David Clarinval (French pronunciation: [david klaʁɛ̃val]; born 10 January 1976) is a Belgian politician of the Reformist Movement who has been serving as Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 2020.
David Clarinval | |
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.jpg) Clarinval in 2024 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| Assumed office 21 April 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexander De Croo |
| Preceded by | Sophie Wilmès |
| In office 30 November 2019 – 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Sophie Wilmès |
| Preceded by | Didier Reynders |
| Succeeded by | Sophie Wilmès Petra De Sutter |
| Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexander De Croo |
| Preceded by | Denis Ducarme |
| Minister of Budget | |
| In office 27 October 2019 – 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Sophie Wilmès |
| Preceded by | Sophie Wilmès |
| Succeeded by | Eva De Bleeker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1976 Brussels, Belgium |
| Political party | Reformist Movement |
| Alma mater | Université catholique de Louvain |
Early life
editClarinval was born on 10 January 1976 in the town of Dinant.[1] He studied political science at Université catholique de Louvain.[1] After graduation, he served as an assistant to the Mouvement Réformateur in the Chamber of Representatives.[1]
Political career
editIn the 2000 Belgian local elections, at age 24, Clarinval was elected mayor of the town of Bièvre.[1] At the time, he was the youngest mayor in the country.[1]
Clarinval has been a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium since 2007.[2][3] On 27 October 2019, he was appointed by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès as the Minister of Budget and Public Service and Minister for Science Policy.[4][5][6] In November, he was appointed as one of three Deputy Prime Ministers, replacing Didier Reynders.
With the gradual withdrawal of Sophie Wilmès from the government, Clarinval became Deputy Prime Minister in April 2022, initially on a provisional basis and definitively from July 14, 2022.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Wilmès Première ministre: le député MR David Clarinval devrait devenir ministre du Budget". sudinfo.be (in French). 26 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "David Clarinval : Ministre du Budget et de la Fonction publique". www.david-clarinval.be. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "David Clarinval". www.david-clarinval.be. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Monsieur David Clarinval". Belgium.be (in French). 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "European Space Agency creates 150 new jobs in Belgium". The Brussels Times. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Federal ministries on lockdown after envelopes with white powder discovered". The Brussels Times. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ Chardon, Frédéric. "Hadja Lahbib, celle que personne n'attendait aux Affaires étrangères". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
External links
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