Matthias Diependaele
Matthias Diependaele | |
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| Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Housing and Immovable Heritage | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2019 | |
| Member of the Flemish Parliament | |
| In office 7 June 2009 – 1 October 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1979 Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | N-VA |
| Residence | Erwetegem |
| Website | http://www.n-va.be/cv/matthias-diependaele |
Matthias Diependaele (born 7 Augustus 1979 in Sint-Niklaas) is a Belgian politician affiliated to the N-VA who is the current Minister for Finance, Budget, Housing and Immovable Heritage in the Flemish Government. He previously served as a member of the Flemish Parliament between 2009 and 2019.[1]
Career
In 2006, he graduated with a law degree from the KU Leuven, having specialized himself in European and international law. He started his political career within the N-VA as a parliamentary aide to MEP Frieda Brepoels. In the 2009 regional elections, at the age of 29, he was elected as a member of the Flemish parliament. In 2013, Diependaele became the parliamentary leader for the N-VA in the Flemish parliament, succeeding Kris Van Dijck.[2]
In the
He was reelected as a member of the Flemish parliament in the 2014 and 2019 regional elections. On 2 October 2019, Diependaele became the Minister for Finance, Budget, Housing and Immovable Heritage in the new Jambon Government.[5] As required by law, he resigned from his position as an alderman in Zottegem at the same time. However, he will still take up his mandate as mayor of Zottegem at the start of 2022.[6] He was succeeded as parliamentary leader by Wilfried Vandaele.[7]
Notes
- ^ "Lijst van de gekozenen Vlaams Parlement" (PDF) (in Dutch). Flemish Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ "Over Matthias Diependaele" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Zottegem". Vlaanderenkiest.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Matthias Diependaele mentor van jonge N-VA ploeg in schepencollege" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Wie is wie in de nieuwe Vlaamse regering?" (in Dutch). VRT NWS. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Matthias Diependaele ruilt Zottegem in voor Vlaanderen: wat zijn de gevolgen?". Het Laatste Nieuws. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Wilfried Vandaele is fractieleider N-VA in Vlaams Parlement" (in Dutch). Focus WTV. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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