Felix Strackx (born 4 February 1955) is a Belgian politician and a member of the

Vlaams Belang , ideology = , predecessor = Vlaams Blok , position = , europarl = Identity and Democracy , european = Identity and Democracy Party , youth_wing = Vlaams Belang Jongeren , colours = , ...

party. He was a member of the

Flemish Parliament The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , formerly called Flemish Council or ''Vlaamse Raad'') constitutes the legislative power in Flanders for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and as a cultural communi ...

from 1995 to 2014.Vlaams Parlement website
Accessed 7 May 2015

Life

In 1978 Strackx graduated as a dentist at the Catholic University of Leuven. In August '78 he started a dental practice in

Aarschot Aarschot () is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Aarschot proper and the towns of Gelrode, Langdorp and Rillaar. On January 1, 2019, Aarschot had a total popul ...

. In January 1995 he became a provincial councillor of the newly established province of

Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Haina ...

for the

Vlaams Blok ''Vlaams Blok'' ( en, Flemish Block, or VB) was the name of a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform.Erk, 2005, pp. 493-502. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence ...

, but he did not remain in this position for long because he was chosen as a member of the

on 21 May 1995. He was reelected to the Parliament in 1999, 2004 and 2009, but did not stand in the elections of May 2014. In December 2014 the executive committee of the Flemish Parliament granted him the title of Honorary Member of the Flemish Parliament. He also has been a councillor of

Tremelo Tremelo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Baal and Tremelo proper. On January 1, 2006, Tremelo had a total population of 13,725. The total area is 21.57& ...

from January 2007 till May 2013. Since then he lives in Ostend near the sea. On the website of the Flemish Parliament Felix Strackx is mentioned 3768 times in reports, interventions and parliamentary initiatives, among which 32 Decree Proposals, 50 Motions for a Resolution, 133 Motions and 104 Amendment

References

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