Vincent Van Quickenborne
Vincent Van Quickenborne | |
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Minister of Justice and the North Sea | |
In office 1 October 2020 – 20 October 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Alexander De Croo |
Preceded by | Koen Geens (Minister of Justice) Philippe De Backer (Minister of the North Sea) |
Succeeded by | Paul Van Tigchelt |
Mayor of Kortrijk | |
Assumed office 1 February 2013 | |
Preceded by | Stefaan De Clerck |
Personal details | |
Born | Catholic University of Leuven | 1 August 1973
Vincent Paul Marie Van Quickenborne (born 1 August 1973) is a Belgian politician of the
Background
Van Quickenborne was born in
Political career
Van Quickenborne was a
As Pensions Minister, he was responsible for pushing controversial pension reforms through Parliament. He then left the Government to become mayor of Kortrijk, returning as Minister of Justice in 2022.[1] In September 2022 he was the subject of a kidnap plot, reported to be linked to drug criminals. A car containing firearms was found outside his house, and his security was stepped up.[3] In September 2023 Van Quickenborne was involved in a scandal dubbed "pipigate" by the media when CCTV footage emerged of guests at his 50th birthday party urinating on a police van belonging to his protection detail. He apologised to Parliament and denied having joked about the incident.[4]
In October 2023, Van Quickenborne resigned as Minister of Justice after the 2023 Brussels shooting; by stepping down, he took political responsibility for Belgian authorities not having complied with a request from Tunisia to extradite the attacker, Abdesalam Lassoued, in August 2022.[5]
Personal life
Van Quickenborne is married to Anouk Sabbe. The couple have three children, the youngest born in May 2023.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Attentat de Bruxelles : le ministre de la Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne démissionne". RTBF (in French). 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Vincent Van Quickenborne - VU-ID". Belgian Senate (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Vincent Van Quickenborne: Four arrested in Belgian minister 'kidnap plot'". BBC News. 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Vincent Van Quickenborne: Belgian justice minister apologises for 'Pipigate' scandal". BBC News. 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Belgian justice minister resigns after Brussels attack". Politico Europe. 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Lou is derde kindje van minister Vincent Van Quickenborne: "Ons gezin is nu compleet"". Het Nieuwsblad. 19 May 2023.
External links
- Media related to Vincent Van Quickenborne at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website