Ludivine Dedonder

Ludivine Dedonder (born 17 March 1977)^[1] is a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party (PS)^[2] who served as Minister of Defence in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo from 2020 to 2025.^[3][4]

Ludivine Dedonder
Dedonder in 2024
Minister of Defence
In office 1 October 2020 – 3 February 2025
Monarch	Philippe
Prime Minister	Alexander De Croo
Preceded by	Philippe Goffin
Succeeded by	Théo Francken (as Minister of Defence and Foreign Trade)
Personal details
Born	(1977-03-17) 17 March 1977 (age 48) Tournai, Belgium
Political party	Socialist Party (francophone)
Alma mater	University of Liège

She was elected to the Belgian Federal Parliament in the 2024 Belgian federal election.