Sonja Eggerickx

Who is Sonja Eggerickx?

Sonja Eggerickx is a Belgian secular humanist who is the President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union.

She studied at the University of Ghent, and worked until her retirement as a Senior Schools Inspector in Moral Education. She became active in the Humanist movement through her work as a teacher of "non-confessional ethics", and was editor of MORES, a humanist magazine for teachers. She is President of the federation of Flemish Humanist organisations in Belgium. She was elected President of the IHEU in April 2006, becoming the organisation's first woman President.