Stefaan Van Hecke
Stefaan Van Hecke was born on January 4th 1973 in Gent (Belgium). He is a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish Green Party (Groen).
Political Career[edit]
Van Hecke started his political career in 1990 in the local Agalev (predecessor of Groen) group in Merelbeke and he was co-founder of the Agelev youth party in 1992. In 1996, he got elected as councillor in the province of Oost Vlaanderen, a position he kept until 2006. He went later to the local level as councillor in Merelbeke. Since 2007, Stefaan Van Hecke has held a seat in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for Groen.
Education[edit]
He graduated in law from the University of Gent, and specialised in environmental science at the University of Antwerp.