List of members of the Flemish Parliament, 1995–1999
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| Flemish Parliament, 1995–99 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Legislative body | Flemish Parliament |
| Meeting place | Brussels |
| Term | June 1995 – May 1999 |
| Election | 21 May 1995 |
| Government | Van den Brande IV Government |
| Members | 124 |
| Speaker | Norbert De Batselier (SP) |
This is a list of members of the Flemish Parliament between 1995 and 1999, following the (first) direct elections of 1995.
Composition
| Party | Seats | Antwerp | Brussels | East Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Limburg | West Flanders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian People's Party (Christelijke Volkspartij, CVP) | 37 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, VLD) | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij, SP) | 26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Flemish Bloc (Vlaams Blok, VB) | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| People's Union (Volksunie, VU) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Agalev (AGALEV) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Union of Francophones (Union des Francophones, UF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 124 | 33 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 22 | ||
By party
CVP (37)
Sonja Becq
Georges Beerden
Jan Béghin (25 September 1997) replaced Brigitte Grouwels (04-07-1995 – 22 September 1997)
Leo Cannaerts- Georges Cardoen
Joachim Coens- Carl Decaluwe (04-07-1995 –
- Leo Delcroix
Jos De Meyer- Paul Deprez
- Johan De Roo
- Mia De Schamphelaere
- Peter Desmet
Michel Doomst (04-07-1995 –- Paul Dumez (04-07-1995 –
- Veerle Heeren
- Kathleen Helsen replaced Herman Candries (31 January 1998)
- Hugo Marsoul
- Erik Matthijs
- Trees Merckx
- Marc Olivier
- Leonard Quintelier
- Freddy Sarens
- Eddy Schuermans (04-07-1995 –
- Herman Suykerbuyk
- John Taylor
- Maria Tyberghien-Vandenbussche
- Riet Van Cleuvenbergen
- Walter Vandenbossche
- Bart Vandendriessche
- Mark Van der Poorten
- Mieke Van Hecke
- Gilbert Vanleenhove
- Jef Van Looy
- Marc Van Peel
- Hugo Van Rompaey
- Johan Weyts
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VLD (27)
SP (26)
| Representative | Province | |
|---|---|---|
| Eddy Baldewijns (resigned in 1995) |  Limburg
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| Gilbert Bossuyt |  West Flanders
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| Norbert De Batselier |  East Flanders
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| Herman De Loor | East Flanders
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| Jasmina Alajbegovic |  Antwerp
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| Fred Dielens |  Flemish Brabant
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| Marcel Gesquiere (resigned in 1995) | West Flanders
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| Johnny Goos | West Flanders
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| Patrick Hostekint | West Flanders
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| André Kenzeler | Limburg
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| Kathy Lindekens | Antwerp
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| Carlos Lisabeth | East Flanders
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| Marcel Logist | Flemish Brabant
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| Lydia Maximus (resigned in 1999) | Antwerp
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| Jef Sleeckx | Antwerp
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| Steve Stevaert (resigned in 1998) | Limburg
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| Guy Swennen | Limburg
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| René Swinnen | Flemish Brabant
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| Jacques Timmermans | East Flanders
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| Bruno Tobback | Flemish Brabant
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| Anne Van Asbroeck (resigned in 1995, returned in 1999) |  Brussels
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| Luc Van den Bossche (resigned in 1995) | East Flanders
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| Gracienne Van Nieuwenborgh | East Flanders
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| André Van Nieuwkerke | West Flanders
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| Tuur Van Wallendael | Antwerp
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| Robert Voorhamme | Antwerp
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VB (17)
VU (9)
| Representative | Province | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Marie Bogaert | West Flanders
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| Willy Kuijpers (resigned in 1997) | Flemish Brabant
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| Herman Lauwers | Antwerp
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| Nelly Maes (resigned in 1998) | East Flanders
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| Johan Sauwens | Limburg
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| Chris Vandenbroeke | West Flanders
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| Kris Van Dijck | Antwerp
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| Paul Van Grembergen | East Flanders
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| Etienne Van Vaerenbergh | Flemish Brabant
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AGALEV (7)
| Representative | Province | |
|---|---|---|
| Vera Dua | East Flanders
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| Jos Geysels | Antwerp
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| Johan Malcorps | Antwerp
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| Ludo Sannen | Limburg
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| Jos Stassen | East Flanders
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| Ria Van Den Heuvel | Antwerp
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| Cecile Verwimp | Flemish Brabant
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UF (1)
| Representative | Province | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Van Eyken | Flemish Brabant
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Changes during the legislature
Representatives who resigned
| Name | Party | Date | Replacement | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Chabert | CVP | 4 June 1995 | Brigitte Grouwels | Became Brussels minister in Picqué II | |
| Rufin Grijp | SP | 4 June 1995 | Michiel Vandenbussche | Became Brussels minister in Picqué II | |
| Eddy Baldewijns | SP | 20 June 1995 | Peter Vanvelthoven | Became Flemish minister in Van den Brande IV | |
| Wivina Demeester | CVP | 20 June 1995 | Paul Dumez | Became Flemish minister in Van den Brande IV | |
| Theo Kelchtermans | CVP | 20 June 1995 | Eddy Schuermans | Became Flemish minister in Van den Brande IV | |
| Luc Martens | CVP | 20 June 1995 | Carl Decaluwé | Became Flemish minister in Van den Brande IV | |
| Anne Van Asbroeck | SP | 20 June 1995 | Michiel Vandenbussche | Became Flemish minister in Van den Brande IV | |
| Luc Van den Bossche | SP | 20 June 1995 | Freddy De Vilder | Became Flemish minister in Van den Brande IV | |
| Luc Van den Brande | CVP | 20 June 1995 | Herman Candries | Became Flemish minister-president in Van den Brande IV | |
| Eric Van Rompuy | CVP | 20 June 1995 | Michel Doomst | Became Flemish minister in Van den Brande IV | |
| Marcel Gesquiere | SP | 1 October 1995 | Jacky Maes | ||
| Willy Kuijpers | VU | 1 March 1997 | Gerda Raskin | ||
| Brigitte Grouwels | CVP | 22 September 1997 | Jan Béghin | Became Flemish minister in Van den Brande IV | |
| Steve Stevaert | SP | 28 September 1998 | Peter Dufaux | Became Flemish minister in Van den Brande IV | |
| Nelly Maes | VU | 19 October 1998 | Lieven Dehandschutter | Became member of the European Parliament | |
| Lydia Maximus | SP | 16 January 1999 | Marc De Laet | ||
| Michiel Vandenbussche | SP | 2 March 1999 | Anne Van Asbroeck |
Representatives who changed parties
| Name | Date | Old party | New party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Caubergs | 11 June 1996 | VB | Independent |
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