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.Du Front au Blok, incroyable mais vrai!; Resistances; 7 September 2001 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.Geschiedenis; Vlaams Blok Jongeren
From 2004 to 2009, Erens served as a member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region for Vlaams Belang (VB).Brusselse Verkiezingen ; Meervoud; Juni 2004 From 2009 he also served as a municipal councilor in Brussels. In 2012, he became leader of the VB's local chapter in Brussels.Frédéric Erens lijsttrekker voor Vlaams Belang bij lokale verkiezingen in stad Brussel; Knack; 17 januari 2012 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.Vlaams Belang wint klacht tegen discriminatie; RechtsActueel; 2 juli 2013
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