Bruno Tuybens (born 10 November 1961) is a Belgian politician and member of the
sp.a
Vooruit (Dutch language, Dutch for Forward, ) is a Flanders, Flemish Social democracy, social democratic list of political parties in Belgium, political party in Belgium. The party was known as the Flemish Socialist Party (1978–2001: ''Socialis ...
"Compensation in offing for delayed commuters"
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From 2002 until he became a secretary of state in 2005, Tuybens served as head of the sustainable and ethical investment division of the KBC Bank
KBC Group is a Belgian universal multi-channel bank-insurer, focusing on private clients and small and medium-sized enterprises in Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia. It was created in 1998 through the merger of Kredietbank ...
. In October 2005 Tuybens joined the Belgian federal government
The Federal Government of Belgium ( nl, Federale regering, french: Gouvernement fédéral, german: Föderalregierung) exercises executive power in the Kingdom of Belgium. It consists of ministers and secretary of state ("junior", or deputy-minis ...
as Secretary of state for Public Enterprises, attached to the Minister of Budget, serving until December 2007 when Verhofstadt III
The Verhofstadt III government was an interim Belgian government inaugurated on December 21, 2007 and lasting until 23 March 2008. It was led by Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt government and contained representatives from the Open Flemish ...
took power.
Between 1999 and 2003 Tuybens served as chairman of the Flemish
Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium ...
division of Amnesty International. In August 2005 Tuybens was elected to the International Executive Committee of the organization. In the 2006 Belgian municipal elections
The Belgian provincial, municipal and district elections of 2006 took place on Sunday 8 October 2006. The electors have elected the municipal councillors of 589 cities and towns (308 in the Flemish Region, 262 in the Walloon Region and 19 in th ...
he led his cartel SAMBA to an electoral victory in his home town Zwalm
Zwalm () is a municipality located in Flanders, in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium
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. Tuybens served as mayor of Zwalm (2007-2013). In the 2007 Belgian general election
Federal elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 2007. Voters went to the polls in order to elect new members for the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.
Eligible voters were Belgian citizens 18 years and older. There was a legal electo ...
s Tuybens was elected to the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives
The Chamber of Representatives ( Dutch: , french: link=no, Chambre des représentants, german: link=no, Abgeordnetenkammer) is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate. It is considered ...
. He was re-elected in 2010
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. In 2014 after not being given an electable place by his party for the 2014 general election, Tuybens decided not to stand for re-election.
References
External links
Official site
- Only available in Dutch
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1961 births
Living people
Socialistische Partij Anders politicians
Members of the Belgian Federal Parliament
21st-century Belgian politicians