Dirk Van Mechelen

Dirk Van Mechelen
Born	Dirk Louis Maria Van Mechelen 27 August 1957 (1957-08-27) (age 54) Kapellen, Belgium
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation	politician, businessman

Dirk Louis Maria Van Mechelen (born 27 August 1957 in Kapellen) is the Flemish minister of Finance and Budget and Town and Country Planning. He is a member of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats.

Education

He obtained a degree in history from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) in 1980.

Career

He started his professional career at Buchmann Optical Industries in Kapellen, the company of Jacky Buchmann. In 1982, he started his political career in the municipal council of Kapellen.

After the regional elections of 1999 he became Flemish minister of Town and Country Planning, Economy and Media. Since 2001 he is the mayor of Kapellen.

After the regional elections of 2004 he became Flemish minister of Finance and Budget and Town and Country Planning till 2009.

External links

• Dirk Van Mechelen (Official website)

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Name	Van Mechelen, Dirk
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Date of birth	27 August 1957
Place of birth	Kapellen, Belgium
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