Zuhal Demir | |
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| Flemish Minister for Justice and Enforcement, Environment, Energy and Tourism | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Jambon |
| Preceded by | Ben Weyts (as Minister of Tourism) |
| Secretary of State for Poverty Reduction, Equal Opportunities, People with Disabilities, Urban Policy and Scientific Policy | |
| In office 24 February 2017 – 9 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Elke Sleurs |
| Succeeded by | Wouter Beke (as Minister of Consumer Affairs, Disabled Persons, Economy, Employment, Equal Rights and Fighting Poverty) |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 20 July 2010 – 24 February 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1980 Genk, Limburg, Belgium |
| Citizenship | Belgium[1] |
| Political party | New Flemish Alliance |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Zuhal Demir (born 2 March 1980) is a Belgian lawyer and politician affiliated with the N-VA. Demir was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010 and served there until 2017.[2] She served as Secretary of State for Poverty Reduction in the Belgian Government (2017–2018). She then served as the Flemish minister for Justice and Enforcement, Environment, Energy and Tourism in the Jambon Government. In September 2024 she was sworn in as Flemish minister for Education in the Diependaele Government.
- ^ "Belgian Kurd minister renounces Turkish citizenship". Kurdistan 24. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Chamber of Representatives: cv Zuhal Demir (Dutch)".