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Place of Birth: Aarschot, Flemish Region, Belgium
About Rik Daems
- Hendrik Jules Joseph "Rik" Daems (born 18 August 1959) is a Belgian painter, wine trader and politician.
- He is a former member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) and member of the city council of Leuven. Rik Daems' father, Jos Daems, was a senator and Secretary of State for the Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV).
- Rik Daems studied Latin-Mathematics at the Keerbergen high school (1977).
- Afterwards he studied at the Solvay Business School of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. In addition to his role in parliament, Daems has been serving as member of the Belgian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2007.
- As member of Open VLD, he is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group.
- He is currently a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights; the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy: the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs; the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee).
- In this capacity, he serves as the Assembly’s rapporteur on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
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