Elio Di Rupo

Elio Di Rupo (born 18 July 1951) is a Belgian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Belgium from 2011 to 2014. He was the leader of Parti socialiste. He was born in Morlanwelz, Wallonia to Italian parents. Di Rupo is openly gay.BBC profile In 2024, he was eleted to the European Parliament, having served before from 1989 to 1994.

Di Rupo is the first openly gay man to lead a sovereign state. He was also the first openly gay man to win the position in his own right in an election.

Di Rupo is also mayor of Mons and previously alderman of the same city.

He is an atheist and a Freemason."Profile: Elio Di Rupo". Patrick Jackson. 5 December 2011. BBC

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