Britt Huybrechts (born 8 February, 1999 in Lommel) is a Belgian politician of the Vlaams Belang party who has been a deputy in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish Brabant constituency since 2024.
Britt Huybrechts | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katleen Bury 2 August 1999 Lommel, Belgium |
| Political party | Vlaams Belang (2018-present) New Flemish Alliance (2018) |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Leuven |
Biography
editHuybrechts studied at the Catholic University of Leuven where she obtained a bachelor's degree in history, followed by a master's degree in cultural history and then a PhD in law and education. From 2021 to 2023, she worked as a history teacher.[1][2]
During her studies at Leuven, Huybrechts was active in the Katholiek Vlaams Hoogstudentenverbond (KVHV) and became the first female president of the organization in 2022. Initially, she campaigned for the New Flemish Alliance party and unsuccessfully stood as a candidate for the N-VA in Leopoldsburg during the 2018 Belgian municipal elections.[3] She later joined Vlaams Belang after arguing the N-VA had lost interest in Flemish nationalism. In 2024, she started working for the policy research department of Vlaams Belang and became a secretary for the Vlaams Belang Jongeren.[4]
Huybrechts was the lead candidate for Vlaams Belang in the Flemish Brabant constituency during the 2024 Belgian federal election and was elected to the Chamber of Representatives. She became a member of the committees for Foreign Relations and Mobility, Public Enterprises and Federal Institutions.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "KVHV-praeses wordt lijsttrekker Vlaams Belang: 'Ik zie mezelf als een brave, Vlaamsgezinde katholiek'". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "After the "naughty Mohamedjes" statement: who is Vlaams Belang list leader Britt Huybrechts (24)? And is what she says true?". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "KVHV-praeses wordt lijsttrekker Vlaams Belang: 'Ik zie mezelf als een brave, Vlaamsgezinde katholiek'". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Nieuw in de Kamer: Britt Huybrechts". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Fiche Britt Huybrechts". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Britt Huybrechts: "People want different and better policies"". Retrieved 2024-08-20.