Yves Leterme

Yves Leterme

Yves Leterme was born on 6 October 1960.

He led two governments from 2008 to 2011

Political party: CD&V

Studies

Law and Political Sciences

Career

1985
Parliamentary assistant to CVP Member of Parliament Paul Breyne and in the office of the Flemish minister Paul Deprez

1987-1989
Employed at the Court of Auditors 

1989
National Vice-Secretary of the CVP

1991
National Secretary of the CVP

1992
Administrator at the European Union

2001
Head of the CD&V fraction in the Chamber of Representatives

2003
President of the CD&V

2004 
Minister-President of the Flemish government

2007
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Budget, Mobility, Institutional Reforms and the North Sea

2008
Prime Minister

2009
Minister of Foreign Affairs and subsequently Prime Minister 

2011
Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD