Farah Jacquet

Farah Jacquet (born 10 May 1985) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.^[1] A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, she has represented Namur since June 2024.

Farah Jacquet
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 2024
Constituency	Namur
Personal details
Born	(1985-05-10) 10 May 1985 (age 40) Dinant, Belgium
Political party	Workers' Party of Belgium

Jacquet was born on 10 May 1985 in Dinant.^[1] She has been a train conductor for the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB) since 2006 and a trade union representative for the General Union of Public Services (CGSP) since 2011.^[2]

Jacquet has been a member of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) since 2014.^[2] She was elected to the municipal council in Namur at the 2018 local election.^[3] She also contested the election for the provincial council in Namur but the party failed to win any seats in the province.^[4] She contested the 2019 European election as the PTB's fourth placed candidate in the French-speaking electoral college but the party won only a single seat in the constituency.^[5] She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election.^[6][7]

Electoral history of Farah Jacquet

Election	Constituency	Party		Votes	Result
2018 local[3]	Namur municipality		Workers' Party of Belgium	510	Elected
2018 provincial[4]	Namur province		Workers' Party of Belgium	543	Not elected
2019 European[5]	French-speaking		Workers' Party of Belgium	19,862	Not elected
2024 federal[6]	Namur		Workers' Party of Belgium	4,970	Elected