Kattrin Jadin

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Kattrin Jadin, speaking at a party meeting in 2015

Kattrin Jadin (born 1 July 1980) is a Belgian judge. Since September 2022 she serves as a member of the Belgian Constitutional Court.

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Career

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 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]

Personal life

She has a degree in political science and international relations from the Université de Liège, graduating in 2003.

References

  1. ↑ "Kattrin Jadin, "Reynders girl" et adepte de la culture du débat". 2 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kattrin Jadin (MR) : "les germanophones enrichissent le débat en Wallonie"". 10 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Permettre aux élues locales de siéger pendant le congé de maternité". 19 October 2007.
  4. ↑ "Kattrin Jadin zur Präsidentin der Sonderkommission "Dieselgate" berufen". BRF Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  5. ↑ "Cannabis: Kattrin Jadin (MR) veut ouvrir le débat sur la légalisation". 4 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kattrin Jadin sur la présidentielle au MR: "Et s'il y avait plutôt une femme de la situation?"". 4 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Présidence du MR: Kattrin Jadin n'est pas candidate mais soutient Bouchez". 10 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "La députée MR Kattrin Jadin propose elle aussi une dépénalisation de l'avortement". Metro.
  9. ↑ "" non, l'IVG ne sera jamais un acte banal " Kattrin Jadin". 28 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Constitutional Court: Kattrin Jadin's appointment approved