Raoul Hedebouw
Raoul Hedebouw (born 12 July 1977) is a Belgian politician of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PVDA-PTB).[1]
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2014 | |
| Member of the City Council of Liège | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2012 | |
| National spokesperson of Workers' Party of Belgium | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raoul Hedebouw 12 July 1977 Liège, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Belgium |
| Occupation | biologist, politician |
Youth
Raoul Hedebouw was born in Liège to Flemish parents, WPB activists who moved to Liège to establish the party in the Walloon region. Hedebouw grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Herstal and was raised bilingually in both Dutch and French. He studied biology at the University of Liège, and became politically active during student strikes against the reforms of the then Minister of Higher Education Michel Lebrun.
Political career
Hedebouw joined the far-left PVDA-PTB and became its spokesperson in 2008. He was first elected as council member in Liège after the local elections of 2012. After the federal elections of 2014 he became one of the first two federal MPs for the PVDA-PTB. Hedebouw often gives his speeches in the Chamber in both Dutch and French, changing from one language to the other between sentences. When preparing for a speech for workers' day on 1 May he was stabbed in the leg. The damage was limited and Hedebouw was able to finish his speech before being taken to hospital.[2]
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