Pieter De Crem

Pieter De Crem
Secretary of State for Foreign Trade
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 October 2014
Minister of Defence
In office
21 December 2007  11 October 2014
Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt
Herman Van Rompuy
Yves Leterme
Elio Di Rupo
Preceded by André Flahaut
Succeeded by Steven Vandeput
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
5 March 2013  11 October 2014
Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo
Preceded by Steven Vanackere
Succeeded by Kris Peeters
Personal details
Born 22 July 1962
Aalter, Belgium
Political party Christian Democratic and Flemish
Spouse(s) Caroline Bergez
Alma mater Catholic University of Leuven
Free University of Brussels, Dutch
Religion Roman Catholicism
Website Personal site
Government website

Pieter Frans Norbert Jozef Raymond De Crem (Dutch: [ˈpit̪ər d̪ə ˈkrɛm];born 22 July 1962 in Aalter, East Flanders, Belgium) is a Belgian, Flemish politician and member of Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V). He has been a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 1995. He headed the CD&V fraction in the Chamber of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. Since 1995, he has been the Mayor of Aalter, in East Flanders.

De Crem became the Belgian minister of defence on 21 December 2007. On 5 March 2013, he was also appointed First Deputy Prime Minister in the Belgian federal government. He currently serves as Secretary of State for Foreign Trade in the Michel Government.

Education

De Crem holds a Master of Romance Philology from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven) and a Master of European and international Law from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University of Brussels).

Language proficiency

Pieter De Crem is native Dutch speaker. He speaks and writes fluently in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. He also has a basic ability of Russian.

Municipal politics

Early career in politics

Minister of Defence

Secretary of State for Foreign Trade

Trivial

Above all, the Minister of Defence Pieter De Crem shows himself as a Dominant and Ambitious personality, who is not afraid to ask critical questions, to take risks and to do what is necessary. He is charming, confident, eloquent and convincing. De Crem is someone you want to stand on your side. Too bad for those who do not agree with his vision.[19]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pieter De Crem.
Political offices
Preceded by
André Flahaut
Minister of Defence
2007–2014
Succeeded by
Steven Vandeput