Isabelle Simonis

Isabelle Simonis (born 4 March 1967) is a Belgian politician from the Socialist Party.

Isabelle Simonis
President of the Parliament of the French Community
In office 19 July 2004 – 27 October 2004
Preceded by	Freddy Deghilage
Succeeded by	Jean-François Istasse
Personal details
Born	(1967-03-04) 4 March 1967 (age 58) Ougrée, Belgium
Political party	Socialist Party

Simonis studied communication, and she was active in the socialist women's rights movement.

Political career

• 2003-2004: Secretary of state for family and persons with a handicap
• 2004: Chairperson of the Parliament of the French Community. She had to resign after a scandal about the use of public funds for projects with the objective to obtain the votes of migrants for her party^[1]
• 2004–present: Member of the Walloon Parliament and the Parliament of the French Community
• 2007–present: Mayor of Flémalle