Ellen Samyn

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Ellen Samyn
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
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26 May 2019
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Born23 September 1980 (1980-09-23) (age 43)
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NationalityBelgian
Political party Vlaams Belang

Ellen Samyn (born 23 September 1980) [1] is a Belgian-Flemish politician who has served as an MP in the Chamber of Representatives for the Vlaams Belang party since May 2019.

Samyn previously worked as an assistant to Vlaams Belang politician Gerolf Annemans. [2] From 2007 to 2018, was a member of the OCMW council of Brasschaat. [3] In the federal elections of May 2019, Samyn was elected to the Chamber of Representatives for the Antwerp constituency. She describes herself as "EU-critical" in her beliefs. [4]

Her husband, Dimitri Hoegaerts is a Vlaams Belang counsellor in Brasschaat. [5]

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References

  1. "La Chambre des représentants de Belgique". www.lachambre.be. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  2. "De nieuwkomers van Vlaams Belang".
  3. Interview Ellen Samyn op reactnieuws.net.
  4. "De nieuwkomers van Vlaams Belang".
  5. Dimitri Hoegaerts trekt Vlaams Belang-lijst, Het Laatste Nieuws, 21 maart 2018.