Freddy Van Gaever (19 June 1938 – 15 December 2017) was a

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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 = , ...

. He was elected as a member of the

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in 2004 and served until 2007, when he was coopted to the

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(2007–2010). In his earlier career he was a manager in road haulage and at

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; and in 1984 he created Frevag Airlines. In 1992 he founded

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, which he soon sold, and in 2002

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, which soon folded.

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1938 births 2017 deaths Vlaams Belang politicians 21st-century Belgian politicians Members of the Senate (Belgium) People from Antwerp Province {{Flanders-politician-stub