Freya Perdaens Explained

Freya Perdaens
Office:Member of the Flemish Parliament
Term Start:2019
Office1:Senator
Term Start1:2019
Birth Date:1989 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Mechelen
Nationality:Belgian
Party:N-VA
Residence:Antwerp

Freya Perdaens (born 29 January 1989) is a Belgian-Flemish politician active within the N-VA.

Perdaens became a member of the municipal council of Mechelen in 2016. In the municipal elections of 2018, the N-VA Mechelen department chose Perdaens as the list leader. Since then, she has served as leader of the opposition on Mechelen council as an N-VA municipal councilor.[1] [2]

In the elections of 26 May 2019, Perdaens was elected as a Flemish Member of Parliament on the list of the N-VA in the Antwerp Constituency. After the election, she was designated by the N-VA as a state Senator.[3] [4] Perdaens is bisexual and has focused on LGBT rights in her political career.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: N-VA Mechelen verrast met Freya Perdaens als uitdager van Bart Somers. 17 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Historisch: Zes Mechelaars verkozen.
  3. Web site: Freya Perdaens | Vlaams Parlement.
  4. Web site: Freya Perdaens.
  5. Web site: Mechelaars houden charmeoffensief voor holebi's.