David Clarinval
David Clarinval | |
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| Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
| Monarch | Philippe |
| Prime Minister | Alexander De Croo |
| Preceded by | Denis Ducarme |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| In office 30 November 2019 – 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Sophie Wilmès |
| Preceded by | Didier Reynders |
| Minister of Budget | |
| In office 27 October 2019 – 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Sophie Wilmès |
| Preceded by | Sophie Wilmès |
| Succeeded by | Eva De Bleeker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1976 Brussels, Belgium |
| Political party | Reformist Movement |
| Alma mater | Université catholique de Louvain |
David Clarinval (born 10 January 1976) is a Belgian politician of the Reformist Movement who has been serving as Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 2020.
Early life
Clarinval was born on January 10, 1976 in the town of Dinant.[1] He studied political science at Université catholique de Louvain.[1] After graduation, he served as an assistant to the Mouvement Réformateur in the Chamber of Representatives.[1]
Political career
In the 2000 Belgian local elections, at age 24, Clarinval was elected Mayor of the town of Bièvre.[1] At the time, he was the youngest mayor in the country.[1]
Clarinval has been a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium since 2007.[2][3] On 27 October 2019, he was appointed by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès as the Minister of Budget and Public Service and Minister for Science Policy.[4][5][6] In November, he was appointed as one of three Deputy Prime Ministers, replacing Didier Reynders.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Wilmès Première ministre: le député MR David Clarinval devrait devenir ministre du Budget". sudinfo.be (in French). 26 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "David Clarinval : Ministre du Budget et de la Fonction publique". www.david-clarinval.be. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "David Clarinval". www.david-clarinval.be. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Monsieur David Clarinval". Belgium.be (in French). 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "European Space Agency creates 150 new jobs in Belgium". The Brussels Times. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Federal ministries on lockdown after envelopes with white powder discovered". The Brussels Times. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-21.