Sander LoonesSander Loones is a Belgian politician.WWW Official Site𝕏 SanderLoonesFB SanderLoonesNVACareerFrom 2014 to 2018, he was a Member of the European Parliament for the New Flemish Alliance - the Belgian delegation to the European Conservatives and Reformists Group. He was Vice Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs from 8 January 2015. He was the Belgian Ministry of [Defence (Belgium)|Minister of Defence] from 12 November 2018 to 8 December 2018. On 12 November 2018, he succeeded Steven Vandeput as Minister of Defence.