Steven Vanackere

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Vice-Governor
Born in Wevelgem on February 4, 1964

Profession

Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Belgium

Studies

Master of Laws (KU Leuven, 1987)
Master of Economic Sciences (KU Leuven, 1988)
Bachelor’s degree in Political Science (KU Leuven, 1985)
Master of Philosophy (KU Leuven, 2015)
Master of History (KU Leuven, 2019)

Professional career

  • Attaché at Kredietbank (1987-1988)
  • Attaché at BACOB Spaarbank and advisor in the Research Centre of CEPESS (1988-1989)
  • Advisor to Herman Van Rompuy, chairman of the CVP (1990-1991)
  • Deputy chief of staff to Jos Chabert, minister of the Brussels-Capital Region, in charge of the Budget, Finance, the Civil service and External Affairs (1991-1993)
  • Director-general of the Port of Brussels (1993-2000)
  • Chief of staff to Jos Chabert minister of the Brussels-Capital Region, in charge of the Budget, Finance, Economic affairs and External Affairs (1995-1999)
  • Deputy director-general of the Brussels public transport company MIVB (2000-2005)
  • Member of the Flemish Parliament (2004-2007)
  • Minister of Welfare, Public Health and Family in the Flemish government (2007-2008)
  • Deputy Prime minister in the Belgian federal government,
    • In charge of the Civil service, Public enterprise and Institutional reform (2008-2009)
    • Foreign affairs and Institutional reform (2009-2011)
    • Finance and Sustainable development (2011-2013)
  • Member of the Belgian federal Parliament (2013-2014)
  • Senator, chairman of the parliamentary party and chairman of the committee Regional affairs in the Senate (2014-2019)
  • Academic manager of KU Leuven campus Brussel and Sint-Lucas Brussel (2015-2018)
  • Director of the National Bank of Belgium (02.01.2019)

  • Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (19.04.2021)

Current functions or mandates

  • High Council of Finance
    Member of the "Public sector borrowing requirements" section as from 07.04.2019
  • Conseil supérieur de l'emploi
    Vice-chairman as from 26.04.2019
  • National Accounts Insitute
    Member of the Board of Directors as from 02.01.2019
  • Institut interfédéral de statistique
    Member of the Board of Directors as from 02.01.2019
  • National Bank of Belgium
    Member of the Resolution College as from 02.01.2019
  • Single Resolution Board
    Member as from 02.01.2019

 

Past functions or mandates

  • Ancienne Belgique vzw
    Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Erasmushogeschool Brussel
    Member of the Board of Directors
  • TV-Brussel vzw
    Vice-chairman
  • Ducroire | Delcredere
    Member of the Board of Directors
  • Gewestelijke Investeringsmaatschappij Brussel (GIMB)
    Member of the Board of Directors
  • EHSAL
    Member of the Board of Directors
  • Europa Ziekenhuizen
    Member of the Board of Directors
  • GasthuisZusters Antwerpen
    Member of the Board of Directors
  • Associatie KU Leuven
    Member of the Board of Directors
  • Tertio
    Columnist
  • Brik vzw
    Member of the Board of Directors
  • Familiehulp vzw
    Member of the Board of Directors

  • Fairtrade Belgium vzw
    Member of the Board of Directors