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Tom Zoete (born 1974) is a Belgian political advisor and environmental advocate, known for his roles in political strategy and environmental campaigns. He worked in shaping environmental policies in Belgium and the Netherlands and has been involved in various national and EU-level political campaigns.
Early life and education
editTom Zoete was born in 1974 in Roeselare, Belgium. He studied International Relations at the University of Ghent and Journalism at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in the nineties.[citation needed]
Career
editTom Zoete began his professional career in journalism, working for the Belgian press agency Belga. His role at Belga involved reporting on banking, insurance companies, and developments in economics, providing him with insight into financial and economic matters that would inform his later political work.[citation needed]
At the age of 23, Zoete was appointed as a political advisor to Isabelle Durant, who was the Belgian Vice Prime Minister in the Verhofstadt I Government. His role focused on providing strategic advice on the legislative work in the parliament of Belgium, marking his entry into high-level advisory roles.[citation needed]
From 2006 to 2014, Zoete served as Head of Political Staff for the Ecolo-Groen group in the Belgian Federal Parliament.[1] He worked on the political strategy of the group, which focused on promoting sustainability, environmental protection, and social justice.[2]
Zoete later transitioned to a communications-focused role, working as a Press and Communication Officer for the Groen Party in the Flemish Parliament (2014–2017).[3] During this period, he managed media relations promoting green policies.
While being the spokesperson[4] of the Dutch-Belgian NGO Recycling Netwerk Benelux (now nl:Fair Resource Foundation), Zoete co-founded the nl:Statiegeldalliantie (Deposit Return Alliance), an environmental initiative in Belgium and the Netherlands.[5] The alliance successfully campaigned for the introduction of a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and cans in the Netherlands. Tom Zoete contributed with several OpEds in Dutch and Belgian press, notably in Knack,[6] BNNVara,[7] or De Morgen,[8] all on the topic of reduction of plastic waste and promoting recycling efforts. [9]
In his current role as a Senior Press Officer for the European Greens,[10] Tom Zoete was involved in the 2024 European Parliament election campaign, working to secure press and media coverage for the Green leading candidates.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "La Belgique a-t-elle encore un avenir ? Conférence-débat le 16/12 à LLN". brabant-wallon.ecolo.be/. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Tom Zoete". LinkedIn. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Bergmans, Eline (29 April 2016). "Waar kwam Turteltaks ook weer vandaan?". De Standaard. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Knack. "Tom Zoete Woordvoerder van Recycling Netwerk Benelux". Knack. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Bouma, Joop (27 November 2017). "Met de Belgen in actie voor statiegeld op alle flessen en blik". Trouw. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "'Nederland en Duitsland kiezen voor statiegeld: contrast met België wordt steeds groter'". knack.be (in Dutch). 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Invoering statiegeld op alle plastic flessen duurde 30 jaar, nu de blikjes nog". bnnvara.nl (in Dutch). 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ^ "Auteurs". demirgen.be (in Dutch). 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Kogel door de kerk: per 31 december 2022 statiegeld op blikjes". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Staff". European Greens. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
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