Melissa Depraetere
Melissa Depraetere | |
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Depraetere in 2024 | |
| Vice Minister-President of Flanders | |
| Assumed office 30 September 2024 Serving with Ben Weyts and Hilde Crevits | |
| Prime Minister | Matthias Diependaele |
| Leader of Vooruit | |
| In office 17 November 2023 – 18 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Conner Rousseau |
| Succeeded by | Conner Rousseau |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | West Flanders |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1992 Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Party | Vooruit |
Melissa Depraetere (born 12 May 1992 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian politician and leader of Vooruit. She has been a Vice Minister-President of Flanders in the Diependaele Government since 2024, additionally serving as the Flemish Minister for Housing, Energy and Climate, Tourism, and Youth.
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, and a OCMW councillor in Harelbeke. Depraetere was also active in Chiro Flanders, a Belgian youth organisation.
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. She won 12,601 votes and gained a seat in the Chamber of Representatives.
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.