Annick Ponthier

Annick Ponthier (born 21 October 1971) is a Belgian politician who has served as an MP for Vlaams Belang in the Chamber of Representatives since 2019.

Annick Ponthier
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
26 May 2019
Personal details
Born (1971-10-24) 24 October 1971
Bilzen, Belgium
Political partyVlaams Belang

She obtained a degree in business translation from the Higher Trade and Language Institute (HHTI) in Genk and worked as a sales executive for a furniture company.

In 2009, Ponthier became a member of the Chamber of Representatives. She continued to hold this position until 2014. In the 2014 elections, she was a candidate for the Flemish Parliament but was not elected. She subsequently became a political assistant for Vlaams Belang. She was also a provincial councilor for the province of Limburg from 2006 to 2009 and has been a municipal councilor of Bilzen since 2007.[1] In addition, she was in 2011 president of the Vlaams Belang in Limburg and a member of the party executive board. In the 2019 elections, Ponthier was the leader of the Limburg Parliamentary List of Vlaams Belang.[2][3] She was re-elected to the Chamber with nearly 27,500 preference votes.

In 2020 Ponthier received a letter containing a mysterious powder substance along with the VB's leader Tom Van Grieken. She was given police protection as a result.[4]

References
  1. https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/bilzen/bilzerse-annick-ponthier-vlaams-belang-ontvangt-poederbrief~ad9ad17e/
  2. Leo Joosten duwt federale lijst Vlaams Belang, Het Laatste Nieuws, 13 januari 2019.
  3. CV Annick Ponthier; Vlaams Belang
  4. https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/bilzen/bilzerse-annick-ponthier-vlaams-belang-ontvangt-poederbrief~ad9ad17e/
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