Yvan Verougstraete
{{Short description|Belgian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =
| honorific_suffix = MEP
| image = 1718636478475 20240611 VEROUGSTRAETE Yvan BE 08B.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| office = Member of the European Parliament
for Belgium
| term_start = 16 July 2024
| term_end =
| birth_place =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|5|df=y}}
| party = Les Engagés (2022–present)
| otherparty = PSC/CDH (1994–2022)
| parliamentarygroup = Renew Europe
| occupation = Jurist • Politician
| alma_mater = UCLouvain
Vlerick Business School
| education = St. Michael's College, Brussels
}}
Yvan Verougstraete (born 5 October 1975) is a Belgian politician, member of the center-right party Les Engagés.{{Cite web|url=https://ecf.com/news-and-events/news/yvan-verougstraete-we-need-have-cycling-all-politics|title=Yvan Verougstraete: We need to have cycling in all politics|date=30 May 2024|website=ECF|accessdate=12 June 2024}} On 20 June, his party left the EPP to join Renew Europe. {{Cite web |date=2024-06-20 |title=Renew Europe accueille Les Engagés et Yvan… |url=https://www.reneweuropegroup.eu/fr/news/2024-06-20/renew-europe-welcomes-les-engages-and-yvan-verougstraete-mep |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Renew Europe |language=fr}}
Political life
In 1994, at the age of 18, he became the country's youngest local councillor in his native Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.{{Cite web |title=Jeudi en Prime : Yvan Verougstraete, le fondateur de Medi-Market, brigue la vice-présidence des Engagés |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/jeudi-en-prime-yvan-verougstraete-le-fondateur-de-medi-market-brigue-la-vice-presidence-des-engages-10991940 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=RTBF |language=fr}}
In 2021, after leaving Medi-Market, Yvan Verougstraete returned to politics and became a member of the Les Engagés party, of which he is now vice-chairman.{{Cite web |last=Eco |first=La Libre |date=2024-10-05 |title=Yvan Verougstraete (CEO de Medi-Market) cède sa place |url=https://www.lalibre.be/economie/entreprises-startup/2021/05/10/yvan-verougstraete-ceo-de-medi-market-cede-sa-place-KHM5JBUWRBGBRBX2UVWKKENCSU/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=La Libre.be |language=fr}}
He is the lead candidate for Les Engagés in the European elections on Junes, 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://bx1.be/categories/news/yvan-verougstraete-nous-devons-etre-humbles-dans-la-victoire-comme-dans-la-defaite/|title=Yvan Verougstraete : "Nous devons être humbles dans la victoire comme dans la défaite"|first=Vanessa|last=Lhuillier|date=12 June 2024|accessdate=12 June 2024}} He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament on 9 June, 2024 with 63530 votes in favor.{{Cite web |title=Résultats élections 2024 : Parlement wallon - Répartition des votes - RTBF Actus |url=https://www.rtbf.be/elections-2024/resultats?parlement=europeen&zone=college-electoral-francophone-11003&vue=voix-de-preference |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=RTBF |language=fr}}
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