Vincent Van Peteghem

Vincent Van Peteghem (28 October 1980) is a Belgian economist and politician of CD&V who has been serving as Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 1 October 2020.[1] He was a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium from 2014 until 2020.

Vincent Van Peteghem
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
Assumed office
1 October 2020
Prime MinisterAlexander De Croo
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
1 October 2020
Preceded byAlexander De Croo
Chamber of Representatives
In office
2014–2019
ConstituencyEast Flanders
Personal details
Born (1980-10-28) 28 October 1980
Ghent, Belgium
Political partyCD&V
Alma materGhent University
Occupationprofessor, politician
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and career

Vincent Van Peteghem was born on 28 October 1980 in Ghent.[2] He was a management professor at the EDHEC Business School in Lille, France.[3]

Political career

In the 2014 elections, Peteghem was first elected to the Chamber of Representatives for CD&V,[3] and served until 2019.[2] He became mayor of De Pinte on 1 January 2019.[4] In 2019, he was a candidate as Chairman of the CD&V, but finished in fourth place.[5]

On 1 October 2020, Peteghem became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Alexander De Croo.[6]

Other activities

European Union organizations

International organizations

References
  1. "Who is in Belgium's new federal government?". The Brussels Times. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. "Vincent Van Peteghem". De Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. "Vincent Van Peteghem volgt Sarah Claerhout op als kamerlid". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. "Vincent Van Peteghem wordt de nieuwe burgemeester van De Pinte". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. "Joachim Coens en Sammy Mahdi gaan naar tweede ronde CD&V-voorzittersverkiezingen". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. "Overzicht: wie is wie in regering-De Croo?". Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. "Board of Governors". European Investment Bank (EIB). Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. [ https://www.esm.europa.eu/esm-governance#board_of_governors Board of Governors] European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
  9. "Board of Governors". Asian Development Bank. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
  11. "EBRD Shareholders and Board of Governors". European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  12. Board of Governors
  13. Board of Governors World Bank.
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