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Alain Yzermans

Belgian politician (born 1967)

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Alain L. J. Yzermans (born 21 May 1967) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit, he has represented Limburg since June 2024.

Yzermans was born on 21 May 1967 in Etterbeek. He was elected to the municipal council in Houthalen-Helchteren at the 1994 local election. He was re-elected at the 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2018 local elections. He was schepen (alderman) for culture, youth and tourism before becoming mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren in 2003. He contested the 2014 federal election as the Socialist Party Different (SP.A)'s first placed substitute candidate in Limburg and received 8,396 preference votes. He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election.

On 16 September 2026, it was reported that Yzermans had accumulated 112 registered speeding offences. In October 2024, he was recorded driving at 97 km/h (corrected to 91 km/h) in a 50 km/h zone in Genk. He was subsequently sentenced to a fine and a driving ban. The sentence was later annulled due to his parliamentary immunity.

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