Robin F. A. R. Bruyère (born 4 December 1992) is a Belgian politician and former member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the

Workers' Party of Belgium The Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) is a Marxist and socialist political party in Belgium. It is the only Belgian party represented in parliament that is a fully national party, representing both Flanders and Wallonia. Having historically be ...

, he represented

Namur Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namur stands at the confl ...

from August 2023 to May 2024. Bruyère was born on 4 December 1992 in

Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...

. He studied economic and social history before joining the railway service as a ticket clerk at

and

Andenne Andenne (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Andenne had a total population of 25,240. The total area is 86.17 km² which giv ...

railway stations. He is a trade union representative for the

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(CGSP). Bruyère was active in , the

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of the

(PTB). He contested the 2018 local election as the PTB's ninth placed candidate in

but was not elected after receiving 258

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. He contested the 2019 federal election as the PTB's first placed substitute candidate in

and received 1,960 preference votes. He was appointed to the municipal council in Namur in September 2021 following the resignation of Ode Baivier. He was appointed to the Chamber of Representatives in August 2023 following the resignation of Thierry Warmoes. He did not seek re-election at the 2024 federal election and returned to working at Namur station. Bruyère lives in the

Jambes Jambes (; ) is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur. Jambes is known for the former Géronsart Abbey, ...

suburb of Namur and has two sons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruyère, Robin 1992 births Belgian trade unionists Living people Local politicians in Belgium Members of the 55th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) People from Namur (city) Workers' Party of Belgium politicians