Geert Bourgeois
Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Vlaamse Rand
- Level of competence:
- Flemish Government
- Party:
- N-VA
Arenbergstraat 7
1000 Brussel
+32 2 552 69 00
kabinet.bourgeois@vlaanderen.be
"No single Member State can cope on its own, faced with major issues such as demography, globalisation, the environment or climate change."
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Tasks and powers
Is responsible for:
- Administrative Affairs
- Tourism
- Policy on the 'Vlaamse Rand' around Brussels
- Immovable heritage management and protection
Political career
- Member of the Izegem Municipal council (1977-1983)
- Senior alderman of Izegem (1983-1994)
- Member of Izegem Municipal council (1995- )
- Member of the House of Representatives (1995-2004)
- General Chairman of VU (2000-2001)
- General Chairman of N-VA (2001-2004)
- Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Foreign Policy, Media and Tourism (2004-2008)
- Member of the Flemish Parliament (2008-2009)
Professional career
- Lawyer (1975-2003)
- Manager of WIER (1983-1988)
Studies
- Master's degree in Law (VUB)
- date of birth: 6 July 1951
- mother language: Dutch