Sarah Schlitz

Sarah Schlitz (born 7 December 1986, in Liège) is a Belgian politician from Ecolo. She is the current Belgian State Secretary for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity in the cabinet of the prime minister Alexander De Croo.

Sarah Schlitz
State Secretary for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity
Assumed office
1 October 2020
MonarchPhilippe
Prime MinisterAlexander De Croo
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
October 2018 – October 2020
Personal details
Born (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986
Liège, Belgium
Political partyEcolo
Alma materUniversity of Liège
Occupationpolitician

Education and early life

Sarah Schlitz is born into a family with a political background and is the granddaughter of the former mayor of Liège, Henri Schlitz.[1] She studied politics at the University of Liège and graduated with a Master of sciences in Political Science, and supplementary masters in Urban Studies and Spatial Development.[2]

Political career

Her political views were influenced by her grand parents, and she was involved in various committees focusing on ecological and feminist policies.[1] Between 2015 and 2018 she was campaign coordinator at the ecological association Inter-Environnement Wallonie, and from 2016 to 2018 she was co-chair of the Coalition Climat.[3] Schlitz was a member of the city council of Liège between 2012 and 2018.[4] In the 2014 general election, she was came in third as a substitute candidate for Ecolo in the Liege constituency.[5] In October 2018, she succeeded Muriel Gerkens, who resigned from parliament.[6] In the 2019 parliamentary election, she was elected to the Belgian Federal Parliament as Ecolos candidate for the constituency of Liège.[7] Since 1 October 2020, she is the State Secretary for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity in the De Croo government.[8]

References
  1. Libre.be, La (2019-09-23). "Sarah Schlitz: une passion au service d'une cause". LaLibre.be (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  2. "A propos". Sarah Schlitz (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  3. julie (2016-06-23). "Toute première présidence féminine pour la Coalition Climat". Coalition Climat (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. "Sarah Schlitz". Régionale Ecolo Bruxelles (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  5. "Wahl 2014 - Kammer - Vorzugsstimmen Wahlkreis Lüttich -". wahlen2014.belgium.be. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  6. Sports+, DH Les (2018-10-04). "Sarah Schlitz remplace officiellement Muriel Gerkens !". DH Les Sports + (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  7. "Sarah Schlitz (Ecolo) aux élections 2019 : score, résultats et voix de préférence". sudinfo.be (in French). 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  8. "New federal ministers and state secretaries take oath of office". The Bulletin. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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