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Sophie Wilmès (French pronunciation: [sɔfi wilmɛs]; born 15 January 1975) is a Belgian politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 2019 to 2020. She later served as minister of foreign affairs from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Reformist Movement, she is the first woman to hold either position.
Sophie Wilmès (/ s ɔ. f i w i l. m ɛ s / [a]), née le 15 janvier 1975 à Ixelles (province de Brabant), est une femme d'État belge francophone. Membre du Mouvement réformateur (MR), elle est Première ministre entre octobre 2019 et octobre 2020.
Apr 21, 2022 · Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmès says she will temporarily step down to care for her husband, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer. Ms Wilmès, who also serves as deputy prime...
On 7 and 8 March 2022, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, Sammy Mahdi, visited Poland, one of the European countries most exposed to the consequences of the war launched on Ukraine by Russia.
Feb 24, 2024 · Wilmès, 49, is a former Belgian prime minister who took over from Michel in 2019 and led the country during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. She then became foreign affairs minister in 2020-2022 but took a step back from politics in 2022 to care for her dying husband.
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Apr 21, 2022 · Wilmès announced on Twitter that she is taking a leave of absence to care for her husband, who has brain cancer. Prime Minister De Croo and two other ministers will cover her portfolios, including foreign and European affairs, during her absence.
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Jul 14, 2022 · The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs steps down to care for her husband, who has a brain cancer. She thanks her colleagues and wishes them success in their projects and reforms.
