Stefaan Sintobin (born 16 January 1960 in Izegem) is a Flemish politician for Vlaams Belang who has been a member of the Flemish Parliament since 2004.

Stefaan Sintobin
Member of the Flemish Parliament
Assumed office
2004
Personal details
Born
Stefaan Sintobin

(1960-01-16) 16 January 1960 (age 64)
Izegem, Belgium
Political partyVlaams Belang

Biography

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Sintobin worked for Blokker Holding as a retail manager before becoming a politician. In 2004, Sintobin was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament for the Vlaams Belang (VB) party for the West Flanders region. In 2009, he was placed first place of the list for West Flanders after former VB leader Frank Vanhecke resigned his mandate in the Flemish Parliament. He was also re-elected in 2019. In the Flemish Parliament, he has been chairman of the Welfare, Public Health, Family and Poverty Reduction Committee since 2019. He has also served as a city councilor in Bruges since 2019 and was formerly a councilor in his home city of Izegem.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sintobin verhuist naar Brugge voor lijsttrekkerschap Vlaams Belang". De Standaard. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Sintobin fractieleider voor Vlaams Belang". Het Laatste Nieuws. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. ^ Moeder steunt zoon Sintobin op lijst gemeenteraadsverkiezingen; Het Nieuwsblad; 28 June 2012