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Petra De Sutter is a Belgian gynaecologist and politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium from 2020 to 2025. Following her term, she was elected rector of Ghent University in April 2025.
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Born 10 June 1963 · Q17428148
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Career landmark: Rector of Ghent University (2025).
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Published video “Groen zal er altijd zijn om de mensenrechten te verdedigen”.
Published video “Het verhaal van Louise en Timo”.
“1.4 million Palestinians are seeking refuge in Rafah, after they were ordered to leave their homes in other parts of Gaza. Rafah should stay a safe zone. Let the weapons fall silent. https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23Ceasefir eNOW <p> https:// nitter.cz/JosepBorrellF/status /1756422974679212532#m </p> 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1757 375108325241125#m [2024-02-13 12:04 UTC]”
“Onze aanpassing aan de postwet werd zonet gestemd in de Kamer! https:// nitter.cz/BIPT_IBPT kan spelers op de pakjesmarkt voortaan opleggen om hun automaten open te stellen voor elkaar. Zo maken we https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23ecommerce klant- en klimaatvriendelijker. https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23begov 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 670166166184252#m [2024-02-08 19:09 UTC]”
“RT by @ pdsutter : The 2nd Scientific Day of the @ANSERnetwork has started with a welcome of Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter @ pdsutter and Olivier Degomme # ANSER2024 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/ICRHugent/status/175 5546345203519552#m [2024-02-08 10:57 UTC]”
“Ready for our ministerial panel discussion at the Tomorrow’s Tech Today conference in Ghent, Belgium. Our big challenge is to align the green and the digital revolution so they reinforce each other and take everyone on board. https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23EU2024BE https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23womeninp olitics 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 265989195805109#m [2024-02-07 16:23 UTC]”
“R to @ pdsutter : Digitalisation holds great potential to reduce 15-20% of total emissions in sectors such as energy and transport. For this potential to be realized, we need evidence based and a standardized set of indicators. We are also working towards green datacenters by 2030. Let's go! 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 278727020220663#m [2024-02-07 17:13 UTC]”
“Bringing the first conference day of Tomorrow’s Tech Today to a close. It is clear the biggest challenges still lie ahead of us, when it comes to the green digital https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23twintran sition . It’s now time to roll up our sleeves and take things in hand. https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23EU2024BE 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 279332782620774#m [2024-02-07 17:16 UTC]”
“R to @ pdsutter : Digitalisation holds great potential to reduce 15-20% of total emissions in sectors such as energy and transport. For this potential to be realized, we need evidence based and a standardized set of indicators. We are also working towards green datacenters by 2030. Let's go! 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 279335789842833#m [2024-02-07 17:16 UTC]”
“Zonet onze tweedaagse ‘Tomorrow’s Tech Today’ conferentie in Gent geopend. Een van de hoogtepunten van mijn voorzitterschap van de Europese Telecomraad. Samen met ruim 300 deelnemers leggen we de fundamenten opdat digitalisering én vergroening elkaar versterken. https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23EU2024BE 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 183059316388297#m [2024-02-07 10:53 UTC]”
“Belgische bedrijven zijn bondgenoot van een klimaatbeleid dat iedereen meeneemt. Met ecologisch transitiefonds van 250 miljoen euro steunen we hen vanuit de federale regering in innovatie die goed is voor onze planeet én onze welvaart. https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23begov https://www. tijd.be/opinie/algemeen/de-bel gische-economie-vergroenen-doe-mee/10524541.html 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 197266623696982#m [2024-02-07 11:50 UTC]”
“Sterk! Klimaatambitie komt iedereen ten goede. Want het zijn de mensen die het moeilijkst rondkomen, die de klimaatcrisis het hardst voelen. Er zijn zoveel innovatieve oplossingen. Met samenwerking, durf en daadkracht voeren we ze ook echt uit. 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 146883234738582#m [2024-02-07 08:30 UTC]”
“we must stop the money flows funding this terror organization.”
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Published video “Je kan niet zeggen dat het je niets doet”.
Published video “Voor hen steek ik mijn hand in het vuur”.
Published video “Op bezoek bij zorgboerderij Huppeldepup vzw in Grimbergen #shorts”.
Published video “Vrouwen verdienen nog altijd minder dan mannen. #shorts”.
Published video “Cargo Velo Gent: fietsen maakt gelukkig. #Shorts”.
Published video “Opleidingen veiligheidsberoepen zijn populair en nodig, veel vacatures bij de federale overheid”.
Published video “Petra De Sutter over de vergroening van de bedrijfswagens op Terzake”.
Published video “Internationale Dag tegen Homofobie en Transfobie”.
Also joined the Special Committee on Beating Cancer
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Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium (2020).
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Career landmark: Minister of Public Service and Public Enterprises (2020).
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Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (2019–2020).
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Awarded Çavaria Campaign Award (2016).
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Career landmark: co-opted senator (2014–2019).
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Career landmark: substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2014).
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Was named Head of the Department for Reproductive Medicine of Ghent University Hospital
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Was named Professor in Reproductive Medicine at Ghent University
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Earned a specialisation in gynaecology
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Born 1963-06-10.
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“The Laws of Science and the Laws of Ethics”
“Einstein's Reply to Criticisms”
“The Fundamentals of Theoretical Physics,”
“Greatest Living Mathematician Failed in Mathematics”
“Europe’s Danger—Europe’s Hope”
“On the Method of Theoretical Physics”
“Notes on the Origin of the General Theory of Relativity”
“In continuation of Pope on Newton”
“My First Impression of the U.S.A.”
Onze aanpassing aan de postwet werd zonet gestemd in de Kamer! https:// nitter.cz/BIPT_IBPT kan spelers op de pakjesmarkt voortaan opleggen om hun automaten open te stellen voor elkaar. Zo maken we https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23ecommerce klant- en klimaatvriendelijker. https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23begov 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 670166166184252#m [2024-02-08 19:09 UTC]
Ready for our ministerial panel discussion at the Tomorrow’s Tech Today conference in Ghent, Belgium. Our big challenge is to align the green and the digital revolution so they reinforce each other and take everyone on board. https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23EU2024BE https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23womeninp olitics 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 265989195805109#m [2024-02-07 16:23 UTC]
R to @ pdsutter : Digitalisation holds great potential to reduce 15-20% of total emissions in sectors such as energy and transport. For this potential to be realized, we need evidence based and a standardized set of indicators. We are also working towards green datacenters by 2030. Let's go! 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/pdsutter/status/1755 278727020220663#m [2024-02-07 17:13 UTC]
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