Cindy Franssen

Cindy Franssen (born 30 January 1976) is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.^[3]

Cindy Franssen MEP
Franssen in 2020
Member of the European Parliament for the Dutch-speaking electoral college of Belgium
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
Born	(1976-01-30) 30 January 1976 (age 49) Oudenaarde
Nationality	Belgian
Political party	Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
Alma mater	Ghent University
Occupation	Politician

Franssen has since been serving on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. She later also joined the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (2020)^[4] and the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic (2022).^[5][6] Cindy Franssen was also recognized as one of the 100 Influential Women in Oncology by OncoDaily.^[7]

In addition to her committee assignments, Franssen is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with India. She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty,^[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions,^[9] the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability^[10] and the MEPs Against Cancer group.^[11]