Marleen Vanderpoorten

Politician

1954 –

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Who is Marleen Vanderpoorten?

Marleen Caroline Valère Vanderpoorten is a Flemish politician and member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats. She is a daughter of Herman Vanderpoorten and a granddaughter of Arthur Vanderpoorten. She obtained a degree in history from the University of Ghent

From 1999 to 2004 she was the Minister of Education in the Flemish Government. On 12 July 2006 she succeeded Norbert De Batselier as President of the Flemish Parliament, and on 13 July 2009 Jan Peumans succeeded her.

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Born
Jul 21, 1954
Lier, Belgium
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Education
  • Ghent University

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on July 23, 2013

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