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Koen Geens
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 2 July 2019 – 1 October 2020
Prime Minister
Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès
Preceded by
Kris Peeters
Minister of Justice
In office 11 October 2014 – 1 October 2020
Prime Minister
Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès
Preceded by
Annemie Turtelboom
Succeeded by
Vincent Van Quickenborne
Minister of Finance
In office 5 March 2013 – 11 October 2014
Prime Minister
Elio Di Rupo
Preceded by
Steven Vanackere
Succeeded by
Johan Van Overtveldt
Personal details
Born
(1958-01-22) 22 January 1958 (age 66) Merksem, Belgium
Political party
Christian Democratic and Flemish
Alma mater
University of Antwerp Catholic University of Leuven Harvard University
Koen Geens (born 22 January 1958) is a Belgian jurist and politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) who served as the Minister of Justice and as Deputy Prime Minister in the governments of Prime Ministers Charles Michel and Sophie Wilmès.
KoenGeens (born 22 January 1958) is a Belgian jurist and politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) who served as the Minister of Justice...
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duty or on leave." KoenGeens, the Belgian justice minister, called for increased collaboration within the EU on arms trafficking. Geens said "I do not believe...
federal election, and in March 2020 took his seat in the chamber when KoenGeens became a member of the Wilmès II Government. As a result, he also resigned...
attacks in Brussels, Interior Minister Jan Jambon and Justice Minister KoenGeens submitted their resignations. They were refused by the Prime Minister...
athletes to promote the loot-box system. Belgium's Minister of Justice KoenGeens stated in these findings that "A dialogue with the sector is necessary"...
Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo Preceded by Annemie Turtelboom Succeeded by KoenGeens State Secretary of Asylum, Migration, Social Integration, and Poverty...
Retrieved 8 December 2018. "Koning zet consultaties ook morgen nog verder: geen gesprek met Vlaams Belang". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 20 December 2018...
naar Kamer". De Standaard. 21 January 2018. "SP.A'er Dirk Van der Maelen is geen kandidaat meer in 2019". deredactie.be. 5 July 2017. "Eric Van Rompuy stopt...
Servais Verherstraeten Faction leader Jef Van den Bergh Nahima Lanjri KoenGeens Els Van Hoof Steven Matheï Replaces Wouter Beke, who became Flemish Minister...
the cabinets of CD&V ministers Kris Peeters, Nathalie Muylle [nl] and KoenGeens, and in October 2020, she became head of cabinet to State Secretary for...
hundreds of people sending him hateful messages. Minister of Justice KoenGeens cancelled the Midsummer party planned in Leuven "out of respect and compassion...
on the side of CD&V and subsequently became deputy chief of cabinet of KoenGeens, Minister of Justice in the Michel I Government until March 2016. From...
later, with the exception that the role of Deputy Minister shifted to KoenGeens. On 2 October 2019 Wouter Beke was in turn replaced by Nathalie Muylle...
October 2020 – 20 October 2023 Prime Minister Alexander De Croo Preceded by KoenGeens (Minister of Justice) Philippe De Backer (Minister of the North Sea) Succeeded...
Prime Minister Charles Michel Preceded by Pieter De Crem Succeeded by KoenGeens Minister of Employment, Economy, Consumer Affairs In office 11 October...
Minister of Defense Pieter De Crem (CD&V) and as Minister of Finance by KoenGeens (CD&V). After the 2014 elections on 22 July 2014 Joelle Milquet (CDh)...
provoked a great deal of commotion when Federal Public Service Justice KoenGeens, despite advice from prison management, gave him permission to leave the...
Flanders Brussels Major parties CD&V Servais Verherstraeten Pieter De Crem KoenGeens Wouter Beke Hendrik Bogaert Benjamin Dalle Groen Meyrem Almaci Stefaan...
Fournaux Walthère Frère-Orban Jaak Gabriëls Isabelle Gatti Gaston GeensKoenGeens Caroline Gennez Jacques Germeaux Jean Gol Mathieu Grosch Michel Hansenne...
attacks in Brussels on 22 March 2016, Jambon and Minister of Justice KoenGeens offered their resignations, but this was refused by Prime Minister Charles...
(CD&V). He succeeded Vanackere as Deputy Chief of Cabinet of Finance. When KoenGeens succeeded Vanackere in the Di Rupo Government and Chief of Staff Eric...
a coalition agreement. Each party has three negotiators: Wouter Beke, KoenGeens and Pieter De Crem for CD&V; Gwendolyn Rutten, Alexander De Croo and Maggie...