Cindy Franssen Explained

Party:Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
Constituency Mp:the Dutch-speaking electoral college of Belgium
Term Start:2 July 2019[1] [2]
Parliament:European
Birth Date:30 January 1976
Birth Place:Oudenaarde
Nationality:Belgian
Alma Mater:Ghent University

Cindy Franssen (born 30 January 1976) is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[3]

Franssen has since been serving on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. She later also joined the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (2020)[4] and the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic (2022).[5] [6] Cindy Franssen was also recognized as one of the 100 Influential Women in Oncology by OncoDaily.[7]

In addition to her committee assignments, Franssen is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with India. She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions,[9] the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability[10] and the MEPs Against Cancer group.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Key dates ahead. European Parliament . 28 May 2019 . en . 20 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Key dates ahead. BBC News . 28 May 2019 . en . 22 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Far-right and far-left gains in Belgian European Parliament elections. Flanders. News. 27 May 2019. vrtnws.be. 10 June 2019.
  4. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sed/doc/news/flash/24221/Full%20Members%20new%20committees_09-07-2020_en.pdf Members of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer
  5. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sedcms/documents/PRIORITY_INFO/558/Composition%20nominative%20des%20commissions%20PEGA%20COVI%20ING2_24.03.2022_EN.pdf Members of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic
  6. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220321IPR25923/parliament-names-meps-to-sit-on-three-new-committees Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees
  7. Web site: 100 Influential Women in Oncology: Key Opinion Leaders to follow on Social Media in 2023 . OncoDaily.
  8. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-fighting-against-poverty.pdf Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty
  9. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-trade-unions.pdf Intergroup on Trade Unions
  10. http://edf-feph.org/members-disability-intergroup-epp Members of the Disability Intergroup - EPP
  11. https://www.europeancancerleagues.org/meps-against-cancer-about-meps-against-cancer-2/ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature

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