Mieke Offeciers-Van De Wiele (born 12 August 1952 in

Kruibeke Kruibeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bazel, Kruibeke proper and Rupelmonde. On 1 January 2018, Kruibeke had a total population of 16,657. The total area is 33.42&nb ...

) is a

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businesswoman. From 7 March 1992 to 5 September 1993, she was Belgium's Minister of Budget.

Biography

Mieke Offeciers has a law degree. She started her career at the engineering department of the

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in 1975. Since 1986, she was head of the study department of the VEV, often lobbying against the shady financial flows between

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and

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. From 7 March 1992 to 5 September 1993, she was Belgium's Minister of Budget for the CVP party. After a tenure of 18 months, she returned to work for the VEV as CEO, succeeding to

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. She left the VEV in June 2000 to work for

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. Since 2004, she has been working for Interel, a public affairs and strategic communications consulting firm. In 2004, she also set up a small business to renovate and furnish houses. In 2008, she received a remuneration as board member of Infrabel through a proxy company, bvba MVD Consulting.

Other roles

* Former member of the

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, a Belgian federalist

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. *Director of the board of Infrabel

Personal life

She is married to Erwin Offeciers, a doctor.

References

External links

Official biography
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