Farah Jacquet
Farah Jacquet | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2024 | |
| Constituency | Namur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1985 Dinant, Belgium |
| Party | Workers' Party of Belgium |
Farah Jacquet (born 10 May 1985) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, she has represented Namur since June 2024.
Jacquet was born on 10 May 1985 in Dinant. She has been a train conductor for the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB) since 2006 and a trade union representative for the General Union of Public Services (CGSP) since 2011.
Jacquet has been a member of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) since 2014. She was elected to the municipal council in Namur at the 2018 local election. She also contested the election for the provincial council in Namur but the party failed to win any seats in the province. She contested the 2019 European election as the PTB's fourth placed candidate in the French-speaking electoral college but the party won only a single seat in the constituency. She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election.
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 local | Namur municipality | Workers' Party of Belgium | 510 | Elected | |
| 2018 provincial | Namur province | Workers' Party of Belgium | 543 | Not elected | |
| 2019 European | French-speaking | Workers' Party of Belgium | 19,862 | Not elected | |
| 2024 federal | Namur | Workers' Party of Belgium | 4,970 | Elected | |