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The president of the Senate ( nl, Voorzitter van de Senaat, french: Président du Sénat) is the presiding officer of the
upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restric ...
of the Federal Parliament of Belgium. The current president of the Senate is
Stephanie D'Hose Stephanie D'Hose (born 1 June 1981) is a Belgian politician who has been President of the Senate since October 2020. Early life and education D'Hose was born in Roeselare on 1 June 1981. Her parents were self employed. She has a Licentiate in ...
. It is custom that the president gets its portrait painted by an artist, in the collection of art of the Senate some famous works can be found like portraits painted by Alfred Cluysenaar.


See also

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Belgian Senate The Senate ( nl, Senaat, ; french: Sénat, ; german: Senat) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parli ...
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List of presidents of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives The president of the Chamber of Representatives ( nl, Voorzitter van de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, french: Président de la Chambre des Représentants) is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Belgium. Th ...
* Politics of Belgium


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*{{cite book , last = Laureys , first = Véronique , author2=Mark Van den Wijngaert , author3=Luc François , author4=Emmanuel Gerard , author5=Jean-Pierre Nandrin , author6=Jean Stengers , title = De geschiedenis van de Belgische Senaat: 1831-1995 , publisher = Tielt: Lannoo , year = 1999 , isbn = 90-209-3682-4


External links


Official Website of the Belgian Senate
__NOTOC__ * Presidents of the Senate
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...