Patrik Vankrunkelsven
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Patrik Vankrunkelsven | |
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Senator | |
In office 28 June 2007 – June 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Geel | 2 May 1957
Nationality | Belgian |
Political party | VU (1983–1998) VU-iD21 (1998–2001) Spirit (2001–2002) VLD (2002–2007) Open VLD (2007–) |
Residence | Laakdal |
Alma mater | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
Occupation | politician, physician, professor |
Website | www.vankrunkelsven.be |
Patrick Jules Maria Vankrunkelsven (born 2 May 1957), is a Belgian physician, professor of medicine and politician. He obtained an MD and PhD from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven, Belgium).
Political career[]
He was president of the Volksunie from 1998 until 2000, succeeding Bert Anciaux. When that party was dissolved in 2001, he initially chose the left-liberal SPIRIT, but eventually went to the VLD where he was senator from 2007 until 2011.[1] He was part of the party's left wing. Patrik Vankrunkelsven has been mayor of Laakdal from 1994 to 2006.
Notes[]
- ^ "Belgische Senaat" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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- Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten politicians
- Members of the Belgian Federal Parliament
- KU Leuven alumni
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- People's Union (Belgium) politicians
- People from Geel
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