Maggie De Block
Maggie Celine Louise De Block ([ˈmɛɡi sɛˈlin luˈiz də ˈblɔk], born 28 April 1962) is a Belgian politician of the Open VLD who has been chairing her party's group in the Chamber of Representatives since 2020.
Maggie De Block | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health and Social Affairs | |
| In office 11 October 2014 – 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès |
| Preceded by | Laurette Onkelinx |
| Succeeded by | Frank Vandenbroucke |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 25 July 2014 – 11 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Elio Di Rupo |
| Preceded by | Annemie Turtelboom |
| Succeeded by | Koen Geens |
| State Secretary of Asylum, Migration, Social Integration, and Poverty Reduction | |
| In office 6 December 2011 – 11 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Elio Di Rupo |
| Preceded by | Melchior Wathelet (Asylum and Migration) Philippe Courard (Social Integration and Poverty Reduction) |
| Succeeded by | Theo Francken (Asylum, Migration, and Reduction of Administrative Burden) Elke Sleurs (Poverty Reduction, Fraud Combat, and Science Policy) |
| Minister of Asylum and Migration | |
| In office 9 December 2018 – 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès |
| Preceded by | Theo Francken (As State Secretary of Asylum, Migration, and Reduction of Administrative Burden) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1962 Merchtem, Belgium |
| Political party | Open VLD (2007–present) VLD (1999–2007) |
| Alma mater | Free University of Brussels, dutch |
De Block served as Minister of Social Affairs and Health in the governments of Prime Ministers Charles Michel and Sophie Wilmès from 2014 until 2020. Following a reshuffle on 9 December 2018 to prevent the government's collapse, she additionally resumed responsibility for Asylum and Migration.
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