Elio Di Rupo

Politician

1951 –

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Who is Elio Di Rupo?

Elio Di Rupo is a Belgian social-democratic politician. He has been the Prime Minister of Belgium since 6 December 2011 and heads the Di Rupo Government. Di Rupo is the first francophone to hold the office since Paul Vanden Boeynants in 1979, as well as the country's first socialist Prime Minister since Edmond Leburton left office in 1974. He is also the first Belgian Prime Minister of non-Belgian descent as well as the first openly homosexual male leader of a country in modern times.

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Born
Jul 18, 1951
Morlanwelz
Also known as
  • Mayor Elio Di Rupo
Nationality
  • Belgium
Profession
Education
  • Université de Mons-Hainaut
  • University of Leeds
Lived in
  • Brussels

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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