Jo Vandeurzen
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Johan Maria Gerardus "Jo" Vandeurzen (Heusden, June 2, 1958) is a Belgian politician member of Christian Democratic and Flemish, a centrist Flemish Christian Democratic party. He is currently Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and Institutional Reforms in the Leterme I Government (the Belgian federal government), which took office on March 20, 2008. [1]
He has a licence in law from the Catholic University of Leuven. He works at Geyskens-Vandeurzen in Beringen.
[edit] 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)
- member of parliament (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 (October 29, 2004 - December 21, 2007)
- Minister of Justice since December 21, 2007
[edit] References
- ^ 20 March 2008 – Royal Orders. Government – Dismissals – Appointments (Dutch/French) pp. 3–4. The Belgian Official Journal (2008-03-21). Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
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