Maggie De Block
Maggie Celine Louise De Block (born 28 April 1962) is a Belgian politician. She is a member of the Flemish liberal party Open Vld.[1] She is the Minister of Social Affairs and Health since 2014 serving under the Charles Michel government.
Maggie De Block | |
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| Minister of Social Affairs and Health | |
| Assumed office 11 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel |
| Preceded by | Laurette Onkelinx |
| 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) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1962 Merchtem, Belgium |
| Political party | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats |
Critics have said that she does not set the right example as Health Minister due to her obesity and contracting type two diabetes, and she has answered that "I know I'm not a model but you have to see what's inside, not the packaging."[2]
References
- ↑ "Madame Maggie De Block". Belgium.be. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ Is she too fat to be a Health Minister?. Mirror. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/fat-health-minister-critics-attack-4435156.