Elke Van den Brandt

Elke Van den Brandt
Brussels Minister of Mobility and Public Works
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 18, 2019
Preceded byPascal Smet, Bianca Debaets
Personal details
Born (1980-02-21) February 21, 1980
Borgerhout, Belgium
PartyGroen
Alma materVrije Universiteit Brussel
OccupationPolitician
Websiteelkevandenbrandt.be

Elke Van den Brandt (born on February 21, 1980, in Borgerhout, Belgium) is a Belgian green politician and a member of Groen (the Green party). She has been the Minister of Mobility, Public Works, and Road Safety within the Brussels-Capital Region government since July 18, 2019.[1]

Early life and education

Elke Van den Brandt was born on February 21, 1980, in Borgerhout, Antwerp.[2]

She graduated in Information and Communication Sciences from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2002. Since 2004, she has been a scientific collaborator at the same university, focusing on studying the obstacles that both men and women may encounter during their academic careers.[2][3]

From September 2009 to July 2014, she chaired the non-governmental organization UCOS, specializing in development cooperation.[4]

Political career

A militant of Agalev, which later became Groen, she entered the Brussels Parliament in 2009, following Bruno De Lille, who became a minister in the Brussels government.[2] Within the Brussels Parliament, she specialized in issues related to housing, employment, education, and poverty.

In 2013 she became vice-president of Groen, with Wouter Van Besien being president.[5]

In 2014 she got elected in the Flemish Parliament.[6] Later that year she ran as a candidate for the presidency of Groen, together with Wouter De Vriendt, but they lost from Meyrem Almaci.[7]

During the regional elections on May 26, 2019, she led the Groen list in the Brussels Region.[8] The list secured four seats, becoming the leading Dutch-speaking party in the capital. Elected with 4,320 votes,[9] Elke Van den Brandt became the regional negotiator tasked with forming a majority within the Dutch-speaking community.[10] On July 18, 2019, she assumed the role of Minister of Mobility, Public Works, and Road Safety in the Brussels government led by Rudi Vervoort.[1][11]

In the 2024 Belgian regional elections Van den Brandt was chosen to lead the Groen list in the Brussels region, and the party became the biggest on the Dutch side. Van den Brandt once again was assigned the responsibility to form a majority within the Dutch part of the Brussels parliament. The negotiations about the forming of a new government ended up taking until February 2016.[12] With Boris Dilliès as minister-president, Van den Brandt finally continued her role of Minister of Mobility, Public Works, and Road Safety, adding Animal Welfare to her responsibilities.[13]

Personal

Van den Brandt is married and has two children.

Elke Van den Brandt was knighted in the Order of Leopold on May 27, 2019.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "De onopvallende minister-president, de brouwer en de vrouw achter paars-groen: dit is de nieuwe Brusselse regering" [The unremarkable minister-president, the brewer and the woman behind purple-green: this is the new Brussels government]. VRT NWS (in Dutch). 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  2. 1 2 3 Bauwin, Adeline (2019-07-18). "Elke Van den Brandt devient ministre de la Mobilité et des Travaux Publics" [Elke Van den Brandt becomes minister of Mobility and Public Works]. BX1 (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. ↑ Dive, Alice (2023-11-28). "Elke Van den Brandt ou l'art de tracer sa piste". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  4. ↑ "Jaarverslag UCOS 2014 by UCOS vzw - Issuu". issuu.com. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  5. ↑ Belga (2013-01-17). "Brussels parlementslid Elke Van den Brandt nieuwe ondervoorzitter Groen". Knack (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Les 3 mandats de Elke Van Den Brandt (Groen)". Cumuleo (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  7. ↑ "Elke Van den Brandt kandidaat-voorzitter Groen". De Standaard (in Dutch). 2014-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Elke Van den Brandt en Tinne Van der Straeten kopvrouwen voor Groen in Brussel". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  9. ↑ "Votes nominatifs Elections 2019". 2020-05-28. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  10. ↑ Ienco, Grégory (2019-05-31). "Groen, Open VLD et One.Brussels veulent former une coalition néerlandophone en Région bruxelloise". BX1 (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  11. ↑ "Regeringsrapport van Elke Van den Brandt (Groen): 70/100". Bruzz (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  12. ↑ "Zo kwam formatie in stroomversnelling: 'Wat zouden ze tegen de kiezer zeggen in 2029?'". Bruzz (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  13. ↑ "Zo ziet de nieuwe Brusselse regering eruit" [This is how the new Brussels government looks like]. Bruzz (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  14. ↑ "Elke Van den Brandt". www.senate.be. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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