Foreign Minister and MR Deputy Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès announced on Thursday her decision to take “immediate” leave from her ministerial duties to “be present” alongside her husband, Christopher, who is battling cancer. of the brain. She announced it in a social media statement on Thursday. “Life sometimes and unfortunately takes painful turns,” she wrote. “This is why, in perfect consultation with the Prime Minister (Alexander De Croo), editor’s note) and my party, I have taken the decision to immediately put myself on leave from my current ministerial duties, without compensation”, he said. – she indicated on social networks.
“Today, the disease has suddenly invited itself into our lives and, in particular, into that of my husband, Christopher, who must begin (…) his fight against aggressive brain cancer”, added the ex-Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo will serve as Foreign Minister in his absence. David Clarinval will take over the function of Vice-Premier as well as foreign trade, while Mathieu Michel will be in charge of bicultural institutions.