Theo Francken
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
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Assumed office 6 July 2010 |
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| Born |
7 February 1978 Lubbeek, Flemish Brabant |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | New Flemish Alliance (CD&V) |
| Residence | Linden |
| Website | http://www.n-va.be/cv/theo-francken |
Theo Francken (born 7 February 1978 in Lubbeek, Flemish Brabant) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to CD&V. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.
He is mayor of Lubbeek since January 2013.
He is Secretary of State for Asylum, Migration and Administrative Simplification in the Michel Government since October 2014.
In October 2014 several political parties demanded Francken's and Ben Weyts' resignation after the two were present at the birthday of Bob Maes, a former member of the Vlaams Nationaal Verbond, a party who collaborated with the Nazis in the Second World War. In the same month Theo Francken also came in stormy waters after the likking of some old mails with homophobic statements and a Facebook post where he questioned the "added value" that immigrants from Morocco, Congo and Algeria bring to the Belgian economy. Subsequently, Theo Francken apologised in the federal parliament.
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