Patrick Janssens

Patrick Janssens
Member of the Flemish Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 June 2004
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 18 May 2003 – 6 July 2004
Mayor of Antwerp
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 July 2003
Preceded by	Leona Detiège
Personal details
Born	Patrick Janssens 19 September 1956 (1956-09-19)
Nationality	Belgian
Political party	SP.A
Alma mater	Antwerp University London School of Economics
Occupation	Politician
Website	Official website

Patrick Janssens is a Belgian politician, born on 19 September 1956. He is a member of the SP.a and currently mayor of the port city Antwerp.

Career

He studied "Political and Social Sciences" and "Applied Economic Sciences" (both Masters) at the University of Antwerp and Statistics at the London School of Economics. From 1979 to 1985 he was an assistant in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Antwerp, first of Jan Vranken (with whom he wrote the first National Report on Poverty in Belgium, witin the frame of the First European Anti-Poverty Programme) and then of Herman Deleeck.

From 1985 to 1989 he ran a market research agency (Dimarso) after which he undertook several positions at the marketing agency VVL/BBDO until 1999.

In 1999 he was appointed president of the Socialist Party. He resigned as president to become mayor of Antwerp in 2003. In the general election held the same year, Janssens was elected to the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives but he left the Chamber one year later when the 2004 regional elections saw Janssens becoming a member of the Flemish Parliament. In the municipal elections of 2006 Janssens was overwhelmingly elected to another term as mayor.

He is longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award.

External links

• Patrick Janssens
• CityMayors profile

Preceded by Leona Detiège

Mayor of Antwerp 10 July 2003–present

Incumbent