Sofie Joosen | |
Office1: | Member of the Flemish Parliament |
Term Start1: | 25 May 2014 |
Office2: | Mayor of Duffel |
Term Start2: | 2018 |
Birth Date: | 1986 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Duffel |
Nationality: | Belgian |
Party: | N-VA |
Residence: | Duffel |
Sofie Joosen (born April 7, 1986) is a Belgian politician for the N-VA.
Joosen trained as a dental assistant before getting involved in politics. She was a board member for the N-VA in her hometown of Duffel and was co-founder of the local Jong N-VA youth wing branch.[1] [2] In the municipal elections of 2012, she was elected as a municipal councilor of Duffel. After the municipal elections of 2018, Joosen became mayor of Duffel, making her the youngest mayor of a town in Belgium at the time.[1] Since the 2014 Belgian regional elections, she has been a member of the Flemish Parliament for the Antwerp list. In the parliament, she focuses on matters related to housing.[3] [4]