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The Senate (Dutch: Senaat ⓘ; French: Sénat ⓘ; German: Senat ⓘ) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament. [1]
There are three types of government systems in European politics: in a presidential system, the president is the head of state and the head of government; in a semi-presidential system, the president and the prime minister share a number of competences; finally, in a parliamentary republic, the president is a ceremonial figurehead who has few political competences.
The Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: Chambre des Représentants, German: Abgeordnetenkammer) holds its plenary meetings in the Palace of the Nation in Brussels (see below). Eligibility requirements for the Chamber are a minimum age of 21, citizenship, and residency in Belgium.
Between 11 June 2019 and 6 June 2023, 91 individuals served as representatives in Senate, the 75-seat upper house of the States-General of the Netherlands. 75 members were elected in the 27 May 2019 Senate election, and 16 members were appointed as replacements as elected representatives resigned or went on leave.
Tobias van Gent (born 14 January 1967) is a Dutch historian and politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) from 5 September 2018 until 31 March 2021.
[1] 1483 - Printing press in operation. [7] 1531 - St Bavo's Cathedral built. [8] 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent established. [9] 1576 - Pacification of Ghent signed - an alliance of the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands. [8] [1] 1584 - Spaniards in power. [8] 1667 - The oldest Belgian newspaper, the Gazet van Gent was founded. [1]
1 July 1936 6 March 1939 19. Robert Gillon: Liberal Party: 26 April 1939 8 November 1947 20. Henri Rolin: BSP-PSB: 11 November 1947 6 November 1949 21. Robert Gillon: Liberal Party: 8 November 1949 30 April 1950 22. Paul Struye: CVP–PSC: 27 June 1950 12 March 1954 23. Robert Gillon: Liberal Party: 5 May 1954 29 April 1958 24. Paul Struye: CVP ...
In 1803, the canton of Eeklo was merged with the Arrondissement of Sas-van-Gent to form the Arrondissement of Eeklo. The canton of Kruishoutem was ceded to the Arrondissement of Oudenaarde in 1818. In 1921, parts of Laarne and Kalken (in the Arrondissement of Dendermonde) were added to the arrondissement to form the new municipality of Beervelde.