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Vanessa Matz, born on August 12, 1973, in Liège, Belgium, is a prominent Belgian politician and member of the Les Engagés party (formerly cdH). She began her political career in local government, serving as a municipal councilor and alderman in Aywaille from 1994 to 2018. Matz entered national politics in 2008 as a co-opted senator and later served as a directly elected senator from 2009 to 2014. Since 2014, she has been a member of the Belgian Federal Parliament, where she has focused on areas such as interior affairs, justice, and social emancipation17. As of July 10, 2024, Matz held the position of chair of the Les Engagés parliamentary group in the Chamber of Representatives. With the formation of the Belgian government in February 2025, she now serves as Minister of Public Modernisation.

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