Mayor Waregem Kurt Vanryckeghem (56) stops politics

Mayor Waregem Kurt Vanryckeghem (56) stops politics

“Making room for young people”

Kurt Vanryckeghem believes it is time to make way for a new generation. He wants to leave politics in beauty and thinks it is the right time at the next election, in just under two years. He will then have been mayor of Waregem for 3 terms.

On December 1, 2024, he closes the door of the town hall in Waregem behind him. “Every politician has an expiration date and too many colleagues still carry on,” he said at a press moment.

15 years mayor

Kurt Vanryckeghem has been mayor of Waregem for 15 years. When last mayor Yolande Dhondt passed on the torch in 2006, it was between him and the current first ships Rik Soens.

Three years ago, the mayor of Waregem also won a seat in the Flemish parliament. Kurt Vanryckeghem is 56 years old and a physiotherapist by training.

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