Élisabeth Degryse
Élisabeth Degryse | |
|---|---|
| Minister-President of the French Community | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Yves Jeholet |
| Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 10 July 2024 – 18 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1980 Uccle, Belgium |
| Political party | Les Engagés |
| Alma mater | UCLouvain |
Élisabeth Degryse (born 22 September 1980) is a Belgian politician. A member of Les Engagés, she has been Minister-President of the French Community of Belgium since 16 July 2024, also responsible for the Budget, Higher Education, Culture and International and Intra-Francophone Relations. She was also a federal deputy in July 2024.
Early life and education
[edit]Degryse is the eldest of five children in a Brussels family. Her father was first a teacher then a politician and her mother, a social nurse and nursery director.[1] She studied humanities at the Institut Saint-André, in Ixelles, then she studied history and began a degree in political science at the Catholic University of Louvain.[1][2] After her studies, she became involved in a non-governmental organization in India.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Back in Belgium, Degryse worked in the department of the alderman for cleanliness for the city of Brussels.[1] She then followed the PSC MP Denis Grimberghs. She participated in the organization of the 2009 elections and then became deputy chief of staff to the Deputy Prime Minister Joëlle Milquet.[1] Degryse joined the Mutualité Chrétienne in 20113 and became deputy director of the structures managing supplementary and optional insurance. In 2013, she became director of the Saint-Michel mutuality (in Brussels).[1] At the beginning of 2015, she became national secretary of the Alliance of Christian Mutualities. In July 2020, she became the first woman to take on the role of vice-president of this organization.[1][3]
Political career
[edit]Degryse ran in the federal elections of June 2024 representing the party Les Engagés as head of the list with Pierre Kompany in second position in the constituency of Brussels.[4] She was elected on 9 June 2024[5] with 11,483 preferential votes. She took the oath on 10 July before the House of Representatives but she was appointed Minister-President of the French Community a few days later and took the oath before the King on 16 July.[6] She was replaced in the House by her substitute, Ismaël Nuino.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Degryse is married and has four children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h van de Woestyne, Francis (5 July 2020). "Elisabeth Degryse : "La solidarité, cela s'apprend très tôt"" (in French). La Libre. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Engagements multiples" (in French). Le Soir. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Van Reeth, Clara (20 July 2020). "Élisabeth Degryse, nouvelle vice-présidente de la Mutualité chrétienne: «La place du citoyen a été trop minimisée dans la gestion de cette crise»" (in French). Le Soir. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Clevers, Antoine (28 September 2023). "Elections 2024: Elisabeth Degryse désignée tête de liste pour Les Engagés à Bruxelles" (in French). La Libre. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Helas, Romain (10 June 2024). "De Julie Taton à Luc Hennart, voici le résultat de quinze "people" fraîchement débarqués dans les élections 2024 en Belgique" (in French). L'Avenir. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Prestation de serment d'Elisabeth Degryse" (in French). Site de la Monarchie belge. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Agence Belga (18 July 2024). "Plusieurs députés ont prêté serment à la Chambre" (in French). RTL info. Retrieved 20 July 2024.