Sophie Wilmes is the first woman and the first Jewish person to become the prime minister of Belgium. Wilmes, the mother of four from the Brussels region, replaced Charles Michel on Oct. 27 in the top post. Michel’s Cabinet collapsed last year, and Wilmes replaced him when he left for a European Union position. Both are members of the center-left MR party. Wilmes’ mother is Ashkenazi Jewish and lost several relatives in the Holocaust. Her father is not Jewish.