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The president of the Chamber of Representatives ( nl, Voorzitter van de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, french: Président de la Chambre des Représentants) is the presiding officer of the
lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...
of the Federal Parliament of Belgium. The current president of the Chamber of Representatives is Eliane Tillieux of the Socialist Party. The longest-serving president is
Frans Van Cauwelaert Frans Van Cauwelaert (10 January 1880 – 17 May 1961), was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician and lawyer. Van Cauwelaert was born at Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek. He was a member of the Flemish movement, Professor of psychology at the Katholieke Un ...
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Belgian Chamber of Representatives The Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: , french: link=no, Chambre des représentants, german: link=no, Abgeordnetenkammer) is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate. It is considered ...
* List of presidents of the Belgian Senate * Politics of Belgium


Sources

* *{{cite book , last = Gerard , first = Emmanuel , author2=Els Witte , author3=Eliane Gubin , author4=Jean-Pierre Nandrin , title = Geschiedenis van de Belgische Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers: 1830-2002 , publisher = Brussels: Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers , year = 2003 , isbn = 90-807420-4-X


External links


Official Website of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives
* Presidents
Belgian Chamber of Representatives The Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: , french: link=no, Chambre des représentants, german: link=no, Abgeordnetenkammer) is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate. It is considered ...