Frieda Van Themsche

Frieda Van Themsche was a member of parliament for Vlaams Blok from 2003 to 2007.

After her first speech to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, Van Themsche pronounced the words "België Barst" ('Belgium must crack'). Then-chairman of the Chamber, Flemish Liberal Herman De Croo, gave the order to delete the words from the minutes of the parliamentary assembly.

On 14 September 2003, Van Themsche's son, Floris Vandenbroucke, was run over by a car in Kuurne. He died on the spot at the age of fifteen years. The offender committed a hit and run and was not found.^[5] The event spurred Van Themsche's interest in traffic regulations, road safety, and speeding. In May 2005, Van Themsche proposed to ban trucks from the roads on Sundays and public holidays.^[6]

Van Themsche left federal politics in 2007. The immediate cause of her departure was the Virginia Tech massacre, which once again brought attention to the deadly excursion of her nephew Hans in Antwerp in 2006. Additionally, her pregnant daughter living with a man of Moroccan origin played a role.^[7]

She was a councilor in the Harelbeke city council for Vlaams Belang from 2001 to 2012.

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• Stem Test (vlaams parlement) - Vlaams Blok - Frieda Van Themsche - West-Vlaanderen