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'''Sophie Wilmès''' ({{IPA-fr|sɔfi wilmɛs}}; born 15 January 1975) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician who was the [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] from 2019 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premier.be/en|title=Prime Minister of Belgium|website=www.premier.be|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> She is the first woman to hold the post.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.demorgen.be/politiek/de-eerste-vrouwelijke-premier-van-belgie-staat-voor-een-ondankbare-taak~b5774dd8/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2F|title=De eerste vrouwelijke premier van België staat voor een ondankbare taak|language=nl|website=demorgen.be}}</ref> She was appointed to lead the [[Wilmès I Government|Wilmès I caretaker Government]] in 2019 before forming a permanent government in March 2020.
'''Sophie Wilmès''' ({{IPA-fr|sɔfi wilmɛs}}; born 15 January 1975) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician who has been serving as [[List of Foreign Ministers of Belgium|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] in the [[De Croo government|government]] of [[Prime Minister of Belgium|Prime Minister]] [[Alexander De Croo]] since 2020; she is the country's first female foreign minister.<ref>Marine Strauss (October 1, 2020), [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26M75Y Finally, a government after 652 days: New Belgian PM debuts at EU summit] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
Wilmès briefly served as the [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] from 2019 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premier.be/en|title=Prime Minister of Belgium|website=www.premier.be|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> She was the first woman to hold the post.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.demorgen.be/politiek/de-eerste-vrouwelijke-premier-van-belgie-staat-voor-een-ondankbare-taak~b5774dd8/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2F|title=De eerste vrouwelijke premier van België staat voor een ondankbare taak|language=nl|website=demorgen.be}}</ref> She was appointed to lead the [[Wilmès I Government|Wilmès I caretaker Government]] in 2019 before forming a permanent government in March 2020.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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== Political career ==
== Political career ==
In 2000, she became a councillor in [[Uccle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/75966/british-immigration-officials-deployed-to-zeebrugge-in-crackdown-against-organised-smuggling/|title=UK immigration officials sent to Zeebrugge in crackdown against organised smuggling|date=29 October 2019|website=The Brussels Times|language=en|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> From 2007 to 2014 Wilmès was First Alderman in charge of Finance, Budget, Francophone Education, Communication and Local Businesses for the town of [[Sint-Genesius-Rode]]. From 2014 to 2015 she was a provincial councillor for the province of [[Flemish Brabant]]. In October 2014 she was elected to the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]].<ref name="whoami"/>
In 2000, Wilmès became a councillor in [[Uccle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/75966/british-immigration-officials-deployed-to-zeebrugge-in-crackdown-against-organised-smuggling/|title=UK immigration officials sent to Zeebrugge in crackdown against organised smuggling|date=29 October 2019|website=The Brussels Times|language=en|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> From 2007 to 2014 Wilmès was First Alderman in charge of Finance, Budget, Francophone Education, Communication and Local Businesses for the town of [[Sint-Genesius-Rode]]. From 2014 to 2015 she was a provincial councillor for the province of [[Flemish Brabant]]. In October 2014 she was elected to the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]].<ref name="whoami"/>


In September 2015, [[Hervé Jamar]] announced that he would resign on 1 October 2015 because he was selected as the governor of the province of [[Liège (province)|Liège]]. Sophie Wilmès was selected to succeed him as minister of the budget in the [[Michel I Government]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/28/belgium-first-female-pm-sophie-wilmes|title=Belgium gets first female PM as Sophie Wilmès takes office|last=Rankin|first=Jennifer|date=28 October 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=29 October 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In December 2018 she became Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy in the [[Michel II Government]]. On 27 October 2019 she became the first female [[Prime Minister of Belgium]], succeeding [[Charles Michel]]. She led a [[caretaker government]] while negotiations proceeded to form a new coalition government.<ref name=":0" /> On 16 March 2020, in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, she was nominated by the King to form a [[Wilmès II Government|permanent minority government]] by default.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/belgium-hands-powers-to-caretaker-pm-sophie-wilmes-to-fight-covid-19 |title=Belgium hands powers to caretaker PM to fight Covid-19 after 15-month stalemate|date=16 March 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> She was sworn in the day after.
In September 2015, [[Hervé Jamar]] announced that he would resign on 1 October 2015 because he was selected as the governor of the province of [[Liège (province)|Liège]]. Wilmès was selected to succeed him as minister of the budget in the [[Michel I Government]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/28/belgium-first-female-pm-sophie-wilmes|title=Belgium gets first female PM as Sophie Wilmès takes office|last=Rankin|first=Jennifer|date=28 October 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=29 October 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In December 2018 she became Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy in the [[Michel II Government]].
On 27 October 2019 Wilmès became the first female [[Prime Minister of Belgium]], succeeding [[Charles Michel]]. She led a [[caretaker government]] while negotiations proceeded to form a new coalition government.<ref name=":0" /> On 16 March 2020, in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, she was nominated by the King to form a [[Wilmès II Government|permanent minority government]] by default.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/belgium-hands-powers-to-caretaker-pm-sophie-wilmes-to-fight-covid-19 |title=Belgium hands powers to caretaker PM to fight Covid-19 after 15-month stalemate|date=16 March 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> She was sworn in the day after.


On 1 October 2020, [[De Croo Government|new majority government]], led by finance minister [[Alexander De Croo]] of [[Open VLD]], was formed. In this government Wilmès became foreign minister.
On 1 October 2020, [[De Croo Government|new majority government]], led by finance minister [[Alexander De Croo]] of [[Open VLD]], was formed. In this government Wilmès became foreign minister.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

In May 2009 Wilmès married Australian [[Chris Stone (footballer)|Chris Stone]] and they have three daughters Victoria, Charlotte, and Elizabeth. Stone has a son, Jonathan, from a previous relationship.<ref>{{Cite web
In May 2009 Wilmès married Australian [[Chris Stone (footballer)|Chris Stone]] and they have three daughters Victoria, Charlotte, and Elizabeth. Stone has a son, Jonathan, from a previous relationship.<ref>{{Cite web
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Revision as of 08:31, 4 October 2020

Her Excellency
Sophie Wilmès
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2020
Prime MinisterAlexander De Croo
Preceded byPhilippe Goffin
52nd Prime Minister of Belgium
In office
27 October 2019 – 1 October 2020
MonarchPhilippe
DeputyKoen Geens
Alexander De Croo
Didier Reynders (2019)
David Clarinval
Preceded byCharles Michel
Succeeded byAlexander De Croo
Minister of Budget
In office
1 October 2015 – 27 October 2019
Prime MinisterCharles Michel
Preceded byHervé Jamar
Succeeded byDavid Clarinval
Personal details
Born (1975-01-15) 15 January 1975 (age 49)
Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
Political partyReformist Movement
SpouseChris Stone
Children4
ParentPhilippe Wilmès (father)
EducationSaint-Louis University, Brussels
IHECS

Sophie Wilmès (French pronunciation: [sɔfi wilmɛs]; born 15 January 1975) is a Belgian politician who has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 2020; she is the country's first female foreign minister.[1]

Wilmès briefly served as the Prime Minister of Belgium from 2019 to 2020.[2] She was the first woman to hold the post.[3] She was appointed to lead the Wilmès I caretaker Government in 2019 before forming a permanent government in March 2020.

Early life

Wilmès was born on 15 January 1975[4] in the Ixelles municipality of the Brussels Capital Region.[5] Her father Philippe Wilmès (d. 2010) was a banker and professor of business who served as chief of staff to Jean Gol of the Liberal Reformist Party. Her paternal grandparents were killed in the bombing of Limal during World War II.[6] Her mother is Jewish.[7] She grew up in the town of Grez-Doiceau in Wallonia and studied at university in Brussels, moving to the Flemish suburb Sint-Genesius-Rode as an adult. She has a degree in applied communication and a degree in financial management (Saint-Louis University, Brussels). She worked as an economic and financial adviser in a law firm.[4]

Political career

In 2000, Wilmès became a councillor in Uccle.[8] From 2007 to 2014 Wilmès was First Alderman in charge of Finance, Budget, Francophone Education, Communication and Local Businesses for the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode. From 2014 to 2015 she was a provincial councillor for the province of Flemish Brabant. In October 2014 she was elected to the Chamber of Representatives.[4]

In September 2015, Hervé Jamar announced that he would resign on 1 October 2015 because he was selected as the governor of the province of Liège. Wilmès was selected to succeed him as minister of the budget in the Michel I Government.[9] In December 2018 she became Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy in the Michel II Government.

On 27 October 2019 Wilmès became the first female Prime Minister of Belgium, succeeding Charles Michel. She led a caretaker government while negotiations proceeded to form a new coalition government.[9] On 16 March 2020, in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, she was nominated by the King to form a permanent minority government by default.[10] She was sworn in the day after.

On 1 October 2020, new majority government, led by finance minister Alexander De Croo of Open VLD, was formed. In this government Wilmès became foreign minister.

Personal life

In May 2009 Wilmès married Australian Chris Stone and they have three daughters Victoria, Charlotte, and Elizabeth. Stone has a son, Jonathan, from a previous relationship.[11]

References

  1. ^ Marine Strauss (October 1, 2020), Finally, a government after 652 days: New Belgian PM debuts at EU summit Reuters.
  2. ^ "Prime Minister of Belgium". www.premier.be. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ "De eerste vrouwelijke premier van België staat voor een ondankbare taak". demorgen.be (in Dutch).
  4. ^ a b c "Who Am I?". Sophie Wilmes. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Sophie Wilmès | MR | News". www.sophiewilmes.be. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Décès de Philippe Wilmès". L'Echo (in French). 25 May 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Belgium names first ever Jewish, female prime minister".
  8. ^ "UK immigration officials sent to Zeebrugge in crackdown against organised smuggling". The Brussels Times. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b Rankin, Jennifer (28 October 2019). "Belgium gets first female PM as Sophie Wilmès takes office". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Belgium hands powers to caretaker PM to fight Covid-19 after 15-month stalemate". The Guardian. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. ^ Nizet, Pierre (28 October 2019). "Qui est vraiment Sophie Wilmès, notre nouvelle Première ministre" (in French). Sud Info. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Belgium
2019–2020 		Succeeded by
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