Philippe Close
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Philippe Close | |
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| File:Participation of Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission, to the College of Europe alumni event (P-058917 00-09).jpg Close in 2022 | |
| Mayor of Brussels | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Yvan Mayeur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1971 Namur, Belgium |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
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Philippe Close (born 18 March 1971) is a Belgian politician from the Socialist Party who has served as mayor of the City of Brussels since 2017.
Biography
Close has a law degree from Université libre de Bruxelles.[1] In 2000, he became Elio Di Rupo's spokesman before joining the City of Brussels in 2001, as the chief of staff of Mayor Freddy Thielemans.[2] In 2006, he was elected to the Brussels City Council, after which he became alderman. In 2009, he was elected as member of the Brussels Parliament. In 2013, he was considered as successor to Brussels Mayor Freddy Thielemans (PS), but the office went to Yvan Mayeur (PS). Following financial scandals in 2017, Mayeur resigned and was succeeded by Close.[3]
References
- ↑ "CLOSE Philippe" (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Philippe Close". 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ↑ "Philippe Close is Brussels' new Mayor". deredactie.be. 9 June 2017.
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