Valerie Van Peel
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
14 October 2014
Personal details
Born
Valerie-Anne Van Peel

1 October 1979
Kalmthout, Belgium
CitizenshipBelgium
Political partyNew Flemish Alliance (N-VA)

Valerie-Anne "Valerie" Van Peel (born 11 October 1979) is a Belgian politician, journalist and television presenter who is a member of the Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the New Flemish Alliance party.[1]

Biography

Van Peel studied communication sciences at Ghent University followed by a master's degree in journalism. She then worked for NRC Handelsblad in Rotterdam and as a reporter and presenter for Het Nieuwsblad and Actua TV.[2] In the municipal elections of 2012, she was elected as councilor for the N-VA in Kapellen before resigning in 2019 to focus on her parliamentary functions.[3] In the 2014 Belgian federal election, she was elected to the Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the Antwerp constituency.[4] In 2021, she was appointed vice-chairwoman of the N-VA.[5] Van Peel is a feminist but has written in support of scrapping positive discrimination in politics.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Valerie van Peel | Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA)".
  2. ↑ "Valerie van Peel | Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA)".
  3. ↑ Valerie Van Peel is na 7 jaar weer schepen af, Het Laatste Nieuws, 2 september 2019.
  4. ↑ Patrick Dewael (Open Vld) verkozen als nieuwe Kamervoorzitter, Het Laatste Nieuws, 27 juni 2019.
  5. ↑ Valerie Van Peel en Lorin Parys door partijraad gekozen als ondervoorzitters, N-VA, 6 februari 2021.
  6. ↑ "Valerie van Peel (N-VA): 'Met het feminisme is iets raars aan de hand'". 2 September 2021.


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