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 the CDH party since, and played a prominent role in the 2007-2008 formation negotiations for the Leterme I Government.[1] During the government formation negotiations she was given the nickname "Madame Non" (Miss No) by the Flemish media for her fierce resistance against the constitutional reform that would give more autonomy to the different communities of Belgium.[2]
She was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities in the Leterme I Government, which took office on March 20, 2008.
When the Leterme I government failed, Joëlle Milquet retained her seat on the new Van Rompuy I Government.
[edit] References
- ^ "20 March 2008 – Royal Orders. Government – Dismissals – Appointments" (in Dutch/French). The Belgian Official Journal. 2008-03-21. pp. 3–4. http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/mopdf/2008/03/21_2.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ Milquet: "Ik ben niet 'madame non'", Knack, 24 aug 2007 (DUTCH)
[edit] External links
- Joëlle Milquet Official website
- (French) Joëlle Milquet on the Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH) web site
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