Frédéric Erens

Frédéric Erens
Chairman of Vlaams Blok Jongeren
In office
2001–2004
Member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region
In office
2004–2009
Municipal councilor of Brussels
Incumbent
Assumed office
2009
Personal details
Born (1968-06-27) 27 June 1968 (age 56)
Ghent, Belgium
Political partyNational Front (mid 1990s)
Vlaams Blok (2001-2004)
Vlaams Belang (2004-present)

Frédéric Erens (born 27 June 1968 in Ghent, Belgium) is a Belgian politician affiliated to the Vlaams Belang party.

Career

Erens worked as an insurance broker before entering politics. He was originally a member of the French-speaking Belgian National Front party founded by Daniel Féret.[1] In the mid 1990s, he switched to the Flemish Vlaams Blok party and was chairman of the young wing, the Vlaams Blok Jongeren from 2001 to 2004.[2]

From 2004 to 2009, Erens served as a member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region for Vlaams Belang (VB).[3] From 2009 he also served as a municipal councilor in Brussels. In 2012, he became leader of the VB's local chapter in Brussels.[4] In 2013, he filed an official complaint against the Brussels based magazine De Brusseleir which had allowed all other Belgian parties to express their opinions in the run-up to local elections in articles, but had excluded Vlaams Belang.[5]

References

  1. ^ Du Front au Blok, incroyable mais vrai!; Resistances; 7 september 2001
  2. ^ Geschiedenis; Vlaams Blok Jongeren
  3. ^ Brusselse Verkiezingen Archived 2018-12-20 at the Wayback Machine; Meervoud; Juni 2004
  4. ^ Frédéric Erens lijsttrekker voor Vlaams Belang bij lokale verkiezingen in stad Brussel; Knack; 17 januari 2012
  5. ^ Vlaams Belang wint klacht tegen discriminatie; RechtsActueel; 2 juli 2013