Matthias Diependaele

Matthias Diependaele
Minister-President of Flanders
Assumed office
30 September 2024
Deputy
Preceded byJan Jambon
Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Housing and Immovable Heritage
In office
2 November 2019 – 30 September 2024
Preceded byLydia Peeters
Succeeded byBen Weyts
Member of the Flemish Parliament
In office
7 June 2009 – 1 October 2019
Personal details
Born (1979-08-07) 7 August 1979 (age 45)
Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Belgium
Political partyN-VA
ResidenceErwetegem
Websitehttp://www.n-va.be/cv/matthias-diependaele

Matthias Diependaele (born 7 Augustus 1979 in Sint-Niklaas) is a Belgian politician affiliated to the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) who is the current Minister-President of Flanders, having taken office in 2024. He additionally serves as the Flemish Minister for Economy, Innovation en Industry, External Affairs, Digitalisation, and Facility Management.

He previously served as the Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Housing and Immovable Heritage in the Jambon Government, and as a member of the Flemish Parliament between 2009 and 2019.[1]

  1. ^ "Lijst van de gekozenen Vlaams Parlement" (PDF) (in Dutch). Flemish Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.