Siegfried Bracke

{{short description|Belgian politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Siegfried Bracke

|office = President of the Chamber of Representatives

|term_start = 14 October 2014

|term_end = 20 June 2019

|predecessor = Patrick Dewael

|successor = Patrick Dewael

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|2|21|df=y}}

|birth_place = Ghent, Belgium

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = New Flemish Alliance

|website = [http://www.n-va.be/cv/siegfried-bracke Party website]

|image = File:Siegfried bracke 2014.jpg

}}

Siegfried Theofiel Hortense Bracke (born 21 February 1953) is a former Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&rightmenu=right_depute&cfm=cvview53.cfm?key=06025&lactivity=53 |title=Chamber of Representatives: cv Siegfried Bracke (Dutch) |publisher=Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) |date= |accessdate=2013-09-24}} Bracke was born in Ghent. Before his political career he had a long career as a journalist, working for the VRT (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep - the primary Flemish-Belgian broadcasting company), hosting various politics-related shows such as Villa Politica and Bracke en Crabbé. He is a supporter of Orangism.{{cite news|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/nbna12072003_007|title=Ik ben al jaren overtuigd Groot-Nederlander|first=Kris|last=Vanderhaegen|newspaper=Het Nieuwsblad|trans-title=For years I am a convinced Groot-Nederlander|language=NL|date=July 12, 2003}} After the elections in 2019 he ended his political career.

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