After 25 years of political career, the former Minister of Health is leaving the Belgian arena for good.
Former Minister of Health, Maggie De Block (OpenVLD), 61, says goodbye to Belgian politics. After 25 years of political career, including nine years spent in government, she confirms a decision announced last year at Newspaper.
In a long interview in Flemish daily life, Maggie De Block explains having informed Egbert Lachaert, president of his party, OpenVLD, of his decision to stop politics at the time of establishing lists for the next elections in June. “ I let him know that it was not necessary, that my seat might remain vacant. »
Having left his GP practice to become Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration in the Di Rupo government (2011 to 2014), Maggie de Block says its decision was largely respected. “ I enjoy making my own decisions. »
The old health Minister (from October 2014 to October 2020), contested during the health crisis for having minimized Covid in its early stages, now wants to devote herself to her private life and be a full-time grandmother for her grandchildren aged 1 and almost 4 years old. The former minister also confided to Newspaper not having had enough time for his own children. “I want to be there for them now. »
