Frieda Gijbels

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Frieda Gijbels
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Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
2019
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Born1975
Bree
CitizenshipBelgium
NationalityBelgian
Political party New Flemish Alliance (N-VA)

Frieda Gijbels (born 1975) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Flemish N-VA party.

Biography

Gijbels studied dentistry at the KULeuven and specialized in periodontics. In 2003 she became a dentist-periodontist and also obtained a doctorate in medical sciences. She is the founder of a periodontology practice in Oudsbergen. [1] [2] In the 2019 Belgian federal election, she was elected to the Member of the Chamber of Representatives on third place on the Limburg constituency list. [3]

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References

  1. "Frieda Gijbels". Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA). February 14, 2019.
  2. "Parodontologie Frieda Gijbels | zelfstandigen | zWz Opglabbeek". www.zwzopglabbeek.be.
  3. "N-VA schuift Steven Vandeput en Zuhal Demir naar voren in Limburg". Het Nieuwsblad.