Petra De Sutter (born 10 June 1963) is a Belgian gynaecologist and politician, who served as federal Deputy Prime Minister.

[1] After graduating, De Sutter moved to the United States, spending two years studying oocyte genetics in Chicago.

She served as the Assembly's rapporteur on children's rights in relation to surrogacy arrangements (2016);[8] on the use of new genetic technologies in human beings (2017);[9] and on the conditions of reception of refugees and migrants (2018).

[10] Since her political debut, De Sutter has tackled a regulation for surrogacy at a Belgian and European level, independent clinical research in the pharmaceutical industry, the risks of TTIP for consumer's protection of food and chemicals, and standing up for rights for LGBT people.

[14] In addition, De Sutter was part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka).

[21] She also called on Hamas to release all its kidnapped hostages, and declared that “we must stop the money flows funding this terror organization.