Joris Vandenbroucke

Joris Vandenbroucke (born 7 December 1976) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.

[3] The VU split along ideological lines in 2001 and Vandenbroucke joined the centrist Toekomstgroep (Future Group), which would later become Spirit.

[3] Vandenbroucke contested the 2004 regional election as the Socialist Party Different-Spirit electoral alliance's second placed substitute candidate in Limburg and received 4,967 preference votes.

[12] He contested the 2009 regional election as the SP.A's fourth placed substitute candidate in Limburg and received 4,187 preference votes.

[19] He contested the 2014 regional election as the SP.A's first placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 4,125 preference votes.

[25][26] He was appointed to the municipal council in Ghent in January 2019 after incumbent mayor Daniël Termont declined to take up his seat.

[29][30] He became leader of the Vooruit group in the Chamber in November 2023 after Melissa Depraetere became interim chair of the party.