Siegfried Theofiel Hortense Bracke (born 21 February 1953) is a former
Belgian politician and is affiliated to the
N-VA
The New Flemish Alliance ( ; N-VA) is a Flemish nationalist, conservative political party in Belgium. The party was established in 2001 by the right-leaning faction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU).
The N-VA is a regionalist an ...
. He was elected as a member of the
Belgian Chamber of Representatives
The Chamber of Representatives (; ; ) is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate. It is considered to be the "lower house" of the Federal Parliament.
Members and elections
Article 62 o ...
in 2010. Bracke was born in
Ghent
Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...
. Before his political career he had a long career as a journalist, working for the VRT (
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie ("Flemish Radio and Television broadcasting organisation"), shortened to VRT (), is one of the national public broadcasting, public service broadcasters for the Flemish Community of Belgium. Its c ...
- the primary Flemish-Belgian broadcasting company), hosting various politics-related shows such as ''Villa Politica'' and ''Bracke en Crabbé''. He is a supporter of
Orangism.
After the elections in 2019 he ended his political career.
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1953 births
Belgian male journalists
Belgian radio journalists
Belgian television journalists
Belgian television presenters
Flemish journalists
Ghent University alumni
Living people
Members of the 53rd Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
Members of the 54th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
New Flemish Alliance politicians
Politicians from Ghent
Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
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