title: Freya Perdaens
text: # Freya Perdaens
  
  Freya Perdaens (born 29 January 1989) is a Belgian-Flemish politician active within the N-VA.
  
  Perdaens became a member of the municipal council of Mechelen in 2016. In the municipal elections of 2018, the N-VA Mechelen department chose Perdaens as the list leader. Since then, she has served as leader of the opposition on Mechelen council as an N-VA municipal councilor.
  
  In the elections of 26 May 2019, Perdaens was elected as a Flemish Member of Parliament on the list of the N-VA in the Antwerp Constituency. After the election, she was designated by the N-VA as a state Senator. Perdaens is bisexual and has focused on LGBT rights in her political career.
  
  