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Elio di Rupo
As Elio di Rupo said when he first came out, "I'm gay. So what?". But at the same time, it's a significant first which I can't see being replicated in the UK or US any time soon - and having previously not been aware of either, it felt like trivia worth sharing. Read more on their Wikipedia pages here and here.
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Vassil | October 19, 2012 7:06 PM
Both Sigurðardóttir and Di Rupo are prime ministers of their respective countries, i.e. heads of government though not heads of state: the former serves under a president and the latter -- under a king. Nonetheless, since both Iceland and Belgium are parliamentary democracies where the head of state (president or king) has only ceremonial functions, Sigurðardóttir and Di Rupo both hold the de facto highest and most powerful office in their lands. Di Rupo is also the son of impoverished immigrants, raised by a single mother; he is a socialist and a self-professed atheist -- and he wears bow ties. Try to match that in the US! ;-)