Kemal Bilmez
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Kemal Bilmez | |
|---|---|
 Bilmez in June 2024 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2024 | |
| Constituency | Flemish Brabant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1994 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium |
| Party | Workers' Party of Belgium |
Kemal Bilmez (born 12 February 1994) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, he has represented Flemish Brabant since June 2024.
Bilmez was born on 12 February 1994 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and is of Turkish origin.[1][2] He is from Dilbeek in Flemish Brabant and was a youth leader for Chiro and a board member of a youth centre in Groot-Bijgaarden.[3][4] He worked nights as a parcel sorter for DHL at Brussels Airport but following a work accident his employment contract was not renewed.[3][5] He later worked for the Delhaize supermarket chain.[5]
Bilmez is a member of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PVDA) and helped found its branch in Dilbeek.[3] He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election, receiving 17,297 preference votes.[6][7]
