Vincent Van Quickenborne
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Vincent Van Quickenborne | |
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Minister of Justice and the North Sea | |
Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Alexander De Croo |
Preceded by | Koen Geens (Minister of Justice) Philippe De Backer (Minister of the North Sea) |
Mayor of Kortrijk | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Preceded by | Stefaan De Clerck |
Personal details | |
Born | Ghent, Belgium | 1 August 1973
Political party | People's Union (1997-2001) Spirit (2001-2002) Open VLD (since 2002) |
Alma mater | Catholic University of Leuven |
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.
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
- ^ Sarah Laitner (April 23, 2006), Kafka inspires Q’s metamorphosis Financial Times.
- ^ "Vincent Van Quickenborne - VU-ID" (in Dutch). Senate of Belgium. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
External links
- Media related to Vincent Van Quickenborne at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- kafka.be
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- 1973 births
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- Government ministers of Belgium
- Mayors of Kortrijk
- Members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
- Members of the Senate (Belgium)
- Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten politicians
- 21st-century Belgian politicians
- Belgian Ministers of Justice
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