Studies

Master of Laws (KU Leuven, 1987)
Master of Economic Sciences (KU Leuven, 1988)
Bachelor’s degree in Political Science (KU Leuven, 1985)
Master of Philosophy (KU Leuven, 2015)
Master of History (KU Leuven, 2019)

Professional career

Attaché at Kredietbank (1987-1988)
Attaché at BACOB Spaarbank and advisor in the Research Centre of CEPESS (1988-1989)
Advisor to Herman Van Rompuy, chairman of the CVP (1990-1991)
Deputy chief of staff to Jos Chabert, minister of the Brussels-Capital Region, in charge of the Budget, Finance, the Civil service and External Affairs (1991-1993)
Director-general of the Port of Brussels (1993-2000)
Chief of staff to Jos Chabert minister of the Brussels-Capital Region, in charge of the Budget, Finance, Economic affairs and External Affairs (1995-1999)
Deputy director-general of the Brussels public transport company MIVB (2000-2005)
Member of the Flemish Parliament (2004-2007)
Minister of Welfare, Public Health and Family in the Flemish government (2007-2008)
Deputy Prime minister in the Belgian federal government,
- In charge of the Civil service, Public enterprise and Institutional reform (2008-2009)
- Foreign affairs and Institutional reform (2009-2011)
- Finance and Sustainable development (2011-2013)
Member of the Belgian federal Parliament (2013-2014)
Senator, chairman of the parliamentary party and chairman of the committee Regional affairs in the Senate (2014-2019)
Academic manager of KU Leuven campus Brussel and Sint-Lucas Brussel (2015-2018)
Director of the National Bank of Belgium (02.01.2019)
Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (19.04.2021-31.12.2024)

Current functions or mandates

International

European Insurance and Occupational Authority (EIOPA) as from 01.03.2023
Member of the Board of Supervisors
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) as from 01.03.2023
Member of the Committee on the Global Financial System
Deputy Director
European Systemic Board (ESRB) as from 01.03.2023
Member of the General Council
High Level Task Force on the Integrated Reporting Framework of the European Central Bank (HLTF IreF) as from 13.10.2021
Member
International Monetary and Financial Committee Deputies (IMFC Deputies) as from 30.07.2021
Member
European Central Bank (ECB) as from 19.04.2021
Deputy member of the General Council
Deputy member of the Governing Council
Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEES) as from 01.04.2021
Member of the Working Party No. 3 on Policies for the Promotion of Better International Payments Equilibrium of the Economic Policy Committee (OEES-EPC-WP3)

National

High Council of Finance as from 01.09.2023
Member of the Ageing Committee
Belgian Financial Forum as from 21.03.2023
Chairman of the Steering Committee
Conseil supérieur de l’emploi as from 26.04.2019
Vice-chairman
R.D. 26.04.2019
High Council of Finance as from 07.04.2019
Member of the “Public sector borrowing requirements” section
R.D. 07.04.2019
National Acoounts institute as from 02.01.2019
Member of the Board of Directors
Institut interfédéral de statistique as from 02.01.2019
Member
National Bank of Belgium as from 02.01.2019
Member of the Resolution College