Curriculum vitae

Deputy Prime Minister 
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs

http://www.didierreynders.be/
Mail: contact.reynders@diplobel.fed.be

Born in Liège on August 6th, 1958
Married - 4 children

Government positions

• Minister of Finance (1999 - 2011)
• Chairman of the Eurogroup (January - December 2001)
• President of the Ecofin (July - December 2001 /  July 2010 - December 2010)
• Minister in charge of the Belgian Buildings Agency (2003 - 2011)
• Deputy Prime Minister since 18 July 2004
• Minister of Institutional Reforms (2004 - 2011)
• Minister in charge of the National Lottery, the Federal Holding and Investment Company (FHIC) and the insurance companies (2007 - 2011)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs since 6 December 2011

Academical functions

• Lecture rat the Hautes Ecoles commerciales of Liège
• Staff member of the Public Law Department at the University of Liège
• Guest lecturer at the Université catholique de Louvain (Louvain business school (UCL))

Political activities

• Chief of staff of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and Institutional Reforms, Mr Jean Gol (1987 - 1988)
• Member of the Liège Town Council since October 1988
• Leader of the MR Group of the Liège Town Council since 1995
• Deputy Chairman of the MR (1992 - 2004)
• Member of Parliament since 1992
• Chairman of the PRL-FDF Group (1995 - 1999)
• Chairman of the Mouvement Réformateur (2004 - 2011)

Professional activities

• Lawyer (1981 - 1985)
• Director General of the Local Authorities Department of the Ministry of the Walloon Region
(1985 - 1988)
• Chairman of the National Railway Company of Belgium (1986-1991)
• Chairman of the National Society of Airways (1991-1993)