Koen Bultinck

Koen Henk Jan Lodewijk Bultinck (born 21 March, 1964 in Bruges) is a Belgian politician of the N-VA party. He was formerly active in the Vlaams Belang and a member of the Chamber of Representatives.

Koen Bultinck
Municipal Councillor of Diksmuide
Assumed office
2019
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
13 June 1999 – 25 May 2014
6 May 2010
Personal details
Born
Koen Henk Jan Lodewijk Bultinck

21 March 1964
Bruges, Belgium
Political partyNew Flemish Alliance
Other political
affiliations		Vlaams Blok (1993-2004)
Vlaams Belang (2004-2010)

Bultinck studied political science at Ghent University and was coordinator of the research department of the former Vlaams Blok and various Flemish nationalist groups until his election to parliament. He represented Vlaams Belang in the Chamber of Representatives from 13 June 1999 to 2014. He sat on the committees of home affairs and health.[1]

In January 2018, he left Vlaams Belang, citing that he was a "pure Flemish nationalist" and claiming that the VB was more focused on crude anti-immigration messages over Flemish independence.[2] In June 2018, he joined the New Flemish Alliance. Since 2019, he has been a municipal councilor of Diksmuide for the party.[3]

Notes
  1. Koen Bultinck out; Actua TV
  2. Koen Bultinck verlaat Vlaams Belang-fractie in de provincieraad, Het Nieuwsblad, 25 januari 2018. Gearchiveerd op 28 juni 2018.
  3. Koen Bultinck van Vlaams Belang naar N-VA, Het Nieuwsblad, 24 juni 2018. Gearchiveerd op 8 augustus 2020
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