title: Lydia Klinkenberg
text: # Lydia Klinkenberg
  
  Lydia Klinkenberg (born 3 October 1981) is a Belgian politician, currently serving as Minister of Education and Scientific Research of the Government of the German-speaking Community. She is a member of the ProDG party.
  
  ## Career
  
  She was first elected to the Parliament of the German-speaking Community in 2009.
  
  In October 2020, she was named Minister of Education for the German-speaking community in Belgium. In March 2021, she gathered with the Flemish and Wallonian education ministers to call on the federal government to make teachers a priority in COVID-19 vaccination targets.
  
  