Meyrem Almaci
Meyrem Almaci | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2007 | |
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| Born | 25 February 1976 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian/Turkish |
| Political party | Groen |
| Residence | Berchem (Antwerp) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Official website |
Meyrem Almaci (born 25 February 1976, in Sint-Niklaas) is a Belgian (Flemish) politician and member of the ecological party Groen!. On 10 June 2007, she was elected into the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the first time. In 2010, she was re-elected.
She is the leader of Groen! (and Ecolo) in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.
Career
Almaci a master's degree in comparative cultural science from Ghent University. In 2000, she founded the Agalev section Sint-Gillis-Waas and she became councillor in the same year. She has worked as a scientific worker in research projects at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven as from 2002 about study choices and the study success of immigrants in higher studies. In 2006, she moved to Berchem, a district of Antwerp, where she has become district Councillor.
Personal life
Almaci was born to a Turkish immigrant family hailing from Kozluçay in Yalvaç, Isparta Province. She had 10 siblings, two of whom died young.[1] She has dual Turkish-Belgian citizenship and is married with two children.
References
External links
Media related to Meyrem Almaci at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Biography at Groen! website