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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 was elected in 2007 and served in the federal parliament (2007-2022) and as president of the Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt. [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.
Perspectives. Freedom. Progress. is a regional liberal political party in the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal political party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992. The party was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in the Flemish Community of Belgium by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) and in the French Community by the Liberal Reformist Party, Parti des Réformes et des Libertés de Wallonie and the current-day Reformist Movement. In the German-speaking Community, it continued to exist as the Party for Freedom and Progress up to 2023.
This article gives an overview of liberalism in Belgium. Liberalism was a dominant force since the Belgian independence from the Netherlands. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it is not necessary that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.
Benoît Hamon is a French politician known for his former role within the Socialist Party (PS) and Party of European Socialists (PES) and his political party Génération.s.
The Belgian provincial, municipal and district elections of 2000 took place on Sunday October 8, 2000. The electors elected the municipal councillors of 589 cities and towns as well as the ten provincial councils. Additionally, the newly established district councils in the city of Antwerp were elected for the first time.
Bernard "Berni" Collas was a Belgian German-speaking politician and member of the liberal Party for Freedom and Progress. He was married and had three children.
Cannabis in Switzerland is illegal, though minor possession was decriminalised to a fine in 2012. Several cantons began to allow adults to cultivate and use cannabis in 2012, but this was struck down by federal courts. In 2016, four cities stated they were looking into establishing pilot cannabis clubs. The number of cannabis users in Switzerland is estimated to be around 500,000 among a population of 8 million.
Presidential elections were held in France on 23 April and 7 May 2017. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top two candidates, Emmanuel Macron of En Marche! (EM) and Marine Le Pen of the National Front (FN), which Macron won with a difference of more than 30% of the vote. The presidential election was followed by a legislative election to elect members of the National Assembly on 11 and 18 June. Incumbent president François Hollande of the Socialist Party (PS) was eligible to run for a second term, but declared on 1 December 2016 that he would not seek reelection in light of low approval ratings, making him the first incumbent head of state of the Fifth Republic not to seek reelection.
The Parti vert du Québec/Green Party of Quebec (PVQ) ran 108 candidates in the 2007 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about the party's candidates may be found on this page.
Philippe Poutou is a French far-left politician, former trade unionist and car factory worker. He was the New Anti-Capitalist Party's candidate in the presidential elections of 2012, 2017 and 2022, in which he respectively received 1.15%, 1.09% and 0.76% of the vote.
Frank Engel is a Luxembourgish politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Luxembourg. He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party until 2022, part of the European People's Party.
We Citizens is a centre-right to right-wing political party in Germany. Formerly Liberal Conservative Reformers, it was known from July 2015 to November 2016 as ALFA.
Cannabis in France is illegal for personal use, but remains one of the most popular illegal drugs. Limited types of cannabis-derived products are permitted for medical uses.
Esther Benbassa is a French-Turkish-Israeli historian and politician. She specializes in the history of Jews and other minorities. Since 2011, Benbassa has served as a French senator, representing Paris from 2017 onwards and Val-de-Marne from 2011 to 2017.
Alfred Evers was a Belgian politician and a member of the Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt.
Georges-Louis Bouchez (GLB) is a Belgian politician and lawyer. Since 2019 he has served as a Senator and leader of Mouvement réformateur.
Isabelle Weykmans is a Belgian politician of the Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF). She has been Minister in the Government of the German-speaking Community since 2004 and is currently responsible for the areas of culture, employment and tourism.
Hadja Lahbib is a Belgian journalist, TV presenter, director and politician, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium since July 2022.
Philippine Dhanis was a Belgian parliamentary assistant and politician of the Reformist Movement (MR). A transgender woman, she publicized her transition in 2017 and was a candidate in the 2019 Belgian federal election in Hainaut Province, without success.