Vincent Van Peteghem


Vincent Van Peteghem is a Belgian economist and politician of CD&V who has been serving as a Deputy Prime Minister and as the Minister of Budget in the De Wever Government since february 2025. He previously served as the Minister of Finance in the De Croo government from 1 October 2020 to 3 February 2025. He was a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium from 2014 until 2020.

Early life and career

Vincent Van Peteghem was born on 28 October 1980 in Ghent. He was a management professor at the EDHEC Business School in Lille, France.

Political career

In the 2014 elections, Peteghem was first elected to the Chamber of Representatives for CD&V, and served until 2019. On 1 January 2019 he became mayor of De Pinte. In 2019, he was a candidate as Chairman of the CD&V, but finished in fourth place.
On 1 October 2020, Peteghem became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Alexander De Croo.
In 2023, as chair of the European Investment Bank's Board of Governors, Peteghem was in charge of leading the process of selecting a new president for the organization.
In the 2024 Belgian federal election, he was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.

Other activities

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International organizations