Catherine Fonck
{{Short description|Belgian politician and nephrologist}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Catherine Fonck
| native_name_lang = Fr
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| party = Centre démocrate humaniste
| birth_place = Ciney, Namur, Belgium
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|9|22|df=y}}
| alma_mater = Université catholique de Louvain
}}
Catherine Fonck (born 22 September 1968) is a nephrologist and Belgian politician. She is presently a member of the Centre démocrate humaniste (cdH).
Early life and education
Fonck was born in Ciney, located in the Province of Namur, within the Wallonia region of Belgium.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cdh-parlementfederal.be/?page_id=271|title=Députée Catherine FONCK « CDH Parlement fédéral|website=www.cdh-parlementfederal.be|access-date=2016-08-16|archive-date=2017-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026053712/http://www.cdh-parlementfederal.be/?page_id=271|url-status=dead}}
She graduated from the Catholic University of Louvain in 1993 with a medical degree.
Career
Specializing in internal medicine and nephrology, she initially worked at the Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels and later at the St. Elizabeth Maternity and Clinic in Namur.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lecdh.be/actualites/les-communiques/dumping-social-catherine-fonck-appelle-le-gouvernement-ne-pas-attendre|title=Dumping social : Catherine Fonck appelle le gouvernement à ne pas attendre l'Europe, à montrer l'exemple et lui donne rendez-vous demain en séance plénière de la Chambre ! {{!}} cdH|website=www.lecdh.be|access-date=2016-08-16}}
Fonck married Jacques Doyen. She held the position of Minister for Children, Youth Assistance, and Health in the French Community of Belgium from 2004 to 2009. Additionally, she served as Secretary of State for Environment and Secretary of State for Institutional Reforms in the federal caretaker government in 2014. Presently, she serves as the cdH group leader in the Chamber of Representatives since 13 October 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/catherinefonck?lang=en|title=Catherine Fonck (@catherinefonck) {{!}} Twitter|website=twitter.com|access-date=2016-08-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/lapremiere/emissions_matin-premiere/nos-rubriques/l-acteur-en-direct/article_l-acteur-en-direct-catherine-fonck?id=8351784&programId=60|title=L'Acteur en Direct : Catherine Fonck|date=2014-09-10|language=fr-FR|access-date=2016-08-16}}
= Political career =
As an elected member of Parliament since June 2003, she has been an active participant in the Committee on Public Health, Environment, and Renewal of Society. Additionally, she served as an alternate member of the Economic Committee and Social Affairs Committee.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/politique-belge/catherine-fonck-s-agace-des-declarations-de-laurette-onkelinx-56d5554a3570e6ca6af79f79|title=Catherine Fonck s'agace des déclarations de Laurette Onkelinx|last=rédaction|first=la|website=www.lalibre.be|access-date=2016-08-16}}
From July 2004 to July 2009, she served as the Minister for Children, Youth Assistance, and Health in the French Community.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lesoir.be/1290294/article/actualite/fil-info/fil-info-sciences-et-sante/2016-08-13/medicaments-catherine-fonck-en-faveur-d-un-logo-pour-pr|title=Médicaments: Catherine Fonck en faveur d'un logo pour protéger les femmes enceintes|last=lesoir.be|access-date=2016-08-16}} During the federal elections of 10 June 2007, Catherine Fonck's list of the CdH in the House for the Province of Hainaut received 25,685 votes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unamur.be/anciens/parcours/cfonck2015|title=Catherine Fonck — Université de Namur|website=www.unamur.be|access-date=2016-08-16}}
She was elected member of Parliament but relinquished her seat to her substitute deputy to continue serving as the Minister for Children, Youth Assistance and Health in French Community.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtl.be/info/video/511058.aspx|title=La grosse gaffe de Catherine Fonck|last=Newmedia|first=RTL|website=RTL Info|access-date=2016-08-16}} In June 2009, she topped the list CdH in the regional elections in the district of Mons with a total of 7,986 votes. Catherine Fonck is also the current head of the CdH group in federal parliament. She assumed the role of Secretary of State for Minister of Energy on 22 July 2014, succeeding Melchior Wathelet, until 13 October 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://lepolitiqueshow.blogs.dhnet.be/archive/2007/10/31/catherine-fonck-a-l-ecole-l-integrale.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130627224723/http://lepolitiqueshow.blogs.dhnet.be/archive/2007/10/31/catherine-fonck-a-l-ecole-l-integrale.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-27|title=Catherine Fonck à l'école, l'intégrale|website=lepolitiqueshow.blogs.dhnet.be|access-date=2016-08-16}}{{Citation|title=TéléMB : Bruxelles - L'investissement de Catherine Fonck, nouvelle secrétaire d'état - Les reportages|url=http://www.telemb.be/bruxelles-l-investissement-de-catherine-fonck-nouvelle-secretaire-d-etat_d_13228.html|accessdate=2016-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120212950/http://www.telemb.be/bruxelles-l-investissement-de-catherine-fonck-nouvelle-secretaire-d-etat_d_13228.html|archive-date=2016-11-20|url-status=dead}}
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Category:21st-century Belgian politicians
Category:21st-century Belgian women politicians