| Ellen Samyn | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1980 (1980-09-23) (age 44) Roeselare |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | Vlaams Belang |
Ellen Samyn (born 23 September 1980) is a Belgian-Flemish politician who has served as an MP in the Chamber of Representatives for the Vlaams Belang party since May 2019.
Samyn previously worked as an assistant to Vlaams Belang politician Gerolf Annemans. From 2007 to 2018, was a member of the OCMW council of Brasschaat. In the federal elections of May 2019, Samyn was elected to the Chamber of Representatives for the Antwerp constituency. She describes herself as "EU-critical" in her beliefs.
In Parliament Ellen Samyn is full Member of the Standing committees on Social Affairs and on Foreign Relations. In Flanders and Armenia she was noticed as a defender of the sovereignty and independence of Armenia and the now disappeared republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh).
Her husband, Dimitri Hoegaerts is a Vlaams Belang counsellor in Brasschaat since 1995.
References
- "La Chambre des représentants de Belgique". www.lachambre.be. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
- "De nieuwkomers van Vlaams Belang".
- Interview Ellen Samyn op reactnieuws.net.
- "De nieuwkomers van Vlaams Belang".
- Dimitri Hoegaerts trekt Vlaams Belang-lijst, Het Laatste Nieuws, 21 maart 2018.
- 1980 births
- Members of the 55th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
- Members of the 56th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
- Belgian eurosceptics
- Flemish politicians
- Living people
- People from Brasschaat
- People from Roeselare
- Vlaams Belang politicians
- Women members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)