Peter Mertens

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Mertens
Occupation	Author
Date Of Birth	Dec 17, 1969(1969-12-17)
Age	55
Birthplace	Antwerp
Country	Belgium
Birth City	Flemish Region
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Peter Mertens Biography

Peter Mertens is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on December 17, 1969 in Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium.

Mertens was born in Antwerp. In 1987, when he was 18 years old, he founded the Studenten tegen Racisme (Students against Racism, SteR) with fellow UFSIA student Marc Spruyt. Four years later he joined the Marxistisch-Leninistische Beweging (Marxist–Leninist Movement, MLB), during the protests against the Gulf War. With this organisation he was also present at a wide range of student activities, like the solidarity campaign with the workers of the shipyard Boelwerf in Temse. In 1994 Mertens became the president of the MLB, which then participated in the strike movement against proposed reforms by the Minister of Higher Education in the government of the French community, Michel Lebrun.

In 1995 the 5th party congress of the PVDA-PTB took place and Peter Mertens was elected to the National Council of the party. He left his position as president at the MLB in 1998 and became political secretary in the party branch of the province of Antwerp. In 2002, at the 7th party congress, Mertens was elected to the party bureau. Another four years later he became responsible for the daily management of the party.

Peter Mertens Net Worth

Peter Mertens is one of the richest Author from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Mertens 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Peter Mertens (born 17 December 1969) is a Belgian author and politician of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA-PTB).

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Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Peter Mertens celebrates birthday on December 17 of every year.

Top Facts about Peter Mertens

1. Peter Mertens is a Belgian politician and author.
2. He is the chairman of the Workers’ Party of Belgium.
3. Mertens was born on June 21, 1969 in Antwerp.
4. He has been active in politics since the early 1990s.
5. Mertens advocates for socialist policies and workers’ rights.
6. He has written several books on socialism and Marxism.
7. In 2018, he ran for mayor of Antwerp but lost to Bart De Wever.
8. The Workers’ Party of Belgium has around 10,000 members.
9. Mertens supports environmentalism and renewable energy sources.
10. He opposes austerity measures and neoliberal economic policies.