Kemal Bilmez

Kemal Bilmez
Bilmez in June 2024
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 2024
Constituency	Flemish Brabant
Personal details
Born	(1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 30) Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Political party	Workers' Party of Belgium

Kemal Bilmez (born 12 February 1994) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, he has represented Flemish Brabant since June 2024.

Bilmez was born on 12 February 1994 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and is of Turkish origin.[1][2] He is from Dilbeek in Flemish Brabant and was a youth leader for Chiro and a board member of a youth centre in Groot-Bijgaarden.[3][4] He worked nights as a parcel sorter for DHL at Brussels Airport but following a work accident his employment contract was renewed.[3][5] He later worked for the Delhaize supermarket chain.[5]

Bilmez is a member of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PVDA) and helped found its branch in Dilbeek.[3] He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election, receiving 17,297 preference votes.[6][7]

References

1. "De Kamerleden: Kemal Bilmez" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
2. "Belçika yerel seçimlerinde 60'tan fazla Türk kökenli aday yarışıyor" (in Turkish). Netherlands: Son Haber. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
3. Terryn, Lieselot (17 November 2023). "Van pakjessorteerder op luchthaven naar federale lijsttrekker voor PVDA in Vlaams-Brabant: wie is Kemal Bilmez?". VRT News (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
4. "Mensen: Kemal Bilmez" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Workers' Party of Belgium. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
5. Vanherle, Marij (10 June 2024). "Opvallend: PVDA veruit grootste partij in Vilvoorde en Machelen". VRT News (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
6. "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 9 juni 2024 - Kieskring Vlaams-Brabant". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
7. Peeters, Femke (10 June 2024). "Voor hen hebt u gestemd! Dit zijn de verkozen politici in de provincie Vlaams-Brabant". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Antwerp, Belgium. Retrieved 29 August 2024.