Filip Anthuenis (born 1965) is a

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politician and a member of the

Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats french: Libéraux et démocrates flamands ouverts , abbreviation = Open Vld , logo = , leader1_title = President , leader1_name = Egbert Lachaert , foundation = 1992 (VLD)2007 (Open Vld) , predecessor = P ...

. He was elected as a member of the

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in 2007. Filip Anthuenis graduated in Information Technology at the Industriële Hogeschool in

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. From 1995 until 2007, he was a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. Since 2001, he is also the mayor of Lokeren.

Honours

* 2003: Knight in the Order of Leopold. * 2014: Officer of the Order of Leopold.

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Living people Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten politicians Members of the Belgian Federal Parliament 1965 births 21st-century Belgian politicians Mayors of places in Belgium People from Lokeren {{Belgium-mayor-stub