Danny Pieters (born 13 October 1956) is a Belgian politician and judge.

Danny Pieters
President of the Senate of Belgium
In office
20 July 2010 – 10 October 2011
Preceded byArmand De Decker
Succeeded bySabine de Bethune
Personal details
Born (1956-10-13) 13 October 1956 (age 68)
Uccle, Belgium
Political partyNew Flemish Alliance
WebsiteOfficial website

Pieters was first elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1999 as a member of the Volksunie and served until 2003. After the demise of that party he became affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.[1] He was the 33rd President of the Belgian Senate from July 2010 until October 2011.

He obtained a doctorate in law in 1985 and is currently a professor of social security law at the KU Leuven.

In 2021 Pieters was appointed as a member of the Constitutional Court of Belgium.

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  1. ^ "Belgische Senaat" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Belgian Senate
2010–2011
Succeeded by