Ayşe Yiğit

Ayşe Yiğit (born 1 October 1972) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, she has represented Hainaut since June 2024. She had previously been a member of the Senate from 2019 to 2024.

Yiğit was born on 1 October 1972 in Taşlıgedik, Çaykara, Turkey. Her father Niyazi Yiğit migrated to Limburg in the mid-1980s to teach and later brought his family to Belgium. Yiğit then returned to Turkey to finish her education, graduating with a degree in communication sciences and journalism from Ege University. She settled in Belgium permanently in 1998. She is a translator and interpreter and has worked for Babel Vlaamse Tolkentelefoon, .

Yiğit joined the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) in 2015 and was active in its women's wing, Marianne (now Zelle). She contested the 2018 local election as the PTB's first placed candidate for the municipal council in Houthalen-Helchteren but the party failed to win any seats in the municipality. She contested the 2019 federal election as the PTB's first placed candidate in Limburg but the party failed to win any seats in the constituency. She was co-opted to the Senate in July 2019. She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election.

Yiğit has a daughter and son.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |+ Electoral history of Ayşe Yiğit ! scope=col|Election ! scope=col|Constituency ! scope=col colspan="2"|Party ! scope=col|Votes ! scope=col|Result |- | 2018 local || Houthalen-Helchteren || style="background:;"| || Workers' Party of Belgium || align=right| || Not elected |- | 2019 federal || Limburg || style="background:;"| || Workers' Party of Belgium || align=right| || Not elected |- | 2024 federal || Hainaut || style="background:;"| || Workers' Party of Belgium || align=right| || Elected |} Provided by Wikipedia