Philippe Transgender Belgium city Brussels county Alexander county Sutter Philippe Transgender Belgium city Brussels county Alexander county Sutter

Transgender woman named deputy Belgian prime minister

Reading now: 549
losangelesblade.com

BRUSSELS — A lawmaker in Belgium last week became Europe’s highest-ranking transgender politician. The Brussels Times reported Prime Minister Alexander De Croo named Petra De Sutter as one of his government’s seven deputy prime ministers.

The newspaper said De Croo also appointed De Sutter, a member of Groen, the Flemish Green Party, as his civil service minister.

King Philippe on Thursday swore in De Croo’s new government. De Croo and De Sutter are both from Belgium’s Dutch-speaking region.

De Sutter is also a former member of the European Parliament. “I am proud that in Belgium and in most of Europe your gender identity does not define you as a person and is a non-issue,” tweeted De Sutter on Sunday. “I hope that my appointment as

Read more on losangelesblade.com
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA