Wouter Van Besien (born 1972) 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 ...

. From 25 October 2009 until 15 November 2014, he was the chairman of the ecologist party

Groen Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch people, Dutch origin, meaning ''green''.Sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

at the

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. Founded in 1425, it is the oldest university in Belgium and the oldest university in the Low Countries. In addition to its main camp ...

, and obtained a second master's degree in Developing Area Studies at the

University of Hull The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hu ...

(

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). He participated as a youngster in Flemish scouting and became 1998 the national secretary of the Chiro-youth in Flanders. In 2001, he started working as a member of Agalev in Antwerp. He has been municipal civic office worker in

Borgerhout Borgerhout () is the smallest districts of Antwerp, district of Antwerp, Belgium. , the district housed 45,769 inhabitants on 3.93 km². It was an independent municipality until January 1983. The postal area code for Borgerhout is 2140. Geography ...

since 2006 and followed Mieke Vogels as president of the Flemish green party

Groen Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch people, Dutch origin, meaning ''green''.Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) 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 Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

). In 2009, Van Besien became chairman of

Groen Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch people, Dutch origin, meaning ''green''.Meyrem Almaci. In September 2023, multiple Belgian news sources reported that Van Besien ended political activity in Antwerpen as a city councilor.

Career

*2006 – 2012: Blason_ville_be_Borgerhout

Member of the district council of

*2013 - : Member of the city council of

Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) 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 Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

*2009 – 2014: Logo Groen

Chairman of ''Groen'' *2014 – 2019: Flag of Flanders

Member of the

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for

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