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Marco Van Hees

Marco Van Hees, Belgian politician

Born
March 15, 1964
Age in 2026
62
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1964

About Marco Van Hees

Marco G. 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.

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The world when Marco Van Hees was born

Marco Van Hees was born in 1964. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1964

  • #1 song"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles
  • Top movieMy Fair Lady
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act signed into law
  • Technology milestoneIBM System/360 mainframe computer launched
  • Defining fadBeatlemania
  • Notable inventionBASIC programming language
  • World population3.27 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population191.9M

1964 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marco Van Hees's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19642026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$13,350$435,000
Average income$8,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.86$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population191.9M341 million

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