Bruno Tobback

Bruno Tobback is a Belgian politician and member of the European Parliament for Vooruit. He is a member of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. He began his career as a lawyer after obtaining a Master of Law and a Master of Social and Economic Law. His political career started as a provincial councilor. Since then, he has held important positions at both the Flemish and federal levels, such as parliamentary group leader in the Flemish Parliament, federal minister of Environment and Pensions and president of the social Democratic Party in Flanders (Vooruit). Currently, he is also a member of the city council of his hometown, Leuven.