Johan Van Overtveldt (born 24 August 1955) is a Belgian journalist and politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). He served as Minister of Finance of Belgium from 2014 until 2018.

Johan Van Overtveldt
Member of the European Parliament
for Belgium
Assumed office
2 July 2019
Minister of Finance
In office
11 October 2014 – 9 December 2018
Prime MinisterCharles Michel
Preceded byKoen Geens
Succeeded byAlexander De Croo
Personal details
Born (1955-08-24) 24 August 1955 (age 69)
Mortsel, Belgium
Political partyNew Flemish Alliance (2013–present)
Alma materSaint Ignatius University Centre

Career

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He was the chief editor of Trends from 2010 to 2013 and chief editor of Knack from 2011 to 2012.[citation needed]

In 2012 he was awarded the Prize for Liberty by the Flemish classical-liberal think tank Libera!.

Political career

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In November 2013 Van Overtveldt switched over to politics, becoming a member of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). As main N-VA candidate for the 2014 European Parliament elections, he was elected as a member of the European Parliament.

Following the formation of the Michel Government in October 2014, Van Overtveldt became Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister Charles Michel; Sander Loones succeeded him as member of the European Parliament.

Since the 2019 elections, Van Overtveldt has been a member of the European Parliament, where he has been chairing the Parliament's Committee on Budgets. In addition, he is a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In this capacity, he is the Parliament's rapporteur on the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021–2027.[1]

In addition to his committee assignments, Van Overtveldt is also part of the Parliament's delegations for relations to Canada.[2]

Other activities

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European Union organizations

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International organizations

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Publications

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References

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  1. ^ Sam Fleming; Mehreen Khan (October 7, 2020). "Germany tables EU budget offer to break impasse with parliament". Financial Times.
  2. ^ "Johan Van Overtveldt". European Parliament.
  3. ^ "Board of Governors]". European Investment Bank (EIB).
  4. ^ "Board of Governors: Johan Van Overtveldt". European Stability Mechanism.
  5. ^ "AfDB Annual Report 2017" (PDF). African Development Bank (AfDB).
  6. ^ "Board of Governors". European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
  7. ^ "Members". International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  8. ^ "Members" (PDF). www.devcommittee.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  9. ^ "Board of Governors" (PDF). Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
  10. ^ "Board of Governors" (PDF). siteresources.worldbank.or.
  11. ^ "Het einde van de euro". Acco. Retrieved Oct 16, 2022.
  12. ^ https://www.boek.be/boek/9789020988796[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ Van Overtveldt, Johan. The Chicago School: How the University of Chicago Assembled the Thinkers Who Revolutionized Economics and Business. Agate B2. ISBN 9781932841145. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  14. ^ Van Overtveldt, Johan (2010-04-13). Bernanke's Test: Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, and the Drama of the Central Banker. Agate B2. ISBN 978-1932841510. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2014–2018
Succeeded by