Greet Daems (born 11 September 1980) is a Belgian trade unionist, politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the

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, she has represented

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since June 2019. Daems was born on 11 September 1980 in Lier. She worked in the

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sector in

for 14 years, teaching

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to non-native speakers. She was a trade union representative for the

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(ACOD). She is active in the Islands of Peace (Vredeseilanden) and

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s as well as the

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. Daems was elected to the

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Geel Geel () is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Furthe ...

at the 2018 local election. She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election. She was re-elected at the 2024 federal election. Daems has two daughters and lives in Geel.

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1980 births 21st-century Belgian women politicians Members of the 55th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Members of the 56th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Belgian trade unionists Living people Local politicians in Belgium People from Geel Women members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Workers' Party of Belgium politicians {{Flanders-politician-stub