Geert Bourgeois

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Geert Bourgeois MEP
Bourgeois in 2015
Member of the European Parliament for Belgium
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019
Constituency	Dutch-speaking electoral college
Minister-President of Flanders
In office 25 July 2014 – 2 July 2019
Preceded by	Kris Peeters
Succeeded by	Liesbeth Homans
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 5 July 2010 – 7 July 2010
Constituency	West Flanders
In office 8 June 1995 – 22 July 2004
Constituency	Kortrijk-Roeselare-Tielt (1995–2003) West Flanders (2003–2004)
Personal details
Born	(1951-07-06) 6 July 1951 (age 72) Roeselare, Belgium
Political party	New Flemish Alliance (since 2001)
Other political affiliations	People's Union (1976–2001)
Spouse	Betty Hoste
Children	2
Alma mater	Ghent University

Geert Albert Bourgeois (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣeːrd buːrˈʒʋaː];^[a] born 6 July 1951) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), which he founded in 2001, who is currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. He previously served as the Minister-President of Flanders from 2014 to 2019. Prior to this, he was a member of the federal Chamber of Representatives for the People's Union from 1995 to 2001, and then for the N-VA from 2001 to 2004. He has been involved in local and regional politics in Flanders since 1976.
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