Sophie De Wit (born 28 August 1973 in
Deurne) is a
Belgian
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politician and is affiliated to the
N-VA
The New Flemish Alliance ( nl, Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie, N-VA) is a Flemish nationalist and conservative political party in Belgium. The party was founded in 2001 by the right-leaning fraction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU).
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. She was elected as a member of the
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , formerly called Flemish Council or ''Vlaamse Raad'') constitutes the legislative power in Flanders for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and as a cultural communi ...
in 2009.
On 6 July 2010 her membership came to an end as she became that day a member of the
Belgian Chamber of Representatives
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after being elected in June 2010.
She has also been mayor of
Aartselaar
Aartselaar (, old spelling: ''Aertselaer'') is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Aartselaar proper. In 2021, Aartselaar had a total population of 14,455. The total area is 10.93& ...
since 2013.
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1973 births
Living people
Members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
Members of the Flemish Parliament
New Flemish Alliance politicians
Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni
People from Aartselaar
People from Deurne, Belgium
Women mayors of places in Belgium
21st-century Belgian politicians
21st-century Belgian women politicians
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