Career
She was elected Senator of the Belgian Senate in 2007 and reelected in 2010. [2]
Timeline
- 10/06/2007 – :
Senator [directly elected] (Dutch electoral college)
Freya Piryns | |
|---|---|
| Belgian Senator | |
| In office 28 June 2007 –12 June 2010 | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1976 Wilrijk (Antwerp) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | Groen |
| Residence | Antwerp |
Freya Piryns is a former Belgian politician and a member of the Groen political party.
She was born in Antwerp,Belgium on August 26,1976. Her mother is Flemish television and film actress,Mia Van Roy and her father is the journalist Peter Piryns. [1]
She was elected Senator of the Belgian Senate in 2007 and reelected in 2010. [2]
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