Gerolf Annemans | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Belgium | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
Constituency | Dutch-speaking electoral college |
Leader of Vlaams Belang | |
In office 16 December 2012 – 19 October 2014 | |
Preceded by | Bruno Valkeniers |
Succeeded by | Tom Van Grieken |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
In office March 1987 – 28 April 2014 | |
Constituency | Antwerp |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerolf Emma Jozef Annemans 8 November 1958 Antwerp, Belgium |
Political party | Vlaams Belang (2004–present) |
Other political affiliations | Vlaams Blok (1985–2004) |
Spouse | Monika D'hooghe |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Antwerp |
Occupation | Lawyer • Politician |
Gerolf Emma Jozef Annemans (born 8 November 1958) is a Belgian lawyer, journalist and politician of the Flemish nationalist party Vlaams Belang (VB)[1] and formerly of its predecessor, the Vlaams Blok. He has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014, and a city councilor in Antwerp since 2000. He served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 1987 to 2014, and as a city councilor in Brasschaat from 1994 to 2000. He was the former leader of the VB from 2012 to 2014, and led the Vlaams Blok and VB parliamentary groups from 1991 to 2013.