Lydia Klinkenberg

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Lydia Klinkenberg
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Lydia Klinkenberg in 2023.
Born1981 (age 4344)
NationalityBelgian
OccupationPolitician
Years active2009 - present

Lydia Klinkenberg (born 3 October 1981) is a Belgian politician, currently serving as Minister of Family, Social Affairs, Housing and Health of the Government of the German-speaking Community. [1] She is a member of the ProDG party.

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Career

She was first elected to the Parliament of the German-speaking Community in 2009. [2] [3]

In October 2020, she was named Minister of Education for the German-speaking community in Belgium. [4] In March 2021, she gathered with the Flemish and Wallonian education ministers to call on the federal government to make teachers a priority in COVID-19 vaccination targets. [5]

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References

  1. "Communauté germanophone: Lydia Klinkenberg devient ministre de l'Enseignement" (in French). LaMeuse. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. "Lydia Klinkenberg: Porträt der neuen Bildungsministerin". BRF Nachrichten.
  3. "Lydia Klinkenberg (ProDG): "Ehrlich gesagt, ich bin sehr enttäuscht von der CSP"". Ostbelgien Direkt (in German). 3 June 2014.
  4. "Lydia Klinkenberg devient ministre de l'Enseignement en Communauté germanophone". sudinfo.be. 12 October 2020.
  5. "Les trois ministres de l'Education réclament que les enseignants soient vaccinés en priorité, Frank Vandenbroucke refuse". Le Soir. 21 March 2021.