Carl Decaluwé (born 18 September 1960) is a Belgian politician who has been the
Governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
of
West Flanders
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since 2012. He is a member of
Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations (UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party wa ...
.
Early life
Decaluwé was born in
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Regio ...
. He graduated from
Ghent University.
Political career
In 2012, he succeeded
Paul Breyne
Paul Breyne (born 10 January 1947) is a Belgian politician who served as Governor of West Flanders between 1997 and 2012. He is a member of Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-demo ...
as Governor of
West Flanders Province.
In June 2020, Decaluwé announced the use of
thermographic cameras to combat
human trafficking
Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extrac ...
and
people smuggling along the
North Sea coast.
References
External links
Official website
1960 births
Living people
Christian Democratic and Flemish politicians
People from West Flanders
Governors of West Flanders
People from Kortrijk
Ghent University alumni
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