Mathias Toon Cecil Willy De Clercq, esq. (born 26 December 1981,

Ghent Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...

) is a Belgian

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

. He is a member of the Flemish liberal party. At the moment he is the

mayor of Ghent This is a list of mayors of Ghent, Belgium: 1800s 1900s 2000s See also * Timeline of Ghent References {{commons category, Mayors of Ghentinfo from het Liberaal Archief(in Dutch) * Ghent Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' i ...

. From 2007 until 2014, he was a federal representative, and from 2014 until 2019, he was a Flemish representative. From 2007 until 2019, he was a ''

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'' in

. He belongs to the social liberal wing of his party. De Clercq was born in

, son of lawyer and alderman Yannick Frans de Clercq (1954), grand officer of the

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.Etat présent de la noblesse belge 2015, p. 63 He is the grandson of Viscount

Willy De Clercq Willy Clarisse Elvire Hector, Viscount De Clercq (8 July 1927 – 28 October 2011) was a Belgian liberal politician. De Clercq was born in Ghent, son of Frans de Clercq.Etat présent de la noblesse belge 2015, p. 62 After his law and notariat ...

, a former European Commissioner.

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* 1981 births Mayors of Ghent Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats politicians Living people 21st-century Belgian politicians Belgian nobility {{Belgium-mayor-stub