Jo Vandeurzen
| Jo Vandeurzen | |
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| Jo Vandeurzen | |
| Flemish Minister of Public Health | |
| Assumed office 13 July 2009 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Johan Maria Gerardus Vandeurzen 2 June 1958 Heusden, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Occupation | politician |
Johan Maria Gerardus "Jo" Vandeurzen (born 2 June 1958) is a Belgian politician, member of Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V), a centrist Flemish Christian Democratic party. He was the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and Institutional Reforms in the Leterme I Government (the Belgian federal government), which took office on 20 March 2008. On 19 December 2008 he resigned after a crisis.[1]
After the 2009 Flemish regional election, CD&V was the largest party and he received 69,223 preference votes. When the 2009–2014 Peeters II Government took office, he became the Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family.
Vandeurzen holds a Master of Laws degree from the Catholic University of Leuven. He works at Geyskens-Vandeurzen in Beringen.[2]
Political career
- chairman of CVP’s division Genk (1983–1989)
- member of the OCMW council in Genk (1989–1998)
- chairman of the OCMW in Genk (1989–1993)
- member of the national CVP’s bureau (1989–1992)
- Belgian representative (1993 - )
- member of the city council in Genk (1995 - )
- leader of the CVP in the municipal council of Genk (1995–1998)
- secretary-general of CD&V (2001–2004)
- temporary chairman of CD&V (2004)
- chairman of CD&V (29 October 2004 - 21 December 2007)
- Belgian Minister of Justice since 21 December 2007 - 22 December 2008)
- Flemish Minister of Welfare, Public Health and Family (13 July 2009 – present)
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External links
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