VLD

Notable former members

• Boudewijn Bouckaert, a former VLD board member who left the party subsequently to Dedecker's exclusion, believing the party turned "left-liberal". He and Dedecker are founders of a new political party, List Dedecker, later renamed Libertarian, Direct, Democratic.
• Hugo Coveliers, left the VLD to found his own political party VLOTT.
• Jean-Marie Dedecker, was excluded from the VLD after several conflicts with the top of the party. He asked for an economic policy more in favour of free markets and limited government and believed that the party was too closely aligned with the Socialists. He founded the List Dedecker party, later Libertarian, Direct, Democratic.
• Leo Govaerts, left the VLD to found his own political party Veilig Blauw (Safe Blue).
• Ward Beysen, left the VLD to found his own political party Liberal Appeal.
• Sihame El Kaouakibi, left the VLD after claims of embezzlement.