Alexander De Croo
Alexander De Croo (born 3 November 1975) is a Belgian politician and businessman. He was the Prime Minister of Belgium since October 2020.
Alexander De Croo | |
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.jpg) De Croo in November 2024 | |
| Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
| Monarch | Philippe |
| Deputy | Vincent Van Peteghem Georges Gilkinet Petra De Sutter Sophie Wilmès Vincent Van Quickenborne Pierre-Yves Dermagne Frank Vandenbroucke |
| Preceded by | Sophie Wilmès |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 9 December 2018 – 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès |
| Preceded by | Johan Van Overtveldt |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Van Peteghem |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| In office 22 October 2012 – 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Elio Di Rupo Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès |
| Preceded by | Vincent Van Quickenborne |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Van Peteghem Georges Gilkinet Petra De Sutter Sophie Wilmès Vincent Van Quickenborne Pierre-Yves Dermagne Frank Vandenbroucke |
| Minister of Pensions | |
| In office 22 October 2012 – 11 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Elio Di Rupo |
| Preceded by | Vincent Van Quickenborne |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Bacquelaine |
| Leader of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | |
| In office 12 December 2009 – 22 October 2012 | |
| Deputy | Vincent Van Quickenborne Patricia Ceysens |
| Preceded by | Guy Verhofstadt (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Guy Verhofstadt (Acting) |
| Minister of Development Cooperation | |
| In office 11 October 2014 – 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pascal Labille |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1975 Vilvoorde, Belgium |
| Political party | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) |
| Spouse(s) | Annik Penders |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BSc) Northwestern University (MBA) |
| Website | Personal site |
From 2012 to 2020, De Croo worked in the governments of Elio Di Rupo, Charles Michel, and Sophie Wilmès as a deputy prime minister of Belgium.
During his tenure as deputy prime minister he was the Minister of Pensions from 2012 to 2014, as Minister of Development Cooperation from 2014 to 2020, and as Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2020.
On 1 October 2020, over a year after the 2019 federal elections, the De Croo Government was formed to replace Wilmès' minority government, with De Croo as Prime Minister.[1]
De Croo announced his resignation as prime minister on 9 June 2024 following his party's defeat in the 2024 federal election.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Regering-De Croo is meest vrouwelijke ooit: tien vrouwen en tien mannen" [De Croo Government is the Most Feminine Ever:Ten Women and Ten Men] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ↑ O'Carroll, Lisa. "Belgium headed for new government as PM set to resign after general election". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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