He mema a Tom Vandenkendelaere no te Rōpū Manapori Karaitiana Flemish (CDV-EPP). I eke ia i tana mana tuatahi ki te Paremata Pakeha mai i te tau 2014 ki te 2019, a kei te whakahaere i tana mana tuarua ki te tau 2024. Mai i te tau 2012 tae noa ki te tau 2014 ko ia te Tiamana o JONGCD&V – te whakahaere rangatahi o CD&V.