Joëlle Milquet

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Joëlle F.G.M. Milquet (born February 17, 1961 in Charleroi) is a Belgian politician from the Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH).

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[edit] Education

She graduated in law at the Université Catholique de Louvain in 1984. In 1985, she graduated in European law at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)

[edit] Career

She started her career at the Bar in Brussels. From 1995 to 1999 she was a delegate to the Belgian Senate. She has been the president of her party since and played a prominent role in the 2007-2008 formation negotiations which led to a new government in March 2008, the Leterme I Government. She is now Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities in the Leterme I Government, which took office on March 20, 2008. [1] During the negotiations she was given the nickname "Madame Non" by the media for her fierce resistance against the constitutional reform that would give more autonomy to the different communities of Belgium.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 20 March 2008 – Royal Orders. Government – Dismissals – Appointments (Dutch/French) pp. 3–4. The Belgian Official Journal (2008-03-21). Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  2. ^ Milquet: "Ik ben niet 'madame non'", Knack, 24 aug 2007 (DUTCH)

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