Belgian Chamber Committee on the Interior
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The Committee on the Interior, General Affairs and the Civil Service , more commonly referred to as the Committee on the Interior, is a standing committee
Standing Committee
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 of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. It is responsible for all matters related to the internal affairs
Interior minister
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 of Belgium
Belgium
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. The committee consists of 17 members and is currently chaired by Pieter De Crem
Pieter De Crem
Pieter Frans Norbert Jozef Raymond De Crem is a Belgian, Flemish politician and member of Christian Democratic and Flemish . He is the current Minister of Defense in the Belgian federal government. He has been a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 1995. He headed the CD&V...

 (CD&V
Christian Democratic and Flemish
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/N-VA
New-Flemish Alliance
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).

The Committee on the Interior will also be responsible for dealing with the Flemish
Flanders
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 proposals to split up Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde
Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde
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.

Membership

The following table shows the membership of the Committee on the Interior:
Name Party Language group
Josy Arens Humanist Democratic Centre
Humanist Democratic Centre
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French language group
Hans Bonte Socialist Party – Different Dutch language group
Philippe Collard Reformist Movement
Reformist Movement
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French language group
Pieter De Crem
Pieter De Crem
Pieter Frans Norbert Jozef Raymond De Crem is a Belgian, Flemish politician and member of Christian Democratic and Flemish . He is the current Minister of Defense in the Belgian federal government. He has been a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 1995. He headed the CD&V...

, Chair
Christian Democratic and Flemish
Christian Democratic and Flemish
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Dutch language group
Francois-Xavier de Donnea
François-Xavier de Donnéa
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Reformist Movement
Reformist Movement
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French language group
Filip De Man
Filip De Man
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Vlaams Belang
Vlaams Belang
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Dutch language group
Carl Devlies Christian Democratic and Flemish
Christian Democratic and Flemish
The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...

Dutch language group
Bart De Wever
Bart De Wever
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New-Flemish Alliance
New-Flemish Alliance
' is a Flemish right-wing political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. It is a conservative and liberal movement that promotes civic nationalism...

Dutch language group
Michel Doomst Christian Democratic and Flemish
Christian Democratic and Flemish
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Dutch language group
Jacqueline Galant, Deputy Chair Reformist Movement
Reformist Movement
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French language group
Karin Lalieux Socialist Party
Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)
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French language group
Eric Thiébaut Socialist Party
Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)
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French language group
Bart Tommelein Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch language group
Luk Van Biesen Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Dutch language group
Ludwig Vandenhove Socialist Party – Different Dutch language group
Tinne Van der Straeten
Tinne Van der Straeten
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Green!
Green!
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Dutch language group
Linda Vissers
Linda Vissers
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Vlaams Belang
Vlaams Belang
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Dutch language group
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