Didier Reynders | |
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European Commissioner for Justice | |
Assumed office 1 December 2019 On leave: 15 April 2024 – present[a] | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Věra Jourová |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 6 December 2011 – 30 November 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Elio Di Rupo Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès |
Preceded by | Steven Vanackere |
Succeeded by | Philippe Goffin |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 9 December 2018 – 30 November 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès |
Preceded by | Sander Loones |
Succeeded by | Philippe Goffin |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 12 July 1999 – 6 December 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Guy Verhofstadt Yves Leterme Herman Van Rompuy Yves Leterme |
Preceded by | Jean-Jacques Viseur |
Succeeded by | Steven Vanackere |
Personal details | |
Born | Liège, Belgium | 6 August 1958
Political party | Reformist Movement |
Other political affiliations | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
Education | University of Liège |
Didier Reynders (French pronunciation: [didje ʁɛndɛʁs]; born 6 August 1958) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Mouvement Réformateur (MR) serving as European Commissioner for Justice since 2019. He held various positions in public institutions before becoming a member of the House in 1992. He was a minister without interruption from 1999 to 2019, until resigning to become Belgian European Commissioner.
He served as Federal Minister of Finance until December 2011 in six different governments, then Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade Foreign Affairs and European Affairs in two governments. Following the government crisis of December 2018, he was also appointed to the post of Minister of Defense until November 2019.[2][3]
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