Katrien Houtmeyers | |
Office: | Flemish Parliament |
Term Start: | 2nd July 2024 |
Birth Date: | df=yes 22 January 1981 |
Birth Place: | Leuven, Belgium |
Nationality: | Belgian |
Citizenship: | Belgium |
Party: | New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) |
Alma Mater: | KU Leuven |
Katrien Houtmeyers (born 22 January 1981) is a Belgian businesswoman and politician active within the N-VA party.
Houtmeyers was born and raised in Leuven, Belgium. In 2003, she obtained a master's degree in psychology at the KU Leuven. She founded a communications company before becoming the co-owner of a garden furniture store. In the Belgian municipal elections of 2018, she was elected municipal councilor in Leuven.[1] Since the 2019 Belgian federal election, she has served as an MP in the Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish Brabant constituency.[2] [3] [4] During the Belgian regional elections of 9th June 2024 Houtmeyers was elected as MP in the Flemish Parliament.