Marco Van Hees

Marco Van Hees
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
19 June 2014  27 May 2024
ConstituencyHainaut
Personal details
Born (1964-03-15) 15 March 1964
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium
Political partyWorkers' Party of Belgium
Alma materUniversité libre de Bruxelles

Marco Van Hees (born 15 March 1964) is a Belgian tax specialist, politician and former member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, he represented Hainaut from June 2014 to May 2024.

Van Hees was born on 15 March 1964 in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe. He has degree in political sciences from the Université libre de Bruxelles. He worked briefly for ASLK/CGER before becoming a civil servant at Federal Public Service Finance. He was also a trade union representative for the General Labour Federation of Belgium (FGTB). He was a journalist at Solidaire, the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB)'s magazine, for many years and has written several books.

Van Hees contested the 2010 federal election as the PTB's first placed candidate in the French speaking electoral college but the party failed to win any seats in the Senate electoral college. He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2014 federal election. He was re-elected at the 2024 federal election He contested the 2024 federal election as the PTB's 17th placed candidate in Hainaut but was not re-elected.

Van Hees lives in Morlanwelz and has two children. He plays the guitar in a band called Flying Shoes.

Electoral history of Marco Van Hees
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2010 federalFrench speakingWorkers' Party of Belgium7,405Not elected
2014 federalHainautWorkers' Party of Belgium5,488Elected
2019 federalHainautWorkers' Party of Belgium16,271Elected
2024 federalHainautWorkers' Party of Belgium3,404Not elected