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Guy Vanhengel

Guy Vanhengel

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Budget

Level of government:
Federal government
Party:
OpenVLD
Contact:
Rue de la Loi 34-36
1040 Brussels
02 233 31 00
contact@vanhengel.info

Duties and tasks 

  • Federal Public Service Budget and Management Control

Political career 

  • Deputy for Brussels (1995 to date)
  • President of the Council of the Flemish Community Commission (VGC) (1999 - 2000)
  • Minister for Finance, Budget, Civil Service and External Relations in the government of the Brussels-Capital Region (2000 - 2004)
  • Member of the College on Education, Vocational Training and the Budget of the Flemish Community Commission (2000 - 2004)
  • Member of the College on Individual Aid and the Civil Service of the Joint Community Commission (2000 - 2004)
  • Minister of the Flemish Region for Sport and for Affairs of the Brussels-Capital Region (2002 - 2003)
  • Minister for Finance, Budget, External Relations and IT of the Brussels-Capital Region (2004 - 2009)
  • President of the College of the Flemish Community Commission in charge of education, communication and the budget (2004 - 2009)
  • Member of the College on health and the budget for the Joint Community Commission (2004 - 2009)
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Budget (2009-…)

Professional career 

  • Teacher at the Kakelbontschool in Brussels (1979-1981)
  • Military service: national serviceman on the general staff of the Belgian army in Evere (1981-1982)
  • Spokesman for Annemie Neyts, Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region (1982-1984)
  • Spokesman for Guy Verhofstadt, President of the Party for Freedom and Progress (1984-1985)
  • Spokesman for Guy Verhofstadt, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Budget (1985-1988)
  • Director “Toerisme Vlaanderen” (1988 to date). Seconded as spokesman to the cabinet of Patrick Dewael, Minister for Culture (1988-1989)
  • Spokesman for the PVV/VLD party and political groups in the Chamber and the Senate (1989 -1995)

Studies

  • Teacher training (Karel Buls Teacher Training College, Brussels, 1979)
  • Date of birth: 10 June 1958
  • Place of birth: Brussels
  • Mothertongue: Dutch
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