Melissa Depraetere

Belgian politician (born 1992)

Melissa Depraetere
Depraetere in 2019

Leader of Vooruit
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 November 2023
Preceded by	Conner Rousseau
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 June 2019
Constituency	West Flanders

Personal details
Born	(1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 31) Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium
Political party	Vooruit

Melissa Depraetere (born 12 May 1992 in Kortrijk)^[1] is a Belgian politician and interim leader of Vooruit. She has been a member of the Chamber of Representatives for West Flanders since 2019.

Before being elected, she was a parliamentary assistant to Alain Top [nl],^[2] and a OCMW councillor in Harelbeke.^[3] Depraetere was also active in Chiro Flanders, a Belgian youth organisation.^[3]

In November 2018, it was announced that Depraetere would be in second place on the sp.a list for the 2019 election, behind then-party leader John Crombez.^[4] She won 12,601 votes and gained a seat in the Chamber of Representatives.^[5]

She is a member of the Committee for the Economy, Consumer Protection and the Digital Agenda, the COVID-19 Committee, and the Committee for Electoral Expenses.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Melissa Depraetere". Chamber of Representatives (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "Melissa Depraetere". Vooruit (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Emma Devos (14 December 2016). "Melissa Depraetere". Politiek anders bekeken (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Joyce Mesdag (29 November 2018). "Sp.a kiest voor jeugd". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ Joyce Mesdag (27 May 2019). "Melissa Depraetere (27) heeft zetel in federaal parlement beet". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2023.