Michiel Awouters
Michiel Awouters | |
---|---|
Member of the Flemish Parliament | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1994-09-18) 18 September 1994 (age 29) Neerpelt , Belgium |
Political party | Vlaams Belang |
Alma mater | Catholic University of Leuven |
Michiel Awouters (born September 18, 1994) is a Belgian politician of the Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang party who has served in the Flemish Parliament since 2024.
Biography
Awouters grew up in Opglabbeek before moving to Halen.[1] He obtained a bachelor's degree in social work at the Social College in Heverlee before completing a master's degree in international politics at the Catholic University of Leuven. Afterwards, he first worked in Lisbon and then in Belgium as a civil servant for international development and as an advisor in economics and international cooperation for the local government of Lubbeek. He then worked as a policy officer to the Vlaams Belang faction in the federal parliament for MPs Ellen Samyn and Hans Verreyt.[2] For the 2024 Belgian regional elections, Awouters was elected to the Flemish Parliament for the Limburg constituency.[3]