Education
Ghent University.
Ghent University.
From 2007 till 2010, she was a representative in the Belgian Chamber for the electoral arrondissement Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde. In 2000, Van der Straeten obtained a degree in African Studies at the Ghent University (UGent). In 2008, she also obtained a Law degree at the Free University of Brussels (VUB).
On 10 June 2007 she was elected a representative in the Belgian federal parliament for the first time.
Three years later, at the 2010 election, she wasn"t re-elected. Timeline
10/06/2007 – 13/06/2010: Representative (constituency of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde).
She is member of the party Groen!. As from October 2010 she is active as a member of the Brussels bar (advocaat).