Cindy Franssen
Cindy Franssen was born on 30 January in Oudenaarde (Belgium). She is a member of the Belgian Senate as Community Senator for the Flemish Christian Democratic Party (CD&V).
Political Career
She started her political career as councillor of the province of Oost Vlaanderen from 2002 to 2007. Franssen was also chairman of the Public Office of Social Welfare in Wortegem-Petegem. She was councillor in Oudenaarde from 2006 to 2012. Since 2007, she has been a member of the Flemish Parliament for CD&V. She is currently Vice-president of the CD&V, a position she has held since 2011. She has been a Community Senator in the Belgian Senate since 2014.
Education
She graduated in political science from the University of Gent.
