Peter Logghe (born 20 March 1959) is a Belgian politician of the Vlaams Belang party.
Peter Logghe | |
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Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
In office 10 June 2007 – 25 May 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Torhout, Belgium | 20 March 1959
Political party | Vlaams Blok (1993-2004) Vlaams Belang (2004-) |
Biography
editLogghe holds a financial law degree from the University of Ghent. He worked as a legal advisor to the KBC Group before becoming the editor of the conservative political magazine TeKoS. As a student, Logghe was a board member of the student nationalist Nationalistische Studentenvereniging movement.[1]
He was initially a member of the short-lived Flemish People's Party (VVP) founded by Lode Claes before becoming a member of Vlaams Blok which succeeded the VVP. He then became a member of the Blok's successor Vlaams Belang in 2004 and was secretary of the party in Roeselare. In the 2007 Belgian federal election Logghe became a member of the Chamber of Representatives for the West Flanders constituency. He was re-elected in 2007 and 2010, but lost his seat in the 2014 election when the Vlaams Belang suffered a major defeat. He is a municipal councilor for the Vlaams Belang in Roeselare.[2]