Marco G. Van Hees (born 15 March 1964) is a Belgian tax specialist, politician and former member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the

Workers' Party of Belgium The Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) is a Marxist and socialist political party in Belgium. It is the only Belgian party represented in parliament that is a fully national party, representing both Flanders and Wallonia. Having historically be ...

, he represented Hainaut from June 2014 to May 2024. Van Hees was born on 15 March 1964 in

Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Berchem-Sainte-Agathe ( French, ) or Sint-Agatha-Berchem ( Dutch, ), often simply called Berchem, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Gansh ...

. He has degree in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

s from the

Université libre de Bruxelles The (French language, French, ; lit. Free University of Brussels; abbreviated ULB) is a French-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has three campuses: the ''Solbosch'' campus (in the City of Brussels and Ixelles), the ''Plain ...

. He worked briefly for ASLK/CGER before becoming a

civil servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. A civil service offic ...

Federal Public Service Finance The FPS Finance (, , ), is a Federal Public Service of Belgium. It was created by Royal Order on 17 February 2002, as part of the plans of the Verhofstadt I Government to modernise the federal administration. It is responsible for the finances of ...

. He was also a trade union representative for the

General Labour Federation of Belgium The General Labour Federation of Belgium (, , FGTB; , , ABVV) is a socialist national trade union federation in Belgium. It was founded in 1945. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation and has a membership of 1.5 million ...

(FGTB). He was a journalist at ''Solidaire'', the

(PTB)'s magazine, for many years and has written several books. Van Hees contested the 2010 federal election as the PTB's first placed candidate in the French speaking electoral college but the party failed to win any seats in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

electoral college. He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2014 federal election. He was re-elected at the 2024 federal election He contested the 2024 federal election as the PTB's 17th placed candidate in Hainaut but was not re-elected. Van Hees lives in

Morlanwelz Morlanwelz (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km2 which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km2 ...

and has two children. He plays the guitar in a

band Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary * Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania * Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, ...

called ''Flying Shoes''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Hees, Marco 1964 births 21st-century Belgian civil servants Members of the 54th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Members of the 55th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Belgian journalists Belgian trade unionists Living people People from Hainaut (province) Université libre de Bruxelles alumni Workers' Party of Belgium politicians Writers on taxation