It was also at that time that Petra de Sutter began his gender transition. Without noise. Just an interior necessity. She talks about continuity, no break. Alignment with oneself. When she came out of public in 2014, she does not seek the spotlight. She wants it to be said, that’s all. She is a gynecologist, professor, trans woman, and committed. But without flag or camouflage.
That same year, she agreed to appear on a list of the Groen ecological party. A symbolic gesture. But he opens a door. She was then co -opted in the Senate and became the first transgender woman to sit in the Belgian Parliament.
Small earthquake in Flanders and in the Belgian political world: Petra de Sutter wants to stop politics and have an idea in mind
In 2019, it became European deputy. Navigating between Brussels and Strasbourg, she quickly established herself as a respected expert. Vice-president of the Homeland Market Commission, she is recognized for her mastery of files.
A year later, at the end of 2020, Belgium formed a new government, with Alexander de Croo (Open VLD) at its head. Petra de Sutter is then approached and will be appointed Vice-Prime Minister, in charge of the public service and public enterprises. She will be the only woman of the “Kern”, the limited circle composed of the Prime Minister and Vice-Prime. She will execute her mandate as she has always advanced: with calm and conviction, while public enterprises like Proximus but above all Bpost were going through just very hectic years.
“The academic world is my greatest love next to politics“, She announced during her candidacy for the position. She will therefore find him when she took office next October.
