Flemish nationalist politician and the mayor of Antwerp. Since 2004 De Wever is the leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), a party advocating independence for the Flemish region of Belgium within the EU; he is also a member of the Flemish parliament. He played a prominent role in the 2007 Belgian government formation and presided over his party's victory in the 2010 federal elections when N-VA became the largest party in both Flanders and in Belgium as a whole. Since January 2013 he has been Mayor of Antwerp, following the 2012 municipal elections.