Steven Vandeput (born 30 March 1967 in

Hasselt Hasselt (, , ; la, Hasseletum, Hasselatum) is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is known for its former branding as "the city of taste", as well as its ...

) is a

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politician and is affiliated to the

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. He was elected as a member of the

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in 2010. In October 2014 he became the Minister of Defence in the

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. He was succeeded by

Sander Loones Sander Loones (born 26 January 1979 in Veurne) is a Belgian politician who was the Belgian Minister of Defence from 12 November 2018 to 8 December 2018.From 2014 to 2018, he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the New Flemish Allianc ...

on 12 November 2018 since Vandeput will become the next mayor of

on 1 January 2019.

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1967 births Living people Members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) New Flemish Alliance politicians People from Hasselt Belgian Ministers of Defence 21st-century Belgian politicians Mayors of places in Belgium {{Belgium-mayor-stub