Johan Van Overtveldt
Belgian politician
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Johan Van Overtveldt (born 24 August 1955) is a Belgian journalist and politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). He served as Minister of Finance of Belgium from 2014 until 2018. He is currently a Member of the European Parliament since July 2024, where is serves as chair of the Budgetary committee.[1]
Johan Van Overtveldt | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Belgium | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Dutch-speaking electoral college |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 11 October 2014 – 9 December 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel |
| Preceded by | Koen Geens |
| Succeeded by | Alexander De Croo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1955 |
| Party | New Flemish Alliance (2013–present) |
| Saint Ignatius University Centre | |
Career
He was the chief editor of Trends from 2010 to 2013 and chief editor of Knack from 2011 to 2012.[citation needed]
In 2012 he was awarded the Prize for Liberty by the Flemish classical-liberal think tank Libera!.
Political career
In November 2013 Van Overtveldt switched over to politics, becoming a member of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). As main N-VA candidate for the 2014 European Parliament elections, he was elected as a member of the European Parliament.
Following the formation of the Michel Government in October 2014, Van Overtveldt became Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister Charles Michel; Sander Loones succeeded him as member of the European Parliament.
Since the 2019 elections, Van Overtveldt has been a member of the European Parliament, where he has been chairing the Parliament's Committee on Budgets. In addition, he is a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In this capacity, he is the Parliament's rapporteur on the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021–2027.[2]
Van Overtveldt was re-elected in May 2024.
Other activities
European Union organizations
- European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[3]
- European Stability Mechanism, Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[4]
International organizations
- African Development Bank (AfDB), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[5]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[6]
- Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[7]
- Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee, Member (2014-2018)[8]
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[9]
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2014-2018)[10]
