Elke Sleurs
| Elke Sleurs | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Poverty Reduction, Equal Opportunities, People with Disabilities, Urban Policy and Scientific Policy | |
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Assumed office 11 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel |
| Senator | |
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In office 13 June 2010 – 24 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 February 1968 Ghent, East Flanders |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | N-VA |
| Residence | Ghent |
| Website | http://www.n-va.be/cv/elke-sleurs |
Elke Sleurs (born 6 February 1968 in Ghent) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA.
Sleurs is a gynaecologist. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.[1] After the 2014 elections Sleurs was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament and a regional senator.[2] However, in October 2014 she became Secretary of State for Poverty Reduction, Equal Opportunities, People With Disabilities, Combating Fraud and Scientific Policy in the Michel Government. On 21 May 2015, she became secretary of state for Urban Policy, but handed over the Combating Fraud portolio to colleague Johan Van Overtveldt. [3]
Notes
- ↑ "Belgische Senaat" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ Profile of Elke Sleurs on the website of the Flemish Parliament
- ↑ Sleurs (N-VA):"This is not a demotion"
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