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Guy Vanhengel | |
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Born | Brussels, Belgium | 10 June 1958
Occupation(s) | politician, teacher |
Guy Vanhengel (born 10 June 1958) is a Flemish politician for the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD).
Vanhengel graduated in 1979 and became a teacher, teaching until 1981. After his army service (1981–1982), he started working as a spokesperson to the then secretary of state Annemie Neyts. A few years later, when Guy Verhofstadt first became the party leader for the liberals, he became the spokesperson of the party PVV (1984–1985). When Verhofstadt was called to become vice-premier, Vanhengel went with him as part of his staff (1985–1988). In 1988, Guy Vanhengel became manager of Tourism Flanders and was sent on secondment with the cabinet of Patrick Dewael who held the office of minister of Cultural Affairs (1988–1989). From 1989 to 1995, Vanhengel returned to being party spokesperson of the PVV (later VLD).
In 1995, Vanhengel became a member of the Brussels Parliament, later being made minister in the Brussels government (2000) annex minister in the Flemish Community Commission – Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie and the Common Community Commission -Gemeenschappelijke Gemeenschapscommissie.
When Bert Anciaux left the Flemish Government it became imperative that someone from Brussels should take over. IOt was decided that Vanhengel was the man for the job and for a couple of months (2002–2003) he held a post in both the Brussels and the Flemish Government.
In July 2009, Vanhengel became "vice-premier minister" and minister of budget in de Federal Belgian Government. In June 2010, he became a member of the Federal Parliament.
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