Anja M. M. G. Vanrobaeys (born 19 November 1968) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of

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, she has represented

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since June 2019. Vanrobaeys was born on 19 November 1968 in

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, Germany. She has lived in Erpe since she was eight years old. Vanrobaeys was elected to the

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in Erpe-Mere at the 2006 local election. She was re-elected at the

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and

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local elections. In March 2021 she announced that she was resigning from the municipal council in Erpe-Mere and moving to Aalst so that se can take part in politics there. She contested the 2009 regional election as the

Socialist Party Different Vooruit (, Dutch for Forward) is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. It was formerly known as the (Flemish) Socialist Party (1978–2001: ''Socialistische Partij'', SP; 2001–2021: ''Socialistische Partij Anders'' , , SP. ...

(SP.A)'s 22nd placed candidate in

but was not elected. Vanrobaeys contested the 2010 federal election as the SP.A's 15th placed candidate in

but the party won only three seats in the constituency. She contested the 2014 federal election as the SP.A's second placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 3,478

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. She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election. She was re-elected at the 2024 federal election.

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1968 births 21st-century Belgian women politicians German emigrants to Belgium Living people Local politicians in Belgium Members of the 55th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Members of the 56th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) People from Aalst, Belgium Vooruit (political party) politicians Women members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) {{Flanders-politician-stub