Luc Vanoirbeek

Luc Vanoirbeek lives in Zepperen (Belgium), in the middle of the Belgian fruit region. He holds a master’s degree in political and social sciences, and spent the early years of his career as an educator in the movement for young farmers and rural youth. In 1988, he became national chairman of those organizations.

In 1996, Luc switched to the study department of the Belgian Farmers Union as an advisor in social legislation. In that position, he took part in the European Social Dialogue in the agricultural and horticultural sector. From 2002 to 2007, he was a fruit cultivation advisor and provincial director of the farmers' union in Limburg, after which he returned to the research department as a horticultural advisor. He then became a European and international adviser for farmers' union to conclude his career in the agricultural organization as spokesman.

Since 2018, Luc is the General Secretary of the association of Belgian horticultural cooperatives (VBT) and chairman of the working party Fruit and Vegetables of COPA-Cogeca.