Françoise Schepmans (born 18 June 1960,

Sint-Agatha-Berchem Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (French, ) or Sint-Agatha-Berchem ( Dutch, ), often simply called Berchem, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Gans ...

) is a Belgian politician for the

Mouvement Réformateur The Reformist Movement (french: Mouvement Réformateur, MR) is a liberalism in Belgium, liberal French Community of Belgium, French-speaking Political parties in Belgium, political party in Belgium. MR is traditionally a Conservative liberalism, c ...

, a French-speaking liberal party in Belgium. She has been a member of the

Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) ( French: ''Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale'', Dutch: ''Parlement van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Ge ...

and the

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since 2019. She was also Mayor of

Molenbeek ( French, ) or (Dutch, ), often simply called Molenbeek, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, from which it is separated ...

from 2013–2018, and was shortlisted for

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in 2018.

Honours

Officer of the Order of Leopold (2009)

References

Living people 1960 births People from Sint-Agatha-Berchem People from Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Université libre de Bruxelles alumni 20th-century Belgian women politicians 20th-century Belgian politicians 21st-century Belgian women politicians 21st-century Belgian politicians Women mayors of places in Belgium Order of Leopold (Belgium) Members of the Parliament of the French Community Members of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region {{Belgium-mayor-stub