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Johan Van Overtveldt

Belgian politician

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Overtveldt, not Overtveldt.

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]

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 MinisterCharles 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

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]

Publications

References

External links

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