Sanne Van Looy

Sanne Van Looy
Member of the Flemish Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 June 2024
Personal details
Born (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991
Deurne, Belgium
PartyNew Flemish Alliance

Sanne Van Looy (born 26 February 1991) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance party, she has served as a Member of the Flemish Parliament since 2024 representing the Antwerp constituency.

Biography

Van Looy was born in Deurne and grew up in Malle, Flanders where she attended school before studying in Italy and graduating with a degree from the University of Bologna. She then obtained a master's degree in history at KU Leuven before completing postgraduate studies in education at the University of Antwerp in 2014. Afterwards, she worked as a secondary school teacher in Hoogstraten. In 2022, she worked as a parliamentary assistant to N-VA politicians Kathleen Krekels and in 2024 was an advisor in the office of Flemish minister Zuhal Demir on education.[1]

In 2016, she was elected as a councilor for the N-VA in Malle and was appointed chairwoman of the N-VA's Malle branch. From 2019 to 2022 she served as an alderman for social mobility. In the 2024 Belgian regional elections Van Looy was elected to the Flemish Parliament.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sanne Van Looy (30) wordt eerste vrouwelijke burgemeester van Malle: "Dingen opgeven? Ik ga er net veel van terugkrijgen"". Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  2. ↑ "Kiezer stemt Sanne Van Looy (N-VA) in parlement: "Ik wil die job combineren met het burgemeesterschap"". Retrieved 2024-09-03.


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