Patrick Dewael | |
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| President of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 27 June 2019 – 13 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Siegfried Bracke |
| Succeeded by | Eliane Tillieux |
| In office 30 June 2014 – 14 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | André Flahaut |
| Succeeded by | Siegfried Bracke |
| In office 31 December 2008 – 19 July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Herman Van Rompuy |
| Succeeded by | André Flahaut |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 12 July 2003 Bold text – 22 December 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Guy Verhofstadt Yves Leterme |
| Preceded by | Antoine Duquesne |
| Succeeded by | Guido De Padt |
| Minister-President of Flanders | |
| In office 13 July 1999 – 5 June 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Luc Van den Brande |
| Succeeded by | Renaat Landuyt (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1955 Lier, Belgium |
| Political party | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats |
| Alma mater | Free University of Brussels |
Patrick Yvonne Hugo Dewael (Dutch: [ˈpɛtrɪɡ dəˈʋaːl];[a] born 13 October 1955) is a liberal Belgian politician. A member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, VLD), he served as Minister-President of Flanders from 1999 to 2003.
He is the nephew of the late Herman Vanderpoorten and the cousin of Marleen Vanderpoorten, who served as Minister of Education in the Flemish Government led by Dewael. He obtained a degree in law and notariat from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels. Dewael served as the President of the Chamber of Representatives from 2019 to 2020 and previously from 2008 to 2010.
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