I was born in Brussels in May 1983 (on a Friday the 13th :-)) ; 5 years later my brother was born: Matthias. I grew up in East-Flanders, particularly in the wonderful Flemish Ardennes, in Geraardsbergen. After high school I went to Brussels to study Business Administration (commercial sciences), because I was pretty ignorant of economics, business and tax, although it interested me a lot. And after studied six years of Latin and languages, it was time for studying something completely different. In 2006 I got my master degree; I could start right away as a tax consultant at Deloitte in Antwerp, which was also the reason why I moved to Antwerp. In 2007 I switched to politics and I started working for Vlaams Belang, first of all half-time at the Research and half-time at the group in the Flemish Parliament. After one year, I became full time academic research assistant at our group in the Flemish Parliament on the topics Economy and Education. Since 2009 I am president of the Vlaams Belang Youth (VBJ) in Antwerp, board member of Vlaams Belang Antwerp and national board member of VBJ. Studies
- Latin-Modern Languages at the College of St. Catherine, Geraardsbergen
- Master of Business Administration (commercial sciences), option Tax Sciences, EHSAL Brussels, magna cum laude.
Activities
- Academic research assistant at the Vlaams Belang group in the Flemish Parliament on the topics of economy, work, science, innovation, education, foreign trade.
- President of the VBJ in Antwerp
- Board member of Vlaams Belang Antwerp
- National VBJ Board member
Interests
International politics, European history, world economy,travel, reading (especially crime fiction), dining by candle light, fitness, karting, going to watch football (Club Bruges), going out with friends, music, fashion
