Sam van Rooy
Sam van Rooy (born May 27, 1985 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian-Flemish politician for Vlaams Belang, author, blogger and former professional cyclist.
Biography
Van Rooy was born in Antwerp, 1985. He is the son of Flemish writer Wim van Rooy. He graduated with a degree in engineering from the University of Antwerp and was also a professional cyclist from 2001 to 2006 and raced with the Flemish youth team.[1][2]
In 2011, van Rooy lived and worked in the Netherlands as a policy director for Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom party.[3][4] He joined Vlaams Belang in 2012 and became a press spokesman for the party. In 2019, he was elected as a councilor in Antwerp and succeeded Filip Dewinter as the Vlaams Belang group leader in the Antwerp city council. The same year he was also elected to the Flemish Parliament.[5] He is also a publicist and writer on the Flemish blog site Doorbraak.
Works
- 2010 - Islam. Critical essays on a political religion (ASP Editions, together with Wim van Rooy)
- 2012 - Europe staggers. The kidnapping of Europe by the EU (Van Halewyck, together with Wim van Rooy and Remi Hauman)
- 2016 - Why do they hate us anyway? (The Blue Tiger, together with Frits Bosch, Paul Cliteur and Wim van Rooy, among others)
- 2018 - So for freedom against Islamization (Breakthrough)
References
- ^ Fiche Sam van Rooy op dewielersite.be.
- ^ https://samvanrooy.be/
- ^ Partij Wilders zet Vlaamse medewerker op non-actief na internetfilmpje met boerka, Het Laatste Nieuws, 16 juli 2011.
- ^ https://samvanrooy.be/
- ^ Filip Dewinter geeft na 26 jaar scepter door aan Sam van Rooy, Het Laatste Nieuws, 9 mei 2019.