Sophie WILMÈS
Sophie WILMÈS

Renew Europe Group

Member of the Bureau

Belgium - Mouvement Réformateur (Belgium)

Date of birth : , Ixelles

Curriculum vitae Sophie WILMÈS

Original version : FR


Curriculum vitae   (The MEP is solely responsible for the information published)

Updated: 30/09/2024

Education (qualifications and diplomas)

  • Brussels School of Journalism & Communication (IHECS)
  • Saint-Louis Business School
  • Brussels Management School (business management)

Professional career

  • 1998-2003 : Financial administrator of development cooperation projects, Commission
  • 2005-2007 : Economic and financial adviser at a business law firm

Political career

Offices held in a political party or national trade union

  • 2009-2013 : Chair, Reformist Movement (MR), Rhode-Saint-Genèse section
  • 2013-... : MR Chair, Brussels suburbs section

Offices held in local government bodies

  • 2000-2005 : Member of Uccle Municipal Council
  • 2013-2014 : UF Group Chair, Flemish Brabant Provincial Council
  • 2007-2015 : First Deputy Mayor, Rhode-Saint-Genèse Municipal Council
  • 2007-... : Member of Rhode-Saint-Genèse Municipal Council
  • 2022-... : First Deputy Mayor, Rhode-Saint-Genèse Municipal Council

Offices held in a national parliament

  • 2014-2015 : Member of the Federal Parliament
  • 2022-2024 : Member of the Federal Parliament

Offices held in a national government

  • 2015-2019 : Minister for the Budget and the Civil Service, with responsibility for the National Lottery and science policy
  • 2019-2020 : Prime Minister of Belgium
  • 2020-2022 : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, External Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions

Offices held in the EU institutions

  • 2024-... : Member of the European Parliament and Vice-President of the European Parliament

Contact

Bruxelles

Parlement européen
Bât. ALTIERO SPINELLI
10G306
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Strasbourg

Parlement européen
Bât. LOUISE WEISS
T12037
1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
CS 91024
F-67070 Strasbourg Cedex