Sofie Merckx | |
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![]() Merckx in May 2024 | |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
Assumed office 20 June 2019 | |
Constituency | Hainaut |
Personal details | |
Born | Wilrijk,Belgium | 14 November 1974
Political party | Workers' Party of Belgium |
Alma mater | University of Antwerp Universitélibre de Bruxelles |
Sofie Merckx (born 14 November 1974) is a Belgian physician,politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. [1] A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium,she has represented Hainaut since June 2019.
Merckx was born on 10 May 1985 in Dinant. [1] She grew up in the Hoboken neighbourhood of Antwerp and Dutch is her mother tongue. [2] [3] Her father Kris Merckx ,a general practitioner and a communist,was one of the founders of the All Power to the Workers (AMADA),the precursor to the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB),and Medics for the People (MPLP). [4] [5] She studied medicine at the University of Antwerp and the Universitélibre de Bruxelles. [3] She moved to Charleroi in Wallonia in the late 1990s for her internship with MPLP. [6] She has lived in Wallonia since then and has worked as a general practitioner at the MPLP's health centre in Marcinelle. [2] [7] [8]
Merckx was elected to the municipal council in Charleroi at the 2012 local election. [9] She was re-elected at the 2018 local election. [10] [11] She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election. [12] In January 2022 she succeeded Raoul Hedebouw as the PTB's group leader in the Chamber of Representatives. [7] [13] She was re-elected at the 2024 federal election. [14]
Merckx has three children. [6]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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2012 local [9] | Charleroi | Workers' Party of Belgium | 1,187 | Elected | |
2018 local [10] | Charleroi | Workers' Party of Belgium | 4,163 | Elected | |
2019 federal [12] | Hainaut | Workers' Party of Belgium | 8,912 | Elected | |
2024 federal [14] | Hainaut | Workers' Party of Belgium | 18,587 | Elected |