André Vlerick

André Vlerick
Born	11 September 1919 Kortrijk
Died	3 December 1990 Beernem
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation(s)	politician, businessman, professor

André, Baron Vlerick (1919–1990) was a Belgian politician, businessman, professor and founder of the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. He graduated in economy at the University of Ghent and was appointed at the University of Leuven as well as the University of Ghent as Professor of Economics. He founded the department of regional economy at the University of Ghent.

A member of the Christian People's Party he was appointed during various Belgian Governments in the 1960s-1970s as Minister of the Flemish Regional Economy, actually till his appointment as Minister of Finance. He was also appointed after the war as the Administrator of the Marshall Plan for Belgium. He was instrumental in the after-War years of the successful Flemish economic development. André Vlerick was a son-in-law of Gustave Sap and the uncle of Philippe Vlerick.

Sources

• Aloïs Van De Voorde, André Vlerick : een minister-manager - een politieke biografie, Lannoo, Tielt, 1996.