Lydia Klinkenberg (born 3 October 1981) is a Belgian politician, currently serving as Minister of Education and Scientific Research of the
Government of the German-speaking Community
The government of the German-speaking Community (german: Regierung der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft; DG-Regierung) is the executive body of the German-speaking Community of Belgium, located in the east of the province of Liège. The members ...
. She is a member of the
ProDG party.
Career
She was first elected to the
Parliament of the German-speaking Community
The Parliament of the German-speaking Community (german: Parlament der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft or PDG) is the legislative assembly of the German-speaking Community of Belgium located in Eupen.
The most important tasks of the Parliament of ...
in 2009.
In October 2020, she was named Minister of Education for the German-speaking community in Belgium. In March 2021, she gathered with the Flemish and Wallonian education ministers to call on the federal government to make teachers a priority in COVID-19 vaccination targets.
See also
Lydia Klinkenberg- Official website
References
Women government ministers of Belgium
1981 births
Living people
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