Elio Di Rupo

Elio Di Rupo
Elio Di Rupo
Prime Minister of Belgium
	In office; 6 December 2011 – 11 October 2014
Monarch	Albert II; Philippe
Preceded by	Yves Leterme
Succeeded by	Charles Michel
Minister-President of Wallonia
	In office; 6 October 2005 – 20 July 2007
Preceded by	André Antoine
Succeeded by	Rudy Demotte
	In office; 15 July 1999 – 4 April 2000
Preceded by	Robert Collignon
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe
Leader of the Socialist Party
	In office; 16 September 1999 – 6 December 2011
Preceded by	Philippe Busquin
Succeeded by	Thierry Giet
Personal details
Born	18 July 1951 (age 73); Morlanwelz, Belgium
Political party	Parti socialiste
Alma mater	University of Mons-Hainaut; University of Leeds
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Elio Di Rupo (born 18 July 1951) is a Belgian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Belgium from 2011 to 2014. He was the leader of Parti socialiste. He was born in Morlanwelz, Wallonia to Italian parents. Di Rupo is openly gay.^[1]

Di Rupo is the first openly gay man to lead a sovereign state. He was also the first openly gay man to win the position in his own right in an election.^[2]

Di Rupo is also mayor of Mons and previously alderman of the same city.

He is an atheist and a Freemason.^[3]

References

↑ BBC profile
↑ Broverman, Neal (6 December 2011). "World's First Full-Time Gay Male Leader: Belgium's Elio Di Rupo". The Advocate.
↑ "Profile: Elio Di Rupo". Patrick Jackson. 5 December 2011. BBC

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[1] BBC profile

[advocate-2] Broverman, Neal (6 December 2011). "World's First Full-Time Gay Male Leader: Belgium's Elio Di Rupo". The Advocate.

[3] "Profile: Elio Di Rupo". Patrick Jackson. 5 December 2011. BBC

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