Sophie Wilmès
Born on January 15, 1975
From Brussels, Belgium
Studied applied communication at IHECS and financial management at Saint-Louis University
Fun fact
Sophie Wilmès: "When I was a teenager, I said to myself: politics, never!"
Her favorite book is "Sophie's Choice": "I'll say it right away, it has nothing to do with the fact that I have the same first name. I read this book because it's a reference, so I wanted to read it. I read this book on a trip to Latin America. I was 18. I left alone for two months with my backpack."
"I didn't wait for this moment to know that I've always had an interest in Europe. Not only as Prime Minister, but also because I was Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Affairs. We can also see from the farmers' complicated situation that European issues are fundamental for each and every one of us"
The road so far..
Lead Candidate for the European Parliament
Member
of Belgian Parliament
Deputy
mayor of Rhode-Saint-Genèse
Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign
Trade, and Federal Cultural Institutions
First female Prime Minister of Belgium
Minister of the Budget and Civil Service, in charge of the National Lottery and Science Policy
Member of the
Chamber of Representatives
Provincial councillor for the province of Flemish Brabant
Chair of Reformist Movement party (MR) in the municipalities surrounding Brussels
President
of the local Mouvement réformateur (MR) in Sint-Genesius-Rode
First
Alderman in charge of Finance, Budget, Francophone Education, Communication and
Local Businesses for the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode
Municipal
councillor in Uccle