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Kattrin Jadin (born 1 July 1980) is a Belgian judge. Since September 2022 she serves as a member of the Belgian Constitutional Court.
She ran for the Chamber of Representatives for the first time in 2004, failing to be elected. [1] She ran again in 2007, successfully being elected. In 2009, she was named president of the Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt. She served in parliament until 2022. [2] [3]
In 2015, she was part of the parliament's inquiry commission into the Volkswagen emissions scandal. [4]
In 2017, she stated that she was in favour of opening a debate on the legalisation of cannabis in Belgium. [5]
In 2019, she was among the candidates rumoured to be running for the leadership of the Reformist Movement. [6] In the end, she chose not to run, endorsing the campaign of Georges-Louis Bouchez instead. [7] In October 2019, she proposed a bill to extend the period in which it abortion is legal in Belgium from until 12 weeks after conception to until 18 weeks. [8] [9]
In 2022 she was appointed a member of the Belgian Constitutional Court. [10]
She has a degree in political science and international relations from the Université de Liège, graduating in 2003.