Mark Vanmoerkerke

Mark Vanmoerkerke (18 September 1952 – 26 October 2022) was a Belgian senator and businessman.[1][2]

Mark Vanmoerkerke
Member of the Senate of Belgium
In office
1994–1995
Personal details
Born18 September 1952
Ostend, Belgium
Died26 October 2022(2022-10-26) (aged 70)
NationalityBelgian
Political partyCVP
OccupationEntrepreneur

Vanmourkerke served as a member in the Belgian Senate from 1994 to 1995 for the Christian Social Party.

Vanmoerkerke became an entrepreneur and was owner of the Belgian holiday park group Sunparks, succeeding his father Rudolf Vanmoerkerke.[1][2] In 2018, he became a majority shareholder in real estate firm QRF City Retail.[3] Mark Vanmoerkerke was also an art lover and had an impressive collection that he housed in his 'Vanmoerkerke Collection'.[2]

Vanmoerkerke died on 26 October 2022, aged 70.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mark Vanmoerkerke (1952-2022): Oostendse selfmade man van de tweede generatie". De Tijd (in Nederlands). 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Oud-senator en ondernemer achter Sunparks en Thermae Palace Mark Vanmoerkerke (70) overleden". Het Nieuwsblad (in Nederlands). 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. Familie Vanmoerkerke wordt referentie aandeelhouder bij Qrf City Retail, Made in West-Vlaanderen, 12 December 2018.