Maggie De Block
- January 5, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Maggie De Block |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 28, 1962(1962-04-28) |
| Age | 62 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Maggie De Block Biography
| Name | Maggie De Block |
| Birthday | Apr 28 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Birth Country | Belgium |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Siblings | Eddie De Block, Jan De Block |
| Spouse | Luc Asselman |
| Children(s) | Julie Asselman, Jan Asselman |
Maggie De Block is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 28, 1962 in Belgium. This member of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Party was elected as the Belgian Minister for Social Affairs and Health in 2014. She was previously Minister of Justice and State Secretary of Asylum, Migration, Social Integration and Poverty Reduction.
Both she and Freya van Denbossche held ministerial posts in the Belgian federal government.
Maggie Celine Louise De Block (born 28 April 1962) is a Belgian politician, doctor and member of the Open VLD. She held the portfolio of Minister of Social Affairs and Health in the Michel Government, but following a reshuffle on 9 December 2018 to prevent the government’s collapse, she additionally resumed responsibility for Asylum and Migration.
In 1999 De Block nominated herself for the federal election as member of the liberal party Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten also known as VLD. During the elections, she was elected as a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the electoral district Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde. De Block was an MP between 1999 and 2011. Four years after the election she became Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives for four years. In 2010 De Block also became Chairman of the Infrastructure Committee until the following year. De Block was chosen to become Secretary of State for Asylum, Immigration, and Social Integration in the newly Di Rupo Government which would be formed in December 2011. On 6 December she becomes Secretary of State for Asylum, Immigration, and Social Integration and part of the Federal Government.
She was born in Merchtem (Belgium). Eddie De Block, her sibling, was later elected Mayor of her (and their) hometown.
Maggie De Block Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Maggie De Block is one of the richest Politician from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maggie De Block 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She earned her medical degree at the Vrije Univeriteit Brussels and was a family doctor for almost three decades before she began her political career.
La Libre Belgique published her 2013 “Woman Of The Year” title.
Maggie Celine Louise De Block was born in Merchtem, Province of Brabant (present-day Flemish Brabant) on 28 April 1962. She was the first child (of the three children) born of Jan De Block who worked at the Belgian railway company the SNCB. After her first brother was born her mother became a housewife to carry the children. When she was seven her father has passed away in a car accident. Five months later her mother gave birth to Maggie’s second brother who they called Jan after their father. She went to the former secondary school Koninklijk Lyceum (now Lyceum Martha Somers Brussel) in Laeken. After her graduation, she studied medicine at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Still a student in 1982, De Block married Luc Asselman and five years later she gave birth to a girl who they called Julie. She graduated the following year as a family doctor. In 1991 she gave birth to a boy named Jan.
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Who is Maggie De Block Dating?
According to our records, Maggie De Block married to Luc Asselman. As of December 1, 2023, Maggie De Block’s is not dating anyone.
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On 9 December 2018, it was announced that de Block would be responsible again for Asylum and Migration, replacing Theo Francken. She held the post in a previous government.
Facts & Trivia
Maggie Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Maggie De Block celebrates birthday on April 28 of every year.
In 2018, under her direction as health minister, the strategic reserve of FFP2 masks was destroyed because of being out of date and not replenished. DeBlock claimed she did not replenish them to save taxpayer money. This decision came under fire during the Coronavirus pandemic when the shortage of masks contributed to make Belgium one of the hardest-hit countries.