Steven Vanackere
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reforms
- Level of government:
- Federal government
- Party:
- CD&V
Karmelietenstraat 15
1000 Brussels
+32 (0)2 501 85 91
steven.vanackere@diplobel.fed.be
Duties and tasks:
- Foreign Affairs: Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
- Conflict prevention
- Foreign trade
- World Trade Organisation
Political career
- Member of Flemish Parliament (2004 – 2007)
- Chairman of the City of Brussels Committee for economic, trade, port and Flemish affairs (since 2006)
- Flemish Minister of Public Health, Welfare and Family (2007 – 2008)
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprise and Institutional Reforms (2008 – 2009)
Professional career
- Ministerial Advisor at the KREDIETBANK n.v. (1987 – 1988)
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Executive Ministerial Advisor at the
- Advisor to the CVP chairman, Herman Van Rompuy (1990 -1991)
- Assistant Private Secretary to Jos Chabert, Minister for the Budget, Finance, Public Office and External Affairs for the Brussels Capital Region (1991-1993)
- Director General for the Port of Brussels (1993 – 2000)
- Private Secretary to Jos Chabert, Minister for the Economy, Budget, Finance and External Affairs for the Brussels Capital Region (1995-1999)
- Assistant Director General of the MIVB (Society for Inter-Communal Transport in Brussels) (2000 – 2005)
Studies
- Bachelor of Political Science (K.U.Leuven – 1985)
- Masters in Law (K.U.Leuven – 1987)
- Masters in Economic Science (K.U.Leuven – 1988)
- Date of birth: 4 February 1964
- Place of birth: Wevelgem
- Mother tongue: Dutch