Petrus Josephus Jacobus Gabriëls (22 September 1943 – 8 April 2024) was a Belgian politician and member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) (Dutch: Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or VLD).

He graduated in 1965 at the Catholic University of Leuven as Master of Philosophy and Arts.

He started his political career as a Provincial Councillor for Limburg from 1974 to 1977.

From 1977 till the last day of December 2012 he was the Mayor of Bree,[1] and from 1977 he was Member of the Chamber of Representatives.

Gabriëls was the leader of the People's Union (Dutch: Volksunie or VU) from 1986 to 1992 and was a founding member of the VLD.