Former news presenter becomes Belgium's new Foreign Minister
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- 16 Sep 2022
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I was surprised they asked me", confessed Lahbib. She underlines she also made documentaries as a journalist abroad in the Middle-East, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. "I was a privileged witness. Now I have been asked to make decisions and to take action."
Lahbib has no political experience, but sees no problem. "I have enough background. I was on the field as a journalist. Maybe this is the time to change things in politics." She regularly spoke Dutch at the press conference. "I know the Flemish culture better than I speak Dutch", she said, adding that she will still work to improve her Dutch.
Lahbib was born in a Boussu, in the Borinage, as a daughter of an Algerian family. She is succeeding former PM Sophie Wilmès as Foreign Minister. Read More...
