Funda Oru

Funda Oru (born 10 July 1985) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.^[1] A member of Vooruit, she has represented Limburg since June 2024.

Oru was born on 10 July 1985 in Heusden-Zolder and is of Turkish origin.^[1][2] She studied political sciences at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2003–2007).^[2][3] She worked at the Socialist Party Different (SP.A)'s research department in Limburg.^[2][3] She became an advisor at the federal Ministry of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy in 2022.^[2]

Oru was elected to the municipal council in Heusden-Zolder at the 2012 local election.^[4] She became Schepen (alderman) for youth, playgrounds, seniors, personnel and poverty reduction in 2014.^[5] She was re-elected at the 2018 local election.^[6] She contested the 2014 regional election as the SP.A's 13th placed substitute candidate in Limburg and received 6,725 preference votes.^[7] She contested the 2019 federal election as the SP.A's fifth placed candidate in Limburg but the party won only two seats in the constituency.^[8] Oru became vice-chair of Vooruit in 2019.^[2][3] She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election.^[9]