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Meryame Kitir
Meryame Kitir
	Kitir in 2019
Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy
	In office; 1 October 2020 – 17 December 2022
Monarch	Philippe
Prime Minister	Alexander De Croo
Preceded by	Alexander De Croo
Succeeded by	Caroline Gennez
Leader of Forward in the Chamber of Representatives
	In office; 1 October 2015 – 1 October 2020
Preceded by	Karin Temmerman
Succeeded by	Melissa Depraetere
Member of the Chamber of Representatives from Limburg
	In office; 28 June 2007 – 1 October 2020
Succeeded by	Bert Moyaers
Personal details
Born	20 April 1980 (age 44); Maasmechelen, Belgium
Political party	Forward
Residence(s)	Genk, Belgium
Education	Saint Barbara Institute
Website	Party website

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Meryame Kitir (born 20 April 1980) is a Belgian politician of the Forward party who served as the Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy in the De Croo Government from October 2020 until December 2022, although the last two months she was out on sick leave. She has also been serving on the Genk municipal council since 2019, and previously sat on the Maasmechelen municipal council from 2006 to 2016.

Political career

Kitir has been a member of the Chamber of Representatives since June 2007. In 2015, she became leader of her party's parliamentary group.^[1] She is known for her fiery manner in addressing issues, commonly having to do with the specific problems faced by the vast labour force of the Limburg province she represents.^[2]^[3]

Other activities

African Development Bank (AfDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2020–2022)^[4]
Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (2020–2022)^[5]
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (2020–2022)^[6]
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (2020–2022)^[7]
World Bank, Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (2020–2022)^[8]

References

^ "sp.a | Meryame Kitir Lid parlement". sp.a sociaal netwerk (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "Meryame Kitir houdt emotioneel betoog". deredactie.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "Kitir laat Michel in de spiegel kijken". VTM NIEUWS (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ 2020 Annual Report African Development Bank (AfDB).
^ Board of Governors Asian Development Bank (ADB).
^ Board of Governors Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
^ Board of Governors World Bank.

[1] "sp.a | Meryame Kitir Lid parlement". sp.a sociaal netwerk (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[2] "Meryame Kitir houdt emotioneel betoog". deredactie.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[3] "Kitir laat Michel in de spiegel kijken". VTM NIEUWS (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[4] 2020 Annual Report African Development Bank (AfDB).

[5] Board of Governors Asian Development Bank (ADB).

[6] Board of Governors Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

[7] Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

[8] Board of Governors World Bank.

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