De Sutter made history on Thursday, October 1 as she was appointed as Belgium’s new deputy prime minister. As a part of Belgium’s coalition government, De Sutter is now the highest appointed transgender political representative in the EU. “Incredibly grateful for the confidence I have received from my party!” De Sutter wrote on Twitter, “I can do whatever it takes to relaunch our country and work on a new future for all Belgians together with that government!” This isn’t the first time De Sutter has has created history.
The politician was the first Belgian transgender woman on a parliamentary list in the 2014 for the European Parliament election.