Gwendolyn Angeline Albert Maria Rutten (born 26 June 1975) is a Belgian politician. She was the chairwoman of the Flemish liberal party until March 22, 2020. On 11 January 2017 she resigned from the Flemish Parliament in order to prepare her party for the local election of 2018.

Rutten was born in Hasselt, and read Law and International Politics at the Catholic University of Leuven.

Gwendolyn Rutten

She is also city councillor in Aarschot since 1 January 2007, and schepen since 1 January 2013.

Gwendolyn Rutten

Career

2010–2014: Member of the Chamber of Representatives

2014-2017: Member of the Flemish Parliament

2012–2020: Chairperson of Open VLD

2020–present: Member of the Flemish Parliament

References

External links

Official website

1975 births

Living people

Members of the Belgian Federal Parliament

Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats politicians

21st-century Belgian politicians

21st-century Belgian women politicians

Gwendolyn Rutten