In 2009 Van Besien became chairman of Groen.[1] In 2010, he was re-elected as only candidate in a statute congress of Groen for four years, with a score of 94%. He did not run again when his mandate ended on 15 November 2014 and was succeeded by Meyrem Almaci.

Career
  • 2006 – 2012: Member of the district council of Borgerhout
  • 2013 - : Member of the city council of Antwerp
  • 2009 – 2014: Chairman of Groen
  • 2014 – : Member of the Flemish Parliament for Antwerp
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References
  1. "Wouter Van Besien is nieuwe voorzitter van Groen!". Het Laatste Nieuws. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

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