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'''Vincent Van Peteghem''' (28 October 1980) is a Belgian politician and a member of the [[Chamber_of_Representatives_(Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] of [[Belgium]]. He serves as the [[Minister of Finance (Belgium)|Minister of Finance]] as a [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|CD&V]] member since October 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-01|title=Who is in Belgium's new federal government?|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/politics/133699/who-is-in-belgiums-new-federal-government/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=The Brussels Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=DPG Media Privacy Gate|url=https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.be/consent/?siteKey=Uqxf9TXhjmaG4pbQ&callbackUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hln.be%2fprivacy-wall%2faccept-tcf2%3fredirectUri%3d%252fin-de-buurt%252fde-pinte%252fvincent-van-peteghem-wordt-minister-van-financien%257ea2b23917%252f%253freferer%253dhttps%253a%252f%252fwww.google.com%252f|access-date=2020-10-02|website=myprivacy.dpgmedia.be}}</ref>
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Vincent Van Peteghem
| image = Vincent Van Peteghem - 2023 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Van Peteghem in 2023
| office = [[Prime Minister of Belgium|Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium]]
| primeminister = [[Alexander De Croo]]
| term_start = 1 October 2020
| office1 = [[Minister of Finance (Belgium)|Minister of Finance]]
| term_start1 = 1 October 2020
| primeminister1 = [[Alexander De Croo]]
| predecessor1 = [[Alexander De Croo]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]]
| term_start2 = 2014
| term_end2 = 2019
| constituency2 = [[East Flanders]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ghent]], [[Belgium]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|CD&V]]
| alma_mater = [[Ghent University]]
| spouse =
| children =
| website = [http://www.vincentvanpeteghem.be/ Official website]
| occupation = professor, politician
}}
'''Vincent Van Peteghem''' (28 October 1980) is a Belgian economist and politician of [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|CD&V]] who has been serving as [[Minister of Finance (Belgium)|Minister of Finance]] in the [[De Croo Government|government]] of [[Prime Minister of Belgium|Prime Minister]] [[Alexander De Croo]] since 1 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-01|title=Who is in Belgium's new federal government?|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/politics/133699/who-is-in-belgiums-new-federal-government/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=The Brussels Times|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Chamber_of_Representatives_(Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] of [[Belgium]] from 2014 until 2020.


==Early life and career==
==Biography==
Vincent Van Peteghem was born on 28 October 1980 in [[Ghent]].<ref name="kamer">{{cite web|url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=06919&lactivity=54|title=Vincent Van Peteghem|website=De Kamer|access-date=3 October 2020|language=nl}}</ref> He was a management professor at the [[EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord)|EDHEC Business School]] in [[Lille]], France.<ref name="nieuwsblad">{{cite news|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/bljde_02542393|title=Vincent Van Peteghem volgt Sarah Claerhout op als kamerlid|website=Nieuwsblad|access-date=3 October 2020|language=nl}}</ref>
Vincent Van Peteghem was born on 28 October 1980 in [[Ghent]].<ref name="kamer">{{cite web|url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=06919&lactivity=54|title=Vincent Van Peteghem|website=De Kamer|access-date=3 October 2020|language=nl}}</ref> He was a management professor at the [[EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord)|EDHEC Business School]] in [[Lille]], France.<ref name="nieuwsblad">{{cite news|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/bljde_02542393|title=Vincent Van Peteghem volgt Sarah Claerhout op als kamerlid|website=Nieuwsblad|access-date=3 October 2020|language=nl}}</ref>


==Political career==
In 2014, Peteghem was first elected to the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] for [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|CD&V]],<ref name="nieuwsblad"/> and served until 2019.<ref name="kamer"/> In 2019, he was a candidate as Chairman of the CD&V, but finished in fourth place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/joachim-coens-en-sammy-mahdi-gaan-naar-tweede-ronde-cd-v-voorzittersverkiezingen~a8de16687/|title=Joachim Coens en Sammy Mahdi gaan naar tweede ronde CD&V-voorzittersverkiezingen|website=Het Laatste Nieuws|access-date=3 October 2020|language=nl}}</ref>
In the [[2014 Belgian federal election|2014 elections]], Peteghem was first elected to the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] for [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|CD&V]],<ref name="nieuwsblad"/> and served until 2019.<ref name="kamer"/> On 1 January 2019 he became mayor of [[De Pinte]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/de-pinte/vincent-van-peteghem-wordt-de-nieuwe-burgemeester-van-de-pinte~a158cc2d/|title=Vincent Van Peteghem wordt de nieuwe burgemeester van De Pinte|website=Het Laatste Nieuws|access-date=3 October 2020|language=nl}}</ref> In 2019, he was a candidate as Chairman of the CD&V, but finished in fourth place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/joachim-coens-en-sammy-mahdi-gaan-naar-tweede-ronde-cd-v-voorzittersverkiezingen~a8de16687/|title=Joachim Coens en Sammy Mahdi gaan naar tweede ronde CD&V-voorzittersverkiezingen|website=Het Laatste Nieuws|access-date=3 October 2020|language=nl}}</ref>


On 1 October 2020, Peteghem became Deputy Prime Minister and [[Minister of Finance (Belgium)|Minister of Finance]] in the [[De Croo Government|cabinet]] of [[Alexander De Croo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/overzicht-wie-is-wie-in-regering-de-croo/article-news-1647977.html|title=Overzicht: wie is wie in regering-De Croo? |website=Knack|access-date=3 October 2020|language=nl}}</ref>
On 1 October 2020, Peteghem became Deputy Prime Minister and [[Minister of Finance (Belgium)|Minister of Finance]] in the [[De Croo Government|cabinet]] of [[Alexander De Croo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/overzicht-wie-is-wie-in-regering-de-croo/article-news-1647977.html|title=Overzicht: wie is wie in regering-De Croo? |website=Knack|access-date=3 October 2020|language=nl}}</ref>

In 2023, as chair of the [[European Investment Bank]]'s Board of Governors, Peteghem was in charge of leading the process of selecting a new president for the organization.<ref>Paola Tamma (15 September 2023), [https://www.politico.eu/article/margrethe-vestager-nuclear-defense-eib-european-investment-bank-pitch-smaller-nations/ Vestager cautions about defense, nuclear investments in EIB pitch] ''[[Politico Europe]]''.</ref>

In the [[2024 Belgian federal election]], he was elected to the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Belgian Chamber of Representatives]].

==Other activities==
===European Union organizations===
* [[European Investment Bank]] (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Governors |url=https://www.eib.org/en/about/governance-and-structure/statutory-bodies/board-governors/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201220021407/https://www.eib.org/en/about/governance-and-structure/statutory-bodies/board-governors/index.htm |archive-date=2020-12-20 |access-date=2020-12-20 |website=[[European Investment Bank]] (EIB)}}</ref>
* [[European Stability Mechanism]] (ESM), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)<ref>[https://www.esm.europa.eu/esm-governance#board_of_governors Board of Governors] [[European Stability Mechanism]] (ESM).</ref>
===International organizations===
* [[African Development Bank]] (AfDB), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)<ref>[https://www.afdb.org/en/documents/annual-report-2020 2020 Annual Report] [[African Development Bank]] (AfDB).</ref>
* [[Asian Development Bank]] (ADB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adb.org/about/board-governors|title=Board of Governors|website=Asian Development Bank|access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>
* [[Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank]] (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)<ref>[https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/governance/board-governors/index.html Board of Governors] [[Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank]] (AIIB).</ref>
* [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=EBRD Shareholders and Board of Governors |url=https://www.ebrd.com/shareholders-and-board-of-governors.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220021459/https://www.ebrd.com/shareholders-and-board-of-governors.html |archive-date=2020-12-20 |access-date=2020-12-20 |website=[[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD)}}</ref>
* [[Inter-American Development Bank]] (IADB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iadb.org/en/about-us/board-governors|title=Board of Governors &#124; IADB|website=www.iadb.org|accessdate=19 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)<ref>[http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/memdir/members.aspx Members] [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF).</ref>
* [[World Bank]], Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)<ref>[http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/627731541108831255/BankGovernors.pdf Board of Governors] [[World Bank]].</ref>


== References ==
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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 24 November 2024

Vincent Van Peteghem
Van Peteghem in 2023
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2020
Prime MinisterAlexander De Croo
Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2020
Prime MinisterAlexander De Croo
Preceded byAlexander De Croo
Chamber of Representatives
In office
2014–2019
ConstituencyEast Flanders
Personal details
Born (1980-10-28) 28 October 1980 (age 44)
Ghent, Belgium
Political partyCD&V
Alma materGhent University
Occupationprofessor, politician
WebsiteOfficial website

Vincent Van Peteghem (28 October 1980) is a Belgian economist and politician of CD&V who has been serving as Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 1 October 2020.[1] He was a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium from 2014 until 2020.

Early life and career

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Vincent Van Peteghem was born on 28 October 1980 in Ghent.[2] He was a management professor at the EDHEC Business School in Lille, France.[3]

Political career

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In the 2014 elections, Peteghem was first elected to the Chamber of Representatives for CD&V,[3] and served until 2019.[2] On 1 January 2019 he became mayor of De Pinte.[4] In 2019, he was a candidate as Chairman of the CD&V, but finished in fourth place.[5]

On 1 October 2020, Peteghem became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Alexander De Croo.[6]

In 2023, as chair of the European Investment Bank's Board of Governors, Peteghem was in charge of leading the process of selecting a new president for the organization.[7]

In the 2024 Belgian federal election, he was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.

Other activities

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European Union organizations

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International organizations

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References

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  1. ^ "Who is in Belgium's new federal government?". The Brussels Times. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Vincent Van Peteghem". De Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Vincent Van Peteghem volgt Sarah Claerhout op als kamerlid". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Vincent Van Peteghem wordt de nieuwe burgemeester van De Pinte". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Joachim Coens en Sammy Mahdi gaan naar tweede ronde CD&V-voorzittersverkiezingen". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Overzicht: wie is wie in regering-De Croo?". Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ^ Paola Tamma (15 September 2023), Vestager cautions about defense, nuclear investments in EIB pitch Politico Europe.
  8. ^ "Board of Governors". European Investment Bank (EIB). Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  9. ^ Board of Governors European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
  10. ^ 2020 Annual Report African Development Bank (AfDB).
  11. ^ "Board of Governors". Asian Development Bank. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. ^ Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
  13. ^ "EBRD Shareholders and Board of Governors". European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Board of Governors | IADB". www.iadb.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  15. ^ Members International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  16. ^ Board of Governors World Bank.
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