This is a list of members of the Belgian Senate during the 53rd legislature, after the elections of 2010. They are arranged alphabetically by type.
Seat division Party Seats by type TotalDirectly elected Community Coopted New Flemish Alliance 9 3 2 14 Socialist Party 4 4 1 13 Reformist Movement 4 3 1 8 Christian Democratic and Flemish 4 2 1 7 Ecolo—Green! 3 3 1 7 Socialist Party–Different 4 2 1 7 Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats 4 1 1 6 Ecolo 2 2 1 5 Flemish Interest 3 1 1 5 Humanist Democratic Centre 2 2 – 4 Green! 1 1 – 2 40 21 10 71
Bureau
President and Vice-Presidents Office Senator Party President Danny Pieters N-VA First Vice-president Willy Demeyer PS Second Vice-president Armand De Decker MR Third Vice-president Helga Stevens N-VA
College of Quaestors Quaestor Party Wouter Beke CD&V Olga Zrihen PS Bert Anciaux SP.A
Floor leaders Floor leader Party Liesbeth Homans N-VA Philippe Mahoux PS Dominique Tilmans MR Sabine de Bethune CD&V Bart Tommelein Open VLD Johan Vande Lanotte SP.A Jacky Morael Ecolo/Groen! Jurgen Ceder Vlaams Belang Francis Delpérée CDH
Alphabetically Senator Party SP.A CD&V N-VA ← Dewinter Vlaams Belang Vlaams Belang Open VLD CD&V Open VLD ← De Wever N-VA N-VA ← Geybels N-VA N-VA Open VLD N-VA N-VA Groen! N-VA N-VA Open VLD SP.A CD&V Resigned in 2013. Replaced by Els Van Hoof by 28 March 2013. CD&V SP.A SP.A Vlaams Belang PS MR PS MR cdH PS MR PS cdH Ecolo PS Ecolo PS MR PS
By type
Senators by Right Senator Party Office entered Prince Philippe No affiliation Princess Astrid No affiliation Prince Laurent No affiliation
Directly elected senators They have taken the oath of office on July 6, 2010.
Dutch electoral college (25) Senator Party SP.A CD&V N-VA ← Dewinter VB VB ← Thyssen CD&V Open VLD CD&V Open VLD ← De Wever N-VA N-VA (resigned) N-VA N-VA Open VLD N-VA (resigned) N-VA N-VA Groen N-VA Open VLD (resigned) SP.A CD&V (resigned) SP.A (resigned) SP.A VB
French electoral college (15) Senator Party PS MR PS MR cdH PS ← Michel MR PS cdH Ecolo PS Ecolo PS MR PS
Community Senators They have taken the oath of office on July 13, 2010.
Flemish Community (10)
Senator Party (resigned) N-VA VB CD&V CD&V (resigned) N-VA SP.A N-VA (resigned) Open VLD SP.A Groen
French-speaking Community (10) Senator Party MR Ecolo MR cdH Ecolo PS PS PS MR cdH
German-speaking Community (1) Senator Party PS
Coopted Senators They have taken the oath of office on July 20, 2010.
Dutch language group (6) Senator Party N-VA Open VLD VB SP.A (resigned) CD&V N-VA
French language group (4) Senator Party MR PS PS Ecolo
By political party
Dutch-speaking
New Flemish Alliance (14)
Senator Type ← Stevens Directly elected Directly elected ← De Wever Directly elected Directly elected ← Geybels Directly elected Directly elected Directly elected Directly elected ← Muyters Directly elected Directly elected Community (fraction leader, 2010–2013) Community Community (fraction leader, 2013–present) Coopted Coopted
Christian Democratic & Flemish (7)
Senator Type Directly elected ← Thyssen (fraction leader) Directly elected Directly elected Directly elected Community Community Coopted
Socialist Party–Different (7)
Senator Type (fraction leader) Directly elected (October 2012) ← Temmerman Directly elected Directly elected Directly elected Community Community Coopted
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (6)
Senator Type Directly elected Directly elected Directly elected ← Sterckx Directly elected (fraction leader) Community Coopted
Flemish Interest (4 (−1))
Senator Type ← Dewinter Directly elected (fraction leader) Directly elected Community Coopted
Green (2)
Senator Type (fraction leader) Directly elected Community
Independent (1) Senator Type (since 2012) Directly elected
French-speaking
Socialist Party (12/13)
Senator Type Directly elected Directly elected Directly elected ← Magnette Directly elected Directly elected Directly elected Directly elected Community Community Community Coopted (fraction leader) Coopted German speaking: Senator Type Community
Reformist Movement (8)
Senator Type Directly elected Directly elected ← Michel Directly elected Directly elected Community (fraction leader) Community Community Coopted
Ecolo (5)
Senator Type Directly elected Directly elected Community (fraction leader) Community Coopted
Humanist Democratic Centre (4)
Senator Type (fraction leader) Directly elected Directly elected Community Community
Changed during the legislation
Senators who chose not to sit Name Party Type Date Replacement Notes Bart De Wever N-VA Directly elected senator 6 July 2010 Patrick De Groote Stayed member of the Flemish Parliament (became community senator later on) Filip Dewinter VB Directly elected senator 6 July 2010 Yves Buysse Stayed member of the Flemish Parliament (became community senator later on) Louis Michel MR Directly elected senator 6 July 2010 Gérard Deprez Stayed member of the European Parliament Helga Stevens N-VA Directly elected senator 6 July 2010 Frank Boogaerts Stayed member of the Flemish Parliament (became community senator later on) Marianne Thyssen CD&V Directly elected senator 6 July 2010 Dirk Claes Stayed member of the European Parliament
Senators who resigned Name Party Type Date Replacement Notes Kim Geybels N-VA Directly elected senator 31 August 2010 Piet De Bruyn Because of personal reasons Philippe Muyters N-VA Directly elected senator 9 July 2010 Luc Sevenhans Stayed Flemish minister in Peeters II Frank Vandenbroucke SP.A Directly elected senator 1 October 2011 Fauzaya Talhaoui Paul Magnette PS Directly elected senator 5 December 2011 Christie Morreale Became federal minister in Di Rupo I Güler Turan SP.A Community senator 22 December 2011 Fatma Pehlivan Marleen Temmerman SP.A Directly elected senator 18 October 2012 Leona Detiège Became department head of WHO Peter Van Rompuy CD&V Coopted senator December 2012 Etienne Schouppe Became member of the Flemish Parliament Bart Tommelein Open VLD Community senator January 2013 Jean-Jacques De Gucht Became alderman in Ostend Liesbeth Homans N-VA Community senator January 2013 Vandaele or Jans Became alderwoman in Antwerp Bart De Wever N-VA Community senator January 2013 Vandaele or Jans Became mayor of Antwerp
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