Achraf El Yakhloufi | |
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Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
Assumed office 5 December 2024 | |
Preceded by | Jinnih Beels |
Constituency | Antwerp |
Personal details | |
Born | Turnhout,Belgium | 26 July 1998
Political party | Vooruit |
Achraf El Yakhloufi (born 26 July 1998) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. [1] A member of Vooruit,he has represented Antwerp since December 2024.
El Yakhloufi was born on 26 July 1998 in Turnhout and is of Moroccan origin. [1] [2] He interrupted his SME management studies at Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts during the Covid pandemic to start his own catering business. [3]
El Yakhloufi was elected to the municipal council in Turnhout at the 2018 local election. [4] In August 2019 he became leader of the Socialist Party Different (SP.A) group on the municipal council. [5] He was re-elected at the 2024 local election. [6] He contested the 2024 federal election as Vooruit's first placed substitute candidate in Antwerp and received 4,247 preference votes. [7] He was appointed to the Chamber of Representatives in December 2024 following the resignation of Jinnih Beels. [8] [9]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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2018 local [4] | Turnhout | Socialist Party Different | 324 | Elected | |
2024 local [6] | Turnhout | Vooruit | 1,162 | Elected |