Steven De Vuyst (born 13 April 1987) is a Belgian 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

East Flanders East Flanders ( ; ; ; ) is a Provinces of Belgium, province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp (province), Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut (provinc ...

from June 2019 to May 2024. De Vuyst was born on 13 April 1987 in

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 ...

. He was a history teacher in

Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (; , ) is a Belgium, Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sin ...

and also worked for (GVHV). He is a member of the General Union of Public Services (ACOD) trade union. De Vuyst joined

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, the

(PVDA)'s student wing, in 2005 and the PVDA in 2008. He contested the 2012 local election as the PVDA's seventh placed candidate in

Zelzate Zelzate () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Zelzate proper. In 2021, Zelzate had a total population of 13,124. The total area is 13.71 km2. Zelzate is divided in ...

but was not elected. However, he was appointed to the municipal council in January 2013 following the resignation of his father Philiep De Vuyst. He was re-elected at the 2018 local election. After the election PVDA formed an administration with the

Socialist Party Different Vooruit (, Dutch for Forward) is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. It was formerly known as the (Flemish) Socialist Party (1978–2001: ''Socialistische Partij'', SP; 2001–2021: ''Socialistische Partij Anders'' , , SP. ...

and De Vuyst was appointed

Schepen A schepen (Dutch, ; . ') or échevin (French, , ) or Schöffe (German, ) is a municipal officer in Belgium and formerly the Netherlands, where it has been replaced by the (a municipal executive). In modern Belgium, the ''schepen'' or ''échevin'' ...

(alderman) for youth, housing and climate change. He will be contesting the 2024 local election as the PVDA's mayoral candidate in Zelzate. De Vuyst was parliamentary assistant to PVDA MPs Raoul Hedebouw and Marco Van Hees. He contested the 2014 federal election as the PVDA's first placed substitute candidate in

and received 1,136

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. He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election. He contested the 2024 federal election as the PVDA's first placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 3,365 preference votes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:De Vuyst, Steven 1987 births Members of the 55th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Belgian schoolteachers Living people Local politicians in Belgium People from Zelzate Workers' Party of Belgium politicians