1. Curriculum Vitae
1. Curriculum Vitae
Personal information:
- Belgian, born in May 1962
Career:
- January 2021 – onwards: Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
- 2019 – January 2021:
- Member of the European Parliament (EPP) ; Head of the Belgian Delegation EPP; Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection; Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ; Committee on Foreign Affairs ; Subcommittee on Security and Defence ; President of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly ; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China ; Convenor of the Hong Kong Friendship Group
- 2014-2019:
- Deputy Prime Minister, federal Government (Belgium)
- 2018-2019:
- Minister of Employment, Economy and Consumer Affairs, in charge of Foreign Trade, Combating Poverty, Equal Opportunities, and Disabled People, federal Government (Belgium)
- 2014-2018:
- Minister of Employment, Economy and Consumer Affairs, in charge of Foreign Trade, federal Government (Belgium)
- 2009-2014:
- Minister-President, Government of Flanders (Belgium)
- 2009-2014:
- Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy, Agriculture and Rural Policy, Government of Flanders (Belgium)
- 2007-2009:
- Minister-President, Government of Flanders (Belgium)
- 2007-2009:
- Minister for Institutional Reform, Administrative Affairs, Foreign Policy, Media, Tourism, Ports, Agriculture, Sea Fisheries and Rural Policy, Government of Flanders (Belgium)
- 2004-2007:
- Minister for Public Works, Energy, Environment and Nature, Government of Flanders (Belgium)
- 1999-2004:
- Managing Director, UNIZO (Organisation of Self-Employed and SMEs)
- 1994-1999:
- Secretary General, UNIZO, Brussels
- 1991-1994:
- Director Research Department, UNIZO, Brussels
- 1989-1991:
- Lecturer, Limburg University Centre, Hasselt
- 1988-1991:
- Counsellor fiscal matters, UNIZO, Brussels
- 1986-1988:
- Lawyer, Strome, Leroy, Van Parys and Doolaege, Ghent
Education:
- Special degree in Accountancy and Tax Law, Vlerick School of Management, Ghent
- M.A. in Law, University of Antwerp, Antwerp
- B.A. in Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp
Last updated: 11 January 2021 (this CV is based on information provided to the EIB by the person concerned)
2. Areas of oversight & Declaration of Interest
2. Areas of oversight & Declaration of Interest
Vice-President Peeters oversees the following areas:
- Financing transport
- Financing security and defence
- Financing operations in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
- Relations with the European Parliament and NATO
- Relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Budget Task Force (with Vice-President Fayolle and Vice-President Kakouris)
Other functions
- Long-Term Investors Club (LTIC) (with President Hoyer leading)