Elke Sleurs

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Elke Sleurs
Secretary of State for Poverty Reduction, Equal Opportunities, People with Disabilities, Urban Policy and Scientific Policy
Assumed office
11 October 2014
Prime Minister Charles Michel
Senator
In office
13 June 2010 – 24 May 2014
Personal details
Born (1968-02-06) 6 February 1968 (age 56)
Ghent, East Flanders
Nationality Belgian
Political party N-VA
Residence Ghent
Website http://www.n-va.be/cv/elke-sleurs

Elke Sleurs (born 6 February 1968, in Ghent) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA.

Sleurs is a gynaecologist. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.[1] After the 2014 elections Sleurs was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament and a regional senator.[2] However, in October 2014 she became Secretary of State for Poverty Reduction, Equal Opportunities, People With Disabilities, Combating Fraud and Scientific Policy in the Michel Government. On 21 May 2015, she became secretary of state for Urban Policy, but handed over the Combating Fraud portolio to colleague Johan Van Overtveldt. [3]

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