Laurette Onkelinx

Laurette A. J. Onkelinx (born 2 October 1958 in Ougrée) is a Belgian politician from the Francophone Socialist Party. She was the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health in the Belgian federal government, i.e., the Di Rupo Government, which took office on 6 December 2011.

Quotes

 * We want to milk the Belgian cow for another ten years, and you can keep the carcass. That is the price of your freedom.
 * The Belgian cow has been milked.


 * Why did the king have to receive the Vlaams Belang? This is a racist and violent party and I think that the message given by the king is damaging.
 * Belgian king's meeting with far-right leader sparks controversy Francophone Socialist Party politician Lauret Onkelinx gives remarks on the Belgian King meeting with the head of the Flemish Nationalist party 'vlaams Belang'.