Annick Ponthier
Annick Ponthier | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1971 Bilzen, Belgium |
| Political party | Vlaams Belang |
Annick Ponthier (born 21 October 1971) is a Belgian politician who has served as an MP for Vlaams Belang in the Chamber of Representatives since 2019.
She obtained a degree in business translation from the Higher Trade and Language Institute (HHTI) in Genk and worked as a sales executive for a furniture company.[citation needed]
In 2009, Ponthier became a member of the Chamber of Representatives. She continued to hold this position until 2014. In the 2014 elections, she was a candidate for the Flemish Parliament but was not elected. She subsequently became a political assistant for Vlaams Belang. She was also a provincial councilor for the province of Limburg from 2006 to 2009 and has been a municipal councilor of Bilzen since 2007.[1] In addition, she was in 2011 president of the Vlaams Belang in Limburg and a member of the party executive board. In the 2019 elections, Ponthier was the leader of the Limburg Parliamentary List of Vlaams Belang.[2][3] She was re-elected to the Chamber with nearly 27,500 preference votes.[citation needed]
In 2020 Ponthier received a letter containing a mysterious powder substance along with the VB's leader Tom Van Grieken. She was given police protection as a result.[4]
References
- ^ https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/bilzen/bilzerse-annick-ponthier-vlaams-belang-ontvangt-poederbrief~ad9ad17e/
- ^ Leo Joosten duwt federale lijst Vlaams Belang, Het Laatste Nieuws, 13 januari 2019.
- ^ CV Annick Ponthier; Vlaams Belang
- ^ https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/bilzen/bilzerse-annick-ponthier-vlaams-belang-ontvangt-poederbrief~ad9ad17e/