List of members of the Senate of Belgium, 2007–2010

This is the list of Belgian Senators[1] from 2007 until the federal election of 2010, which was the 52nd legislature of the Senate.

Seat division

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Party Seats by type Total
Directly elected Community Coopted
Christian Democratic and FlemishNew Flemish Alliance 9 3 2 14
Christian Democratic and Flemish 7 2 2 11
Reformist Movement 6 3 1 10
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats 5 2 2 9
Socialist Party 4 4 1 9
Flemish Interest 5 2 1 8
EcoloGreen! 3 3 1 7
Socialist Party–Different 4 2 1 7
Ecolo 2 2 1 5
Humanist Democratic Centre 2 2 1 5
New Flemish Alliance 2 1 3
Green! 1 1 2
List Dedecker 1 1
National Front 1 1
40 21 10 71

Bureau

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President and Vice-Presidents

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Office Senator Party
President Armand De Decker MR
First Vice-President Hugo Vandenberghe CD&V
Second Vice-President Marc Verwilghen → G. Verhofstadt Open VLD
Third Vice-President Yves Buysse Vlaams Belang

College of Quaestors

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Quaestor Party
Myriam Vanlerberghe
→ A. Van Nieuwkerke → G. Lambert
SP.A
Tony Van Parys → E. Schouppe CD&V
Olga Zrihen → A-M. Lizin PS

Floor leaders

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Floor leader Party Seats
Sabine de Bethune CD&V 12
Dominique Tilmans → C. Defraigne MR 10
Bart Tommelein → P. Wille Open VLD 9
Philippe Mahoux PS 8/9
José Daras → I. Durant Ecolo/Groen! 8
Jurgen Ceder → J. Van Hauthem Vlaams Belang 8
Johan Vande Lanotte → M. Vanlerberghe SP.A 6
Francis Delpérée cdH 5

List

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Name National party Electorate Type
Wouter Beke   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Yves Buysse Vanhecke   Flemish Interest Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Jurgen Ceder   Flemish Interest Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Hugo Coveliers   Flemish Interest (VLOTT) Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Sabine de Bethune Brepoels   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Roland Duchatelet Verhofstadt   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vivant) Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Louis Ide   New Flemish Alliance Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Nele Jansegers Dewinter   Flemish Interest Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Geert Lambert   Green ← Spirit Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Nahima Lanjri   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Nele Lijnen   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Freya Piryns Dua   Green Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Etienne Schouppe   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Ann Somers De Gucht   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Marleen Temmerman   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Elke Tindemans   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Johan Vande Lanotte   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Hugo Vandenberghe   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Pol Van Den Driessche Leterme   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Anke Vandermeersch   Flemish Interest Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Lieve Van Ermen   List Dedecker Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Els Van Hoof
Leterme ← Van Hoof ← Schouppe
  Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Myriam Vanlerberghe Anciaux   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Tony Van Parys   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Yoeri Vasteravendts Vankrunkelsven   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Marc Verwilghen   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speaking Directly elected
Alain Courtois   Reformist Movement French-speaking Directly elected
Marie-Hélène Crombé-Berton Destexhe   Reformist Movement French-speaking Directly elected
Armand De Decker   Reformist Movement French-speaking Directly elected
José Daras   Ecology Party French-speaking Directly elected
Michel Delacroix   National Front French-speaking Directly elected
Francis Delpérée   Humanist Democratic Centre French-speaking Directly elected
Richard Fournaux   Reformist Movement French-speaking Directly elected
Benoit Hellings Durant   Ecology Party French-speaking Directly elected
Anne-Marie Lizin   Socialist Party French-speaking Directly elected
Philippe Mahoux   Socialist Party French-speaking Directly elected
Vanessa Matz Delvaux   Humanist Democratic Centre French-speaking Directly elected
Philippe Monfils Michel   Reformist Movement French-speaking Directly elected
Philippe Moureaux   Socialist Party French-speaking Directly elected
Franco Seminara ZrihenBusquin   Socialist Party French-speaking Directly elected
Dominique Tilmans   Reformist Movement French-speaking Directly elected
John Crombez Martens   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speaking Community senator
Jan Durnez Van den Brande   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Community senator
Jean-Jacques De Gucht Hermans   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speaking Community senator
Cindy Franssen Smet   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Community senator
Fatma Pehlivan Van Nieuwkerke   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speaking Community senator
Helga Stevens   New Flemish Alliance Dutch-speaking Community senator
Bart Tommelein Wille   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speaking Community senator
Joris Van Hauthem   Flemish Interest Dutch-speaking Community senator
Karim Van Overmeire   Flemish Interest Dutch-speaking Community senator
Luckas Vander Taelen Dua   Green! Dutch-speaking Community senator
Marcel Cheron   Ecology Party French-speaking Community senator
Christophe Collignon   Socialist Party French-speaking Community senator
André du Bus de Warnaffe FremaultProcureur   Humanist Democratic Centre French-speaking Community senator
Christine Defraigne   Reformist Movement French-speaking Community senator
Caroline Désir Bouarfa   Socialist Party French-speaking Community senator
Alain Destexhe   Reformist Movement French-speaking Community senator
Dimitri Fourny Elsen   Humanist Democratic Centre French-speaking Community senator
Zakia Khattabi NagyDubié   Ecology Party French-speaking Community senator
Caroline Persoons Roelants du Vivier   Reformist Movement French-speaking Community senator
Olga Zrihen Kapompolé   Socialist Party French-speaking Community senator
Louis Siquet Collas (MR/PFF)   Socialist Party German-speaking Community senator
Dirk Claes   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Co-opted senator
Els Schelfhout   Christian Democratic and Flemish Dutch-speaking Co-opted senator
Guy Swennen   Socialist Party-Differently Dutch-speaking Co-opted senator
Martine Taelman   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speaking Co-opted senator
Freddy Van Gaever   Flemish Interest Dutch-speaking Co-opted senator
Paul Wille Anthuenis   Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch-speaking Co-opted senator
Philippe Fontaine Brotchi   Reformist Movement French-speaking Co-opted senator
Jean-Paul Procureur MatzDallemagne   Humanist Democratic Centre French-speaking Co-opted senator
Cécile Thibaut Russo   Ecology Party French-speaking Co-opted senator
Christiane Vienne   Socialist Party French-speaking Co-opted senator

Senators by Right

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Senator Party Office entered
Prince Philippe No affiliation June 21, 1994
Princess Astrid No affiliation November 20, 1996
Prince Laurent No affiliation May 31, 2000

References

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  1. ^ "Belgische Senaat". senaat.be.