Jan Jambon
Jan Jambon (born 26 April 1960 in Genk) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) who has been serving as Minister-President of Flanders since 2019. He replaced Kris Peeters as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2007. The N-VA was, at that time, partnered with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish party. In June 2010 and May 2014 he was re-elected on an N-VA list.
Jan Jambon | |
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Jambon in 2018 | |
| Minister-President of Flanders | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2019 | |
| Deputy | Serving concurrently |
| Preceded by | Liesbeth Homans |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 11 October 2014 – 9 December 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Michel |
| Preceded by | Melchior Wathelet Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Pieter De Crem |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 28 June 2007 – 11 October 2014 | |
| Constituency | Antwerp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1960 Genk, Belgium |
| Political party | New Flemish Alliance |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Brasschaat, Belgium |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp (MBA) |
| Website | Party website |
He became mayor of Brasschaat in 2013 after his party won the local elections in 2012. In November 2014, he was replaced as acting mayor by Koen Verberck (also N-VA), after joining the new Federal Government.
In October 2014 he became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Security, charged with the direction of public buildings, in the Michel Government. Jambon remained in this position until the government fell in December 2018.
In 2019, he became the new Flemish minister-president of the Jambon government. He is also the mayor of the municipality of Brasschaat.