Kathleen Van Brempt
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Kathleen Van Brempt (November 18, 1969), born in Wilrijk, is a Flemish social-democratic politician and member of the SP-A. She currently serves as Flemish Minister for Mobility, Social Economy and Equal Opportunities.
Van Brempt studied at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven where she became licentiate in sociology in 1991.
After having worked for the SP-A in capacity of a researcher and as political secretary to Louis Tobback, in 1999 Van Brempt was appointed deputy chief of staff to the minister of employment Renaat Landuyt.
She served as a member of the European Parliament from January 6, 2000 to October 1, 2003, when she resigned to become State Secretary for Labor organization and Welfare in the working place in the Belgian federal government. During the regional elections of 2004, Van Brempt was elected to the Flemish Parliament and she became Minister for Mobility, Social Economy and Equal Opportunities in the Flemish government.
Since 2001, Kathleen Van Brempt is a member of the city council of Antwerp
[edit] External links
- Official personal website of Van Brempt
- Official website of Van Brempt in her function of Flemish minister
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