Wouter Van Besien (born 1972) is a

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. From 25 October 2009 until 15 November 2014, he was the chairman of the ecologist party

Groen Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch origin, meaning ''green''.

. Van Besien got a master's degree in

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at the

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, and obtained a second master's degree in Developing Area Studies at the

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(

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). He participated as a youngster in Flemish scouting and became 1998 the national secretary of the Chiro-youth in Flanders. In 2001 he started working as a member of Agalev in Antwerp. He has been municipal civic office worker in

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since 2006 and followed Mieke Vogels as president of the Flemish green party

Groen Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch origin, meaning ''green''.

. In 2006, he became a member of the district council of (district of

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). In 2009 Van Besien became chairman of

Groen Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch origin, meaning ''green''.

. In 2010, he was re-elected as only candidate in a statute congress of Groen for four years, with a score of 94%. He did not run again when his mandate ended on 15 November 2014 and was succeeded by Meyrem Almaci.

Career

*2006 – 2012: Blason_ville_be_Borgerhout

Member of the district council of

*2013 - :

Member of the city council of

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

*2009 – 2014: Logo Groen

Chairman of ''Groen'' *2014 – 2019: Flag of Flanders

Member of the

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for

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