Stephanie D'Hose
Stephanie D'Hose | |
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 D'Hose in 2019 | |
| President of the Senate of Belgium | |
| In office 13 October 2020 – 25 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sabine Laruelle |
| Succeeded by | Valérie De Bue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1981 Roeselare, Belgium |
| Political party | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats |
Stephanie D'Hose (born 1 June 1981) is a Belgian politician who served as President of the Senate from 2020 until 2024.
Early life and education
[edit]D'Hose was born in Roeselare on 1 June 1981.[1] Her parents were self employed.[2] She has a licentiate in political science from the University of Ghent.[3]
Career
[edit]D'Hose was a parliamentary assistant from 2009–2014 and is Deputy Private Secretary to Sven Gatz.[3][2]
She has been a City Councillor in Ghent since 2013 and was elected to the Flemish Parliament on 26 May 2019.[3][2]
D'Hose was appointed to the Belgian Federal Parliament for Open VLD on 4 July 2019, and appointed to the Senate.[3] In the division of powers within the Alexander De Croo government, Open VLD was given the Senate presidency and D'Hose was nominated for the role on 13 October 2020. At 39, she became the youngest person to hold the position.[4][5][6][7] Later that month she became seriously ill with a blood infection and was confined to bed. She tested negative for COVID-19.[citation needed] In January 2022, while she was president of the senate, D'Hose spoke in favour of the abolition of the institution.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]She lives with her partner Diederik Pauwelijn.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Stephanie D'Hose". Vlaams Parlement. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Stephanie D'Hose". Open VLD. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Stephanie D'Hose - Open Vld". Belgian Senate. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Braeckman, Koen (5 October 2020). "Stephanie D'Hose (Open VLD) wordt nieuwe voorzitter van de Senaat" (in Dutch). VRT News. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Senaatsvoorzitter Stephanie D'Hose (Open VLD): "Kamala Harris al uitgenodigd om te komen"". West Vlaanderen. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Stephanie D'Hose (Open VLD) becomes the new president of the Senate". News1. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Belgian parliament gets its first-ever female speaker". The Brussels Times. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Times, The Brussels. "Belgium's Senate President wants to abolish the Senate". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ NWS, VRT (8 January 2022). "Senaatsvoorzitter Stephanie D'Hose (Open VLD) wil Senaat afschaffen" [President of the Senate Stephanie D'Hose (Open VLD) wants to abolish the Senate]. vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
External links
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- Living people
- 1981 births
- People from Roeselare
- Ghent University alumni
- Members of the Flemish Parliament
- Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats politicians
- 21st-century Belgian women politicians
- 21st-century Belgian politicians
- Women members of the Senate (Belgium)
- Presidents of the Senate (Belgium)
- Women legislative speakers
- Belgian senators of the 57th legislature