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Maaike De Vreese (born 26 July 1984 in
Bruges Bruges ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is in the northwest of the country, and is the sixth most populous city in the country. The area of the whole city amoun ...
) is a Belgian politician and civil servant active for the
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in the Flemish Parliament and the Belgian Senate.


Biography

De Vreese holds a degree in criminology from
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. In 2008 she started working at the Belgian Federal Public Service Immigration Affairs. In this role she advised the police on operational actions to prevent human smuggling and illegal immigration. In the
2019 Belgian regional elections The 2019 Belgian regional elections took place on Sunday 26 May, the same day as the 2019 European Parliament election in Belgium, 2019 European Parliament election as well as the 2019 Belgian federal election, Belgian federal election. In the r ...
, De Vreese was elected from second place as a Flemish Member of Parliament on the list of the N-VA in the Constituency of
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with 14,810 preference votes. To take up this mandate, she took political leave as a civil servant. She was also sent to the Senate as a state senator.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:De Vreese, Maaike 1984 births Members of the 56th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Ghent University alumni Living people Members of the Flemish Parliament Members of the Senate (Belgium) New Flemish Alliance politicians Politicians from Bruges Women members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)