Sabine Poleyn (born 27 November 1973) is a

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politician for the

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party. Born in

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, Poleyn studied

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at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Then she studied Development at the Université de Liège, and was an Erasmus student in

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. After her training Poleyn combined two jobs; working for seven years in education and five years as coordinator of a network of Christian-inspired solidarity. In 2000, Poleyn became a member of the municipal council of

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. In 2004, she was on the Flemish elected representative from West Flanders. In 2006, she won 1970 votes and she has since been in the municipal council. She is also a member of the Police of the area of

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since 2001. In the

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, Poleyn is on the committees for Education, Foreign Countries and Youth. She is the Youth and Development Spokesperson for CD&V. In the elections of 25 May 2014, Poleyn was seventh on the Flemish list. She was not re-elected. At the end of 2014, the Flemish Government delegated her as a director at Syntra Flanders. Poleyn was married to Stefaan Bonte in 2005.

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