Jan Jambon
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Jan Jambon (born 26 April 1960 in Genk) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) who has been serving as Minister-President of Flanders since 2019. He replaced Kris Peeters as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2007. The N-VA was, at that time, partnered with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish party.[1] In June 2010 and May 2014 he was re-elected on an N-VA list.[2]
Jan Jambon | |
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Minister-President of Flanders | |
Assumed office 2 October 2019 | |
Deputy | Serving concurrently |
Preceded by | Liesbeth Homans |
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium Minister of the Interior | |
In office 11 October 2014 ā 9 December 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Charles Michel |
Preceded by | Melchior Wathelet Jr. |
Succeeded by | Pieter De Crem |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
In office 28 June 2007 ā 11 October 2014 | |
Constituency | Antwerp |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-04-26) 26 April 1960 (age 64) Genk, Belgium |
Political party | New Flemish Alliance |
Children | 4 |
Residence(s) | Brasschaat, Belgium |
Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp (MBA) |
Website | Party website |
He became mayor of Brasschaat in 2013 after his party won the local elections in 2012.[3] In November 2014, he was replaced as acting mayor by Koen Verberck (also N-VA), after joining the new Federal Government.[4]
In October 2014 he became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Security, charged with the direction of public buildings, in the Michel Government.[5] Jambon remained in this position until the government fell in December 2018.
In 2019, he became the new Flemish minister-president of the Jambon government. He is also the mayor of the municipality of Brasschaat.