Cindy Franssen (born 30 January 1976) is a Belgian politician of the

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(CD&V) who was elected as a

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. Franssen has since been serving on the

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and the

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. She later also joined the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (2020) and the

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on the

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(2022). Cindy Franssen was also recognized as one of the 100 Influential Women in Oncology by OncoDaily. In addition to her committee assignments, Franssen is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with

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. She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty, the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions, the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability and the

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group.MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature

References

1976 births Living people MEPs for Belgium 2019–2024 21st-century women MEPs for Belgium Christian Democratic and Flemish MEPs Christian Democratic and Flemish politicians Ghent University alumni People from Oudenaarde 21st-century Belgian women politicians Bearers of the Leopold Order {{Flanders-politician-stub