Anja Vanrobaeys

Anja M. M. G. Vanrobaeys (born 19 November 1968) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit, she has represented East Flanders since June 2019.

Vanrobaeys was born on 19 November 1968 in Lüdenscheid, Germany.

Vanrobaeys was elected to the municipal council in Erpe-Mere at the 2006 local election. She was re-elected at the 2012 and 2018 local elections. In March 2021 she announced that she was resigning from the municipal council in Erpe-Mere and moving to Aalst so that se can take part in politics there.

Vanrobaeys contested the 2010 federal election as the SP.A's 15th placed candidate in East Flanders but the party won only three seats in the constituency. She contested the 2014 federal election as the SP.A's second placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 3,478 preference votes. She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election. She was re-elected at the 2024 federal election.

+ Electoral history of Anja VanrobaeysElectionConstituencyPartyVotesResult 2006 local Erpe-Mere Socialist Party Different-Spirit-Groen Elected 2009 regional East Flanders Socialist Party Different Not elected 2010 federal East Flanders Socialist Party Different Not elected 2012 local Erpe-Mere Socialist Party Different-Groen Elected 2018 local Erpe-Mere Socialist Party Different-Groen Elected 2019 federal East Flanders Socialist Party Different Elected 2024 federal East Flanders Vooruit Elected