Vincent Van Quickenborne

Vincent Paul Marie Van Quickenborne (born 1 August 1973) is a Belgian politician of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats who has been serving as Minister of Justice in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 2020.

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Quickenborne, not Quickenborne.
Vincent Van Quickenborne
Vincent Van Quickenborne, 2009.
Minister of Justice and the North Sea
Assumed office
1 October 2020
Prime MinisterAlexander De Croo
Preceded byKoen Geens (Minister of Justice)
Philippe De Backer (Minister of the North Sea)
Mayor of Kortrijk
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byStefaan De Clerck
Personal details
Born (1973-08-01) 1 August 1973
Ghent, Belgium
Political partyPeople's Union (1997-2001)
Spirit (2001-2002)
Open VLD (since 2002)
Alma materCatholic University of Leuven

Political career

Van Quickenborne has been Senator from 1999 to 2003, a Secretary of State (2003–2008),[1] Minister (2008–2011) responsible for the simplification of the administration and Deputy Prime Minister and Pensions Minister (2011–2012). On 17 October 2012, he resigned as minister to become mayor of Kortrijk for the term starting in February 2013.[2]

Van Quickenborne is also member of the municipal council of Kortrijk, where he lives nowadays.

References
  1. Sarah Laitner (April 23, 2006), Kafka inspires Q’s metamorphosis Financial Times.
  2. "Vincent Van Quickenborne - VU-ID" (in Dutch). Senate of Belgium. Retrieved 6 May 2016.


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