Philip Claeys

Philip Claeys (Dutch: [ˈfilɪp ˈklaːi̯s]; born 24 May 1965) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Flanders with the Vlaams Belang, a right-wing political party which condemns social integration without proper assimilation into existing culture and is opposed the federal construction of Belgium. He sits on its Committee on Foreign Affairs, and is a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education and a member of the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand. Since late 2010, he has been a board member of the pan-European eurosceptic party European Alliance for Freedom.^[1]

Education[]

• 1988: Degree in translation
• 1991: Post-graduate qualification in marketing

Career[]

• 1995–1999: Chairman of the Vlaams Blok youth wing
• since 1999: Chief editor of the Vlaams Blok magazine
• 1995–2003: Group secretary in the Flemish Parliament
• since 1995: Member of the party executive
• 1995–2003: Member of the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde district executive
• 2003-2014: Member of the European Parliament

See also[]

• 2004 European Parliament election in Belgium

References[]

External links[]

• Personal Website
• Personal profile of Philip Claeys in the European Parliament's database of members
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Dutch)

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