Dany Vandenbossche (2 April 1956 – 1 December 2013) was a

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politician. As a member of the

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, he served from 1999 to 2009 in the

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He left politics after his party offered him no electable position in the 2009 elections.
In October 2013, he became president of the Louis Paul Boon Society and was also chairman of the

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. He obtained a master's degree in law and criminology from the

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. Vandenbossche, age 57, died on 1 December 2013 in

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Political mandates

* 1990-1995: Vice-Chairman of the CPAS of Ghent * 1995-2006: councilor in Ghent * 1995-1996: Ships of Culture in Ghent * 1995-1999: Belgian representative in the House of Representatives * 2007: community senator in the Senate * 1999-2009: Member of the Flemish Parliament

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Political mandates

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