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Pieter De Crem | |
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| Minister of the Interior and Security | |
| In office 9 December 2018 – 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès |
| Preceded by | Jan Jambon |
| Succeeded by | Annelies Verlinden |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Trade | |
| In office 11 October 2014 – 9 December 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel |
| Preceded by | Position recreated |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 21 December 2007 – 11 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Guy Verhofstadt Herman Van Rompuy Yves Leterme Elio Di Rupo |
| Preceded by | André Flahaut |
| Succeeded by | Steven Vandeput |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| In office 5 March 2013 – 11 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Elio Di Rupo |
| Preceded by | Steven Vanackere |
| Succeeded by | Kris Peeters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1962 Aalter, Belgium |
| Political party | Christian Democratic and Flemish |
| Spouse | Caroline Bergez |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Leuven Free University of Brussels, Dutch |
| Website | Official website |
Pieter Frans Norbert Jozef Raymond De Crem (pronounced [ˈpitər də ˈkrɛm]; born 22 July 1962) is a Belgian politician and member of Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V). He has been a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 1995. He headed the CD&V fraction in the Chamber of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. Since 1995, he has been the mayor of Aalter in East Flanders.
De Crem became the Belgian minister of defense on 21 December 2007. On 5 March 2013, he was also appointed First Deputy Prime Minister in the Belgian federal government. From 11 October 2014 to 9 December 2018, he served as Secretary of State for Foreign Trade in the Michel I Government. He was subsequently appointed Minister for Security and the Interior under the Michel II Government.[citation needed]