Vincent Van Quickenborne

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Person.png Vincent Van Quickenborne   InstagramRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
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Born1 August 1973
Ghent, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Alma materCatholic University of Leuven
Member ofCoudenberg group, WEF/Young Global Leaders/2010
PartyOpen VLD
Selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2010. As Belgian Justice Minister in 2020, he fined those who refused to take COVID tests or wear masks.

Employment.png Belgium/Minister/Justice

In office
1 October 2020 - Present

Vincent Paul Marie Van Quickenborne is a Belgian politician of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats who was Minister of Justice in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 2020.

He was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2010. As Belgian Justice Minister in 2020, he fined those who refused to take COVID tests or wear masks.[1]

Political career

Van Quickenborne has been Senator from 1999 to 2003, a Secretary of State (2003–2008),[2] Minister (2008–2011) responsible for the simplification of the administration and Deputy Prime Minister and Pensions Minister (2011–2012). On 17 October 2012, he resigned as minister to become mayor of Kortrijk for the term starting in February 2013.[3]

He was a member of the Coudenberg group.

Van Quickenborne is also member of the municipal council of Kortrijk, where he lives nowadays.


 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/201126 January 201130 January 2011Switzerland
World Economic Forum
2229 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality".
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