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)