Marie-Colline Leroy
Marie-Colline Leroy | |
|---|---|
 Leroy in 2024 | |
| Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity | |
| In office 2 May 2023 – 3 February 2025 | |
| Monarch | Philippe |
| Prime Minister | Alexander De Croo |
| Preceded by | Sarah Schlitz |
| Succeeded by | Rob Beenders |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | Hainaut |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1984 Baudour, Saint-Ghislain, Belgium |
| Political party | Ecolo |
| Alma mater | Université libre de Bruxelles |
| Occupation | politician |
Marie-Colline Leroy (born 1 July 1984) is a Belgian politician from Ecolo.[1] She served as the Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity and Deputy to the Minister of Mobility in the De Croo Government from 2 May 2023 until 3 February 2025.[2]
Early life
[edit]Leroy was born on 1 July 1984 in Baudour.[3] Her father, Jacky Leroy, was the former Director General of Education of the French Community at the French Community and worked in various cabinets[4] while her mother is a Dutch teacher.[1] She has one brother, Baptiste Leroy, who is a municipal councillor in Leuze-en-Hainaut.[5]
She studied Romance languages at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).[6] She then started teaching at the school Athénée Royal de Braine-le-Comt from September 2007 to June 2008.[7] Since September 2008 she has been a lecturer at Haute Ecole en Hainaut, as she was awarded her certification to teach in upper secondary education at ULB.[7]
Political career
[edit]She joined Ecolo in 2009 at the Brussels brunch, but later on moved to Frasnes-lez-Anvaing where she registered at.[8] From 2015 to 2017 she was co-president of Ecolo Picardy.[9] By October 2018 she was head of Ecolo's list in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing.[10] She was later elected as a municipal councillor for the municipality.[11]
In May 2019 she was elected to the Chamber of Representatives.[12] Upon entering the Chamber of Representatives, she primarily became concerned with supportive measures during the COVID pandemic, such as temporary unemployment and bridging rights.[9] She was also concerned with bringing equal opportunities in employment as a self-identified feminist.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Qui est Marie-Colline Leroy, nouveau visage féminin du gouvernement fédéral ?". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Rédaction, La (17 May 2023). "Marie-Colline Leroy, nouvelle secrétaire d'État à l'Égalité des chances : "La violence à l'encontre des femmes existe toujours en politique"". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Marie-Colline Leroy est la nouvelle secrétaire d'État à l'Égalité des genres et des chances". Le Vif (in French). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Avec Marie-Colline Leroy, Ecolo joue la carte de l'apaisement | L'Echo". L'Echo. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Baptiste Leroy, conseiller communal à Leuze-en-Hainaut, réagit à la nomination de sa soeur, Marie-Colline Leroy, au gouvernement fédéral: «Je pense que les hommes politiques vont apprendre à la connaitre»". Sud Info (in French). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Federale regering: kamerlid Marie-Colline Leroy (38) neemt stokje over van brokkenpilote Schlitz". P Magazine. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Marie-Colline LEROY" (PDF). cmu.ulb.ac.be. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Marie-Colline Leroy volgt Schlitz op als staatssecretaris". De Standaard (in Flemish). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Marie-Colline Leroy volgt Sarah Schlitz op als staatssecretaris voor Gendergelijkheid, Gelijke Kansen en Diversiteit". Knack (in Flemish). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Ces inconnus en campagne: à Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Marie-Colline Leroy ne veut aller au pouvoir à tout prix". Le Soir (in French). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Écolo dévoile ses têtes de liste pour les élections de mai prochain". Lavenir (in French). 20 January 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Lepoutte, Pascal (27 May 2019). "Marie-Colline Leroy siégera à la Chambre". Lavenir (in French). Retrieved 2 April 2025.