Koen Dillen

This article is about the Belgian politician born in 1962. For the Belgian politician born in 1964, see Koenraad Dillen.

Koen Dillen
Member of the Flemish Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 2024
Member of the Belgian Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 2024
Personal details
Born	(1962-07-29) 29 July 1962 (age 62) Mol, Belgium
Political party	New Flemish Alliance Volksunie (before 2001)

Koen Dillen

Koen Dillen (born July 29, 1962, in Mol) is a Belgian physician and politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party who has served as a Member of the Flemish Parliament for the Antwerp constituency and the Belgian Senate since 2024.

Biography

Dillen was born in 1962. His father was a representative and councilor for the Volksunie party in Balen. He graduated as a general practitioner at the Catholic University of Leuven in 1988 before training as a physician for disabled patients at the University of Antwerp. He then worked as a public general practitioner in Mol and as a physician at a mental hospital. Dillen is a member of the Antwerp chapter of the Domus Medica organization.[1]

After being a member of the Volksunie as a teenager, Dillen joined the New Flemish Alliance in 2008. He was elected as a provincial councilor in 2012 for the N-VA in Antwerp and was a municipal councilor in Mol from 2012 to 2024. In the provincial council he was chairman of the Welfare Committee from 2018 to 2024.[2] During the 2024 Belgian regional elections, Dillen was elected to the Flemish Parliament for the Antwerp list and was designated as a community senator in the Belgian Senate.[3]

References

1. "Fiche Koen Dillen". Retrieved 2024-09-03.
2. "Fiche Koen Dillen". Retrieved 2024-09-03.
3. "Huisarts Koen Dillen verovert plaats in Vlaams Parlement: "Uitslag komt totaal onverwacht"". Retrieved 2024-09-03.