Elio Di Rupo Politician

Elio Di Rupo (French: [eljo di ʁupo]; born 18 July 1951) is a Belgian social-democratic politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Belgium from 6 December 2011 to 11 October 2014 and headed the Di Rupo Government. Di Rupo was the first francophone to hold the office since Paul Vanden Boeynants in 1979, as well as the country's first socialist Prime Minister since Edmond Leburton left office in 1974. He was also the first Belgian Prime Minister of non-Belgian descent as well as the world's second openly gay head of government in modern times.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 18, 1951
Birth place	Morlanwelz
Religion	Atheism Catholic Church
Residence	Brussels
Education	University of Mons-Hainaut University of Leeds
Profession	Chemist

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Office holder

deputy	Steven Vanackere
monarch	Philippe of Belgium Albert II of Belgium
office	Prime Minister of Belgium Minister-President of Wallonia Leader of the Socialist Party
party	Parti Socialiste (Belgium)
successor	Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Rudy Demotte Thierry Giet