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Sarah Smeyers | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 28 June 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1980 Aalst, East Flanders |
| Political party | N-VA |
| Residence | Aalst |
| Website | http://www.n-va.be/cv/sarah-smeyers |
Sarah Smeyers (born 8 October 1980 in Aalst, East Flanders) is a Belgian politician as a member of the nationalist conservative party, the N-VA, representing Aalst in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. She was first elected in 2007 and reelected in 2010. [1] On 20 July 2010 she was elected as First Quaestor of the Chamber, responsible for the Chamber Budget.
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