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ID 256889

BelgiumBelgiumActive member

Liesbet SOMMEN

EPPEuropean People's Party
Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

6

Currently active

3

Total departed

3

Departed share

50.0%

3 of 6

Office over time

6 own staff since we started watching

One bar per person, from the day we first saw them to the day they left — or until today. A faded left edge means they were already in place on 28/10/2024; a faded right edge means they left at an unknown date before 03/03/2026.

Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Annelies VANDEVELDESenne Leon M KONINGSSeppe GALLONPETER GRAF YORCK VON WART…PETER YORCK VON WARTENBURGKim Victor S VAN AKEN
Accredited assistantsin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
Annelies VANDEVELDEAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Senne Leon M KONINGSAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/202402/10/2026
Seppe GALLONAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
PETER GRAF YORCK VON WARTENBURGAccredited assistants20/11/2024left before Mar 2026
PETER YORCK VON WARTENBURGAccredited assistants15/05/2025left before Mar 2026
Kim Victor S VAN AKENAccredited assistants02/09/2025in post

Departed share comparison

Share of observed own staff who have since left (since 28 Oct 2024).

This Member50.0%
EP average30.2%
Belgium19.8%
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)29.6%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Accredited assistants33600

Active assistants · 3

NameCategorySince
Seppe GALLONAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Annelies VANDEVELDEAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Kim Victor S VAN AKENAccredited assistants02/09/2025

Office size

Own staff in post per month. Dashed before 03/03/2026: reconstructed from arrivals only. The dashed horizontal line is the median office in the Parliament (5).

Own staff of Liesbet SOMMEN per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-113yes
2024-123yes
2025-013yes
2025-023yes
2025-033yes
2025-043yes
2025-053yes
2025-063yes
2025-073yes
2025-083yes
2025-094yes
2025-104yes
2025-114yes
2025-124yes
2026-014yes
2026-024yes
2026-034no
2026-044no
2026-054no
2026-064no
2026-074no
2026-084no
2026-094no
2026-103no

How long staff stayed

Tenure of staff whose departure is dated. Contracts that ended before 03/03/2026 have no known length and are not shown.

06 mo12 mo18 mo24 moEP median

1 dated departure · office median 24 mo · Parliament median 16 mo

Tenure of departed staff, months
Senne Leon M KONINGS24

Former assistants · 3

NameCategoryFromToDuration
Senne Leon M KONINGSAccredited assistants28/10/202402/10/20262y
PETER GRAF YORCK VON WARTENBURGAccredited assistants20/11/2024left before Mar 2026—
PETER YORCK VON WARTENBURGAccredited assistants15/05/2025left before Mar 2026—

Our record of the register begins 28/10/2024. "Tracked since" marks a person who was already in place on that day — their actual start date is earlier and is not published to us. Read about the data →