Mimount Bousakla (born 24 May 1972) is a
Belgian politician of
Moroccan origin. She started her career as member of the
Flemish Socialist Party. On 18 May 2003, she was directly elected to the
Belgian Senate by the Flemish electoral college. In 2004, she received the "Stichting Anti-Facisme (SAF) Prijs 2004" (Anti-Fascism Foundation Award 2004) "for her efforts and perseverance in the fight against fascism and racial discrimination".
On 13 May 2007, she left the social-democratic SP.a and joined
List Dedecker
Libertarian, Direct, Democratic ( nl, Libertair, Direct, Democratisch; LDD) is a conservative-liberal, libertarian, right-wing populist Flemish political party in Belgium.
The party surprised commentators by winning five seats in the Chamber an ...
, a new liberal party.
Bousakla also became a banker at Bpost after her political career. In 2013, she was diagnosed with
breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a re ...
.
References
External links
Official site(Only available in Dutch)
1972 births
Belgian people of Moroccan descent
Belgian Muslims
Libertair, Direct, Democratisch politicians
Flemish politicians
Living people
Socialistische Partij Anders politicians
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