Lode Ceyssens

Lode Ceyssens

Regent since 16 May 2022

Profession

President of the Boerenbond farmers’ union

Studies

Agro- and biotechnology, majoring in Agriculture, Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen
(now Thomas More Hogeschool) (1995)

Career

01/05/2022 – present President of the Boerenbond and Rural Guilds
01/01/2022 – 30/04/2022 Vice-President of the Boerenbond
2019 – 2021     Mayor of Oudsbergen
2009 – 2021 Flemish elected representative for Limburg constituency
2003 – 2018 Mayor of Meeuwen Guitrode
2004 – 2009 Policy officer for Flemish Ministers Kris Peeters and Hilde Crevits
2001 – 2004 Director of non-profit organisation ‘t Zuivelcentrum
1999 – 2001 Organisation consultant for the Boerenbond
1996 – 1999     Employee, Groene Kring
1995 – 1996     Process engineer, Procter & Gamble 

Other current functions or mandates

  • Chairman of the Board of the Boerenbond (since 2022)
  • Chairman of Plattelandsklassen vzw (since 2022)
  • Chairman of Innovatiesteunpunt vzw (since 2022)
  • Member of the Board of HBB (since 2021)
  • SERV (Social and Economic Council of Flanders)
    • Member of the Management Board and Executive Board (since 2022)
    • Diversity Commission: Member of the Management Board and Executive Board (since 2022)
  • Member of the (social partners) Groep van Tien (since 2022)
  • Member of the Board of the Strategic Advisory Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (SALV) (since 2021)
  • Full member of the Board of the Fund for Agriculture and Fisheries (since 2022)
  • Full member of the advisory committee Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) (since 2022)
  • Member of the Platform for Agriculture and Nutrition Research (since 2022)
  • Member of the Joint Committee for Agriculture (since 2022)
  • Member of Flemish farmers’ support organisation Boeren op een Kruispunt (since 2022)
  • Full member of the Central Economic Council (CEC) (since 2022)
  • Full member of the Strategic Committee of Flanders’ FOOD (since 2022)
  • Member of the Praesidium of EU farmers’ lobby COPA (since 2022)