Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD since December 2011. He is in charge of Social Affairs, Education, Governance and Entrepreneurship. Before joining the OECD, he held a variety of political posts in Belgium at all levels and in all areas of government. He served as Deputy in the Chamber of Representatives, Group Chairman, National Secretary and Chairman of the CD&V party, Minister-President of the Flemish Government, Federal Senator, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Budget and Mobility, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister. He has a degree in Law and Political Science from the University of Ghent.
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