| Philippe Goffin | |
| Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Defence |
| Primeminister: | Sophie Wilmès |
| Term Start: | 30 November 2019 |
| Term End: | 1 October 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Didier Reynders |
| Successor: | Sophie Wilmès (Foreign Affairs) Ludivine Dedonder (Defense) |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1967[1] |
| Birth Place: | Rocourt, Belgium |
| Party: | Reformist Movement |
| Alma Mater: | Université catholique de Louvain |
Philippe Goffin (born 1 April 1967) is a Belgian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence from 30 November 2019 to 1 October 2020.[2]
In the federal elections of 26 May 2019, he ran in Liège Province, in 3rd place on the Reformist Movement (MR) list led by Daniel Bacquelaine. He was re-elected to the House with 14,717 votes.[3] On 12 November 2019, following the departure of Charles Michel from the presidency of the MR, he stood in the internal elections of the party but failed in the first round.[4]
On 30 November 2019, he entered the federal government as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence, replacing Didier Reynders, who became a member of the European Commission headed by Ursula von der Leyen, holding the Justice portfolio.[2]
In August 2020, Goffin said he welcomed the Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement as a step toward a peaceful Middle East and added that the suspension of the proposed Israeli annexation of the West Bank must be followed up with the two-state solution.[5]