Assita Kanko
Assita Kanko | |
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Assita Kanko in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Belgium | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Dutch-speaking electoral college |
| Member of the Ixelles City Council | |
| In office 14 October 2012 – 14 October 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Assita Adoua Kanko 14 July 1980 Godyr, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) |
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| Political party | N-VA (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | MR (2012–2018) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | JM International |
| Occupation | Journalist, politician, human rights activist |
| Website | www.assita-kanko.be |
Assita Adoua Kanko (born 14 July 1980) is a Burkinabé-born Belgian journalist, human rights activist, author and politician.
She was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019 representing the New Flemish Alliance and currently serves as a vice-chairwoman of the European Conservatives and Reformists group.