Bart De Wever (21 December 1970) is a trained historian and was connected to the KU Leuven as a scientific researcher for a while. In 2004, he was elected a Member of the Flemish Parliament and also became Party Chairman shortly afterwards. He successfully participated in the negotiations on forming a Flemish Government.
In 2006, De Wever was elected a councillor of the Antwerp Municipal Council. In 2007 he moved from the Flemish Parliament to the federal Chamber of Representatives. He led the N-VA delegation in the 2007 federal government negotiations, although unsuccessfully this time.
In 2009 and 2010, he led the N-VA to two successive spectacular electoral victories and turned the N-VA into the largest party in Flanders and even in Belgium. He is currently a Member of the Flemish Parliament and of the Senate, as a Community Senator.
During the last elections, in 2010, he personally received 785,776 preferential votes, something only a few politicians before him have managed.
Family name: De Wever
First name: Bart
Place of birth: Mortsel
Date of birth: 21/12/1970
Current positions in the N-VA:
General Chairman of the N-VA
Member of the Party Executive
Member of the Party Council
Member of the Antwerp district executive
Member of the N-VA Berchem executive Political curriculum vitae:
Member of the Party Executive (since 2000)
Member of the Party Council (since 2000)
Member of the Berchem municipal branch (1996-1997)
Member of the Flemish Parliament (2004-2007 and 2009-...)
Fraction Floor Leader in the Flemish Parliament (2004)
Member of the municipal council of Antwerp (2007-...)
Member of the federal Parliament (2007-2009)
Community Senator (2010-…)
Studies:
Licentiate in history (KU Leuven)
Graduate teaching qualification for secondary education (KU Leuven)
