Belgian Australians (

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

: Belgische Australiërs) ( French: Australiens Belges) are Australian citizens of

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ancestry or Belgian-born people who reside in Australia.

Belgian Australians

This is a list of notable Belgian Australians and their descendants. *

Ted Baillieu Edward Norman Baillieu (born 31 July 1953) is a former Australian politician who was Premier of Victoria from 2010 to 2013. He was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2014, representing the electorate of ...

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(2010–2013) and Member of the Legislative Assembly for the

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since 1999 *

William Baillieu William Lawrence Baillieu (29 April 1859 – 6 February 1936) was an Australian financier and politician. He was a successful businessman, having developed significant business interests from his relatively humble beginnings. He associated with m ...

, philanthropist, businessman and parliamentarian *Wim Broeckx, (1961) dual Australian – Belgian nationality since 2018, Currently Freelance Ballet teacher, Ballet Coach and Artistic Advisor, Previous Head of Pre Professional Program Queensland, Artistic Director Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition, Assistant Director Dutch National Ballet, Director Dance Department Royal Conservatoire, Netherlands. *

Mathias Cormann Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann (; ; born 20 September 1970) is a Belgian-born Australian politician and diplomat who currently serves as Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), having assumed the off ...

, Secretary General,

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. Former

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Senator for Western Australia and Australian Minister for Finance between 2013 and 2020. * Wouter De Backer (Gotye),

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-winning singer-songwriter. * Chantale Delrue, visual artist, member of Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women *

Nicolas Hyeronimus Nicolas Hyeronimus ( – ) was a pioneering innkeeper, merchant, pastoralist and politician in colonial New South Wales, Australia. Born in Wallonia (a region of modern Belgium), Hyeronimus arrived in New South Wales in about 1840. In 1842, ...

(1808–1860), pioneering innkeeper, merchant, pastoralist and politician in colonial New South Wales, Australia; member of the

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as inaugural member for the electoral district of Wellington * Karel Axel Lodewycks, author and Chief Librarian of the Melbourne University LibraryK.A.Lodewycks (1982), ''The funding of wisdom: revelations of a library's quarter century'', Melbourne, Spectrum. * Pierre Ryckmans, Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney *

Bradley Wiggins Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but later made the transition to r ...

, born in

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to an Australian father

Belgian Australians

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