Wouter Beke (born 9 August 1974) is a

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politician and a member of the

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. He was reelected as a member of the

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in 2007. In 2014 he became a member of the Belgian Federal House of Representatives and was reelected in 2019. In July 2019 he succeeded

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as Federal Minister for Work, Economy and Consumer affairs. He left the Belgian Federal Government in October 2019 to become Minister for Welfare, Public health, Family and Poverty reduction in the Flemish Regional

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. Wouter Beke studied Social Law at the

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and Political Sciences at the

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. He is a

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in the Social Sciences. While working as a researcher at the Leuven University, he entered politics in his municipality

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. He became a senator in 2004. Between 21 March 2008 and 15 May 2008, he was the temporary chairman of the CD&V. In November 2013, Wouter Beke was reelected as chairman of the CD&V. He was reelected with 98.7% of the votes.

Honours

* : Knight of the Order of Leopold on 6 June 2010 Belgian Senate
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