Johan Van Overtveldt
Johan Van Overtveldt | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Belgium | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 11 October 2014 – 9 December 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel |
| Preceded by | Koen Geens |
| Succeeded by | Alexander De Croo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1955 Mortsel, Belgium |
| Political party | New Flemish Alliance |
Johan Van Overtveldt (born 24 August 1955) is a Belgian journalist and politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). He served as Minister of Finance of Belgium from 2014 until 2018.
Career
He was the chief editor of Trends from 2010 to 2013 and chief editor of Knack from 2011 to 2012.[citation needed]
Political career
In November 2013 Van Overtveldt switched over to politics, becoming a member of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). As main N-VA candidate for the 2014 European Parliament elections, he was elected as a member of the European Parliament.
Following the formation of the Michel Government in October 2014, Van Overtveldt became Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister Charles Michel; Sander Loones succeeded him as member of the European Parliament.
Since the 2019 European Parliament election, Van Overtveldt has been chairing on the Parliament's Committee on Budgets. In addition, he is a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is also part of the Parliament's delegations for relations to Canada.[1]
Other activities
European Union organizations
- European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[2]
- European Stability Mechanism, Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[3]
International organizations
- African Development Bank (AfDB), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[4]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[5]
- Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[6]
- Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee, Member (2014-2018)[7]
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[8]
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[9]
Publications
- Het einde van de Euro
- Maandag geen economie meer?
- The Chicago School: How the University of Chicago Assembled the Thinkers Who Revolutionized Economics and Business[10]
- Bernanke's test[11]
References
- ^ Johan Van Overtveldt European Parliament.
- ^ Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
- ^ Board of Governors: Johan Van Overtveldt European Stability Mechanism.
- ^ AfDB Annual Report 2017 African Development Bank (AfDB).
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Members International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- ^ Members Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee.
- ^ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
- ^ Board of Governors World Bank.
- ^ Van Overtveldt, Johan. "The Chicago School: How the University of Chicago Assembled the Thinkers Who Revolutionized Economics and Business". Agate B2. ISBN 9781932841145. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
- ^ Van Overtveldt, Johan (2010-04-13). "Bernanke's Test: Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, and the Drama of the Central Banker". Agate B2. ISBN 1932841512. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
External links
Media related to Johan Van Overtveldt at Wikimedia Commons
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