List of members of the Senate of Belgium, 2003–07

This is the list of Belgian Senators from 2003 till 2007.^[1]

Election results (18 May 2003)

 Summary of the 18 May 2003 Belgian Senate election results

Party		Votes	+/–	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Socialist Party–Different / Spirit (Socialistische Partij–Anders / Spirit)	1,013,560	462,903	15.47	6.59	7	3
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten)	1,007,868	55,752	15.38	0.01	7	1
	Christian Democratic and Flemish (Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams)	832,849	80,659	12.71	2.03	6	0
	Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste)	840,908	243,018	12.84	3.19	6	2
	Reformist Movement (Mouvement Réformateur)	795,757	140,796	12.15	1.58	5	0
	Flemish Block (Vlaams Blok)	741,940	158,732	11.32	1.91	5	1
	Humanist Democratic Centre (Centre Démocrate Humaniste)	362,705	11,297	5.54	0.49	2	1
	New-Flemish Alliance (Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie)	200,273	117,557	3.06	2.0	0	2
	Ecolo	208,868	249,790	3.19	4.21	1	2
	Agalev	161,024	277,907	2.46	4.62	0	3
	National Front (Front National)	147,305	54,381	2.25	0.75	1	1
	Vivant (total)	86,723	36,775	1.3	0.7	–	–
	Others	151,731	—	2.3	—	—	—
Total (turnout 94.4 %)		6,551,511		100		40
Source: Verkiezingen 2003.

The 1999 data are resp. SP instead of SPA-S, CVP instead of CD&V, PRL-FDF-MCC alliance instead of MR, PSC instead of cdH and Volksunie instead of N-VA.

By type

Senators by Right

	Senator	Party	Office entered
	Prince Philippe	No affiliation	June 21, 1994
	Princess Astrid	No affiliation	November 20, 1996
	Prince Laurent	No affiliation	May 31, 2000

Directly elected senators

Dutch-speaking electorate (25) Senator Party Bousakla, MimountMimount Bousakla LDD Buysse, YvesYves Buysse VB Ceder, JurgenJurgen Ceder VB Chevalier, PierrePierre Chevalier VLD Coveliers, HugoHugo Coveliers VB de Bethune, SabineSabine de Bethune CD&V De Clerck, StefaanStefaan De Clerck CD&V Dedecker, Jean-MarieJean-Marie Dedecker VLD Geerts, ChristelChristel Geerts SP.A/Spirit Leduc, JeannineJeannine Leduc VLD Nimmegeers, StafStaf Nimmegeers SP.A/Spirit Noreilde, StefaanStefaan Noreilde VLD Pehlivan, FatmaFatma Pehlivan SP.A/Spirit Schouppe, EtienneEtienne Schouppe CD&V Thijs, ErikaErika Thijs CD&V Van de Casteele, AnnemieAnnemie Van de Casteele VLD Van dermeersch, AnkeAnke Van dermeersch VB Van Peel, MarcMarc Van Peel CD&V Vandenberghe, HugoHugo Vandenberghe CD&V Vandenberghe, LionelLionel Vandenberghe SP.A/Spirit Vandenhove, LudwigLudwig Vandenhove SP.A/Spirit Vanhecke, FrankFrank Vanhecke VB Vankrunkelsven, PatrikPatrik Vankrunkelsven VLD Vanlerberghe, MyriamMyriam Vanlerberghe SP.A/Spirit Verreycken, WimWim Verreycken VB

French-speaking electorate (15) Senator Party Cornil, JeanJean Cornil PS De Decker, ArmandArmand De Decker MR de T' Serclaes, NathalieNathalie de T' Serclaes MR Destexhe, AlainAlain Destexhe MR Detraux, FrancisFrancis Detraux FN Duquesne, AntoineAntoine Duquesne MR Durant, IsabelleIsabelle Durant Ecolo Happart, Jean-MarieJean-Marie Happart PS Laloy, Marie-JoséMarie-José Laloy PS Lizin, Anne-MarieAnne-Marie Lizin Independent Mahoux, PhilippePhilippe Mahoux PS Moureaux, PhilippePhilippe Moureaux PS Nyssens, ClotildeClotilde Nyssens cdH Paque, LucLuc Paque Independent Wilmots, MarcMarc Wilmots MR

Community senators

Flemish Community (10) Senator Party Dedecker, Jean-MarieJean-Marie Dedecker → Devolder (Open VLD) LDD Hermans, MargrietMargriet Hermans → Ramoudt Open VLD[2] Vandenbossche, DanyDany Vandenbossche → Koninckx → Hostekint SP.A Martens, BartBart Martens → Timmermans SP.A Schouppe, EtienneEtienne Schouppe → Caluwé CD&V Van den Brande, LucLuc Van den Brande CD&V Van Hauthem, JorisJoris Van Hauthem VB Van Nieuwkerke, AndréAndré Van Nieuwkerke → Van Duppen SP.A Van Overmeire, KarimKarim Van Overmeire VB Wille, PaulPaul Wille Open VLD[2]

French-speaking Community (10) Senator Party Sfia Bouarfa PS Christian Brotcorne cdH Josy Dubié ← Cheron ← Michel Ecolo Christine Defraigne MR Francis Delpérée ← Thissen cdH Amina Derbaki Sbaï Independent Alain Destexhe ← Zenner MR N/A ← Istasse PS Joëlle Kapompolé ← Poty PS François Roelants du Vivier MR

German-speaking Community (1)

	Senator	Party
	Berni Collas ← Siquet (PS)	MR/PFF

Coopted senators

Dutch language group (6) Senator Party Creyelman, FrankFrank Creyelman VB De Roeck, JacintaJacinta De Roeck SP.A–Spirit De Schamphelaere, MiaMia De Schamphelaere CD&V Lijnen, NeleNele Lijnen ← Germeaux Open VLD[2] Talhaoui, FauzayaFauzaya Talhaoui ← Gennez SP.A–Spirit Willems, LucLuc Willems Open VLD[2]

French language group (4) Senator Party Brotchi, JacquesJacques Brotchi ← Crombé-Berton MR Delacroix, MichelMichel Delacroix FN Galand, PierrePierre Galand PS Zrihen, OlgaOlga Zrihen ← Vienne PS

By party

Dutch-speaking Christian Democratic and Flemish (9) Senator Type Wouter Beke Directly elected Sabine de Bethune Directly elected Jan Steverlynck Directly elected Elke Tindemans Directly elected Marc Van Peel Directly elected Hugo Vandenberghe Directly elected Etienne Schouppe Community Luc Van den Brande Community Mia De Schamphelaere Coopted Flemish Interest (6 [+1]) Senator Type Hugo Coveliers (ex VLD/Vivant) Directly elected Anke Vandermeersch Directly elected Frank Creyelman [3] Directly elected Wim Verreycken Directly elected Joris Van Hauthem Community Karim Van Overmeire Community Yves Buysse Coopted Jurgen Ceder Directly elected Nele Jansegers Directly elected Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats / Vivant (10 [-2]) Senator Type Anseeuw, StéphanieStéphanie Anseeuw Directly elected Chevalier, PierrePierre Chevalier Directly elected Leduc, JeannineJeannine Leduc Directly elected Noreilde, StefaanStefaan Noreilde Directly elected Van de Casteele, AnnemieAnnemie Van de Casteele Directly elected Vankrunkelsven, PatrikPatrik Vankrunkelsven Directly elected Hermans, MargrietMargriet Hermans Community Wille, PaulPaul Wille Community Lijnen, NeleNele Lijnen Coopted Willems, LucLuc Willems Coopted Coveliers, HugoHugo Coveliers → Flemish Interest Directly elected Dedecker, Jean-MarieJean-Marie Dedecker ← Devolder → List Dedecker Community List Dedecker (2 [+2]) Senator Type Bousakla, MimountMimount Bousakla (ex SP.A) Directly elected Dedecker, Jean-MarieJean-Marie Dedecker (ex VLD) Community Different Socialist Party / Spirit (11)

French-speaking Socialist Party (12) Senator Type Cornil, JeanJean Cornil Directly elected Happart, Jean-MarieJean-Marie Happart ← Di Rupo Directly elected Lizin, Anne-MarieAnne-Marie Lizin Directly elected Mahoux, PhilippePhilippe Mahoux Directly elected Moureaux, PhilippePhilippe Moureaux Directly elected Seminara, FrancoFranco Seminara ← Laloy Directly elected Sfia Bouarfa Community Derbaki Sbaï, AminaAmina Derbaki Sbaï (ex MR) Community N/A ← Istasse Community Joëlle Kapompolé ← Poty Community Galand, PierrePierre Galand Coopted Zrihen, OlgaOlga Zrihen ← Vienne Coopted Humanist Democratic Centre (3 [-1]) Senator Type Nyssens, ClotildeClotilde Nyssens Directly elected Brotcorne, ChristianChristian Brotcorne Community Delpérée, FrancisFrancis Delpérée Community Paque, LucLuc Paque → Reformist Movement Directly elected Ecolo (2) Senator Type Durant, IsabelleIsabelle Durant Directly elected Dubié, JosyJosy Dubié Community National Front (1 [-1]) Senator Type Delacroix, MichelMichel Delacroix Coopted Detraux, FrancisFrancis Detraux Directly elected

References

1. "Liste des sénateurs (par catégorie) - Législature 2003-2007".
2. In February 2007, VLD changed its name into Open VLD.
3. Creyelman replaced Frank Vanhecke.