Rajae Maouane

Maouane in 2021

Rajae Maouane (pronounced [ʁaʒa mawan]; born 3 July 1989) is a Belgian politician who served co-president of Ecolo.

Biography

Rajae Maouane was born on 3 July 1989 in Uccle to a family of Moroccan Belgians. Her father was a laborer and her mother was a housewife.[1] Maouane completed her secondary studies at the Catholic school Institut Maris Stella in Laeken. She is a passionate football player and fan.[2]

During her studies as a bachelor in communications between 2009 and 2012 at the Institut supérieur de formation sociale et de communication (ISFSC), a Catholic High School, Maouane did internships in 2010 for the satirical newspaper Pan and in 2011 at the internal communication and press relations branches of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company.[3][4]

Political life

Maouane's first contacts with the political sphere began when she was a student, and after completing her studies she served as for the press service for Ecolo. From 2013 to 2018, Maouane served as an assistant to Sarah Turine, échevin of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, where she also served as political co-secretary of the party's local chapter.

Since 2016, Maouane has served as the co-president for the Brussels regional branch of Ecolo. Additionally, she was elected to the Communal Council of Molenbeek in December 2018 and to the Brussels-Capital Region Parliament in the 2019 Belgian regional elections. As a member of the Brussels Regional Parliament, Maouane also has a seat in the Parliament of the French Community of Belgium.[4]

For the 2019 Brussels regional elections, Maouane was designated fourth on the Ecolo party list. Maouane was elected to the fourth spot on the list with 4,297 votes.[5]

In August 2019, Maouane declared her candidacy as co-president of Ecolo on a ticket with Jean-Marc Nollet [fr].[1] At the party's general assembly in Namur, Maouane and Nollet, without any other opponent, received 92% of votes.[6] Upon her election as co-president, she resigned her posts in the Brussels and French Community Parliaments. She was succeeded in both offices by Margaux De Ré [fr].[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Maxime Biermé (26 August 2019). "Rajae Maouane, le pari d'une Ecolo sociale mais pas bobo". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Jean-Marc Nollet-Rajae Maouane, seul duo à se présenter à la coprésidence d'Ecolo". L'Avenir (in French). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ LinkedIn page of Rajae Maouane
  4. ^ a b "Rajae Maouane, jeune élue molenbeekoise éprise de justice sociale". Le Vif/L'Express (in French). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. ^ Isabelle Anneet (27 May 2019). "Portrait de députée: Rajae Maouane, Molenbeek dans la peau". La Capitale (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Jean-Marc Nollet et Rajae Maouane élus à la coprésidence d'Ecolo avec 92% des suffrages". Le Soir (in French). 15 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ Isabelle Anneet (17 September 2019). "Margaux De Ré (Ecolo), la députée inattendue". La Capitale (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2020.