Valerie-Anne "Valerie" Van Peel (born 11 October 1979) is a Belgian politician, journalist and television presenter who is a member of the Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the New Flemish Alliance party.
[1] Van Peel studied communication sciences at Ghent University followed by a master's degree in journalism.
She then worked for NRC Handelsblad in Rotterdam and as a reporter and presenter for Het Nieuwsblad and Actua TV.
[2] In the municipal elections of 2012, she was elected as councilor for the N-VA in Kapellen before resigning in 2019 to focus on her parliamentary functions.
[4] In 2021, she was appointed vice-chairwoman of the N-VA.[5] Van Peel is a feminist but has written in support of scrapping positive discrimination in politics.