Kattrin Jadin

Kattrin Jadin (born 1 July 1980) is a Belgian judge. Since September 2022 she serves as a member of the Belgian Constitutional Court.

Kattrin Jadin, speaking at a party meeting in 2015

Career

She ran for the Chamber of Representatives for the first time in 2004, failing to be elected.[1] She ran again in 2007, successfully being elected. In 2009, she was named president of the Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt.

She was elected in 2007 and served in the federal parliament (2007-2022) and as president of the Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt.[2][3]

In 2015, she was part of the parliament's inquiry commission into the Volkswagen emissions scandal.[4]

In 2017, she stated that she was in favour of opening a debate on the legalisation of cannabis in Belgium.[5]

In 2019, she was among the candidates rumoured to be running for the leadership of the Reformist Movement.[6] In the end, she chose not to run, endorsing the campaign of Georges-Louis Bouchez instead.[7] In October 2019, she proposed a bill to extend the period in which it abortion is legal in Belgium from until 12 weeks after conception to until 18 weeks.[8][9]

In 2022 she was appointed a member of the Belgian Constitutional Court.[10]

Personal life

She has a degree in political science and international relations from the Université de Liège, graduating in 2003.

References
  1. "Kattrin Jadin, "Reynders girl" et adepte de la culture du débat". 2 December 2019.
  2. "Kattrin Jadin (MR) : "les germanophones enrichissent le débat en Wallonie"". 10 April 2009.
  3. "Permettre aux élues locales de siéger pendant le congé de maternité". 19 October 2007.
  4. "Kattrin Jadin zur Präsidentin der Sonderkommission „Dieselgate" berufen". BRF Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  5. "Cannabis: Kattrin Jadin (MR) veut ouvrir le débat sur la légalisation". 4 September 2018.
  6. "Kattrin Jadin sur la présidentielle au MR: "Et s'il y avait plutôt une femme de la situation?"". 4 October 2019.
  7. "Présidence du MR: Kattrin Jadin n'est pas candidate mais soutient Bouchez". 10 October 2019.
  8. "La députée MR Kattrin Jadin propose elle aussi une dépénalisation de l'avortement". Metro.
  9. "" non, l'IVG ne sera jamais un acte banal " Kattrin Jadin". 28 November 2019.
  10. Constitutional Court: Kattrin Jadin's appointment approved
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