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Matthias Vanden Borre (born 14 May 1987) is a Belgian lawyer and politician for the
New Flemish Alliance The New Flemish Alliance ( ; N-VA) is a Flemish Movement, Flemish nationalist, Conservatism, conservative Political parties in Belgium, political party in Belgium. The party was established in 2001 by the right-leaning faction of the centrist-na ...
. Vanden Borre was born in
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, Scotland. He studied political science at
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and a master's degree in law at
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. He then worked as a lawyer and an assistant to former N-VA leader
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.https://www.bruzz.be/en/node/131779 Since 2018, he has been a municipal councilor in
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. In 2019, he was elected to the
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on second place on the N-VA's list. In April 2021, Vanden Borre was assaulted by a gang while out walking in Brussels which left him with physical injuries.


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1984 births Living people New Flemish Alliance politicians Members of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region {{Brussels-politician-stub