Ilse Uyttersprot

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Ilse Uyttersprot (May 10, 1967 – August 4, 2020) was a Belgian politician from the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). She served as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for East Flanders from 2007 to 2010. She was the mayor of Aalst from 2007 to 2013, and later served as an alderman (schepen) in Aalst. She was born in Dendermonde, the daughter of Raymond Uyttersprot, who was mayor of Moorsel. In August 2020, she was murdered with a hammer; her boyfriend turned himself in to the police and admitted the crime. Her body was found in an apartment in Aalst. She is survived by two children.