Steven Vanackere

Director
Born in Wevelgem on February 4, 1964
Profession
Director 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)
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