Wouter Beke

Wouter Beke
Wouter Beke
	Beke in 2018
Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public health, Family and Poverty reduction
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 october 2019
Preceded by	Jo Vandeurzen
Leader of Christian Democratic and Flemish
	In office; 23 June 2010 – 8 October 2019
Preceded by	Marianne Thyssen
Succeeded by	Joachim Coens
	In office; 20 March 2008 – 15 May 2008; Acting
Preceded by	Etienne Schouppe
Succeeded by	Marianne Thyssen
Federal Minister for Work, Economy and Consumer Affairs
	In office; 2 July 2019 – 2 October 2019
Preceded by	Kris Peeters
Succeeded by	Nathalie Muylle
Personal details
Born	9 August 1974; Lommel, Belgium
Political party	CD&V
Spouse(s)	Leen Desmyter
Children	Warre ; Mine ; Nette
Residence	Leopoldsburg, Belgium
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Catholic University of Leuven
Website	Official website

Wouter Beke (born 9 August 1974) is a Belgian politician and a member of the CD&V. He was reelected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.[1] In 2014 he became a member of the Belgian Federal House of Representatives and was reelected in 2019. In July 2019 he succeeded Kris Peeters as Federal Minister for Work, Economy and Consumer affairs. He left the Belgian Federal Government in October 2019 to become Minister for Welfare, Public health, Family and Poverty reduction in the Flemish Regional Jambon Government.

Wouter Beke studied Social Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Political Sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He is a doctor in the Social Sciences.

While working as a researcher at the Leuven University, he entered politics in his municipality Leopoldsburg. He became a senator in 2004. Between 21 March 2008 and 15 May 2008, he was the temporary chairman of the CD&V.[2]

In November 2013, Wouter Beke was reelected as chairman of the CD&V. He was reelected with 98.7% of the votes.[3]

Honours

Belgium : Knight of the Order of Leopold on 6 June 2010 [4]

Notes

Media related to Wouter Beke at Wikimedia Commons

"Belgische Senaat" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
"Wouter Beke" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
Eveline Vergauwen. "Monsterscore voor herverkozen Wouter Beke". Het Nieuwsblad.
Belgian Senate, Biography

Party political offices
Preceded by Etienne Schouppe	Leader of Christian Democratic and Flemish Acting 2008	Succeeded by Marianne Thyssen
Preceded by Marianne Thyssen	Leader of Christian Democratic and Flemish 2010–2019	Succeeded by Joachim Coens

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[1] "Belgische Senaat" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 10 June 2009.

[2] "Wouter Beke" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 12 June 2009.

[3] Eveline Vergauwen. "Monsterscore voor herverkozen Wouter Beke". Het Nieuwsblad.

[4] Belgian Senate, Biography