Peter Karel Alexander Vanvelthoven (born 22 October 1962 in Lommel

Lommel

Lommel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Lommel had a total population of 31,898. The total area is 102.37 km² which gives a population density of 312 inhabitants per km².-Lutlommel:...

) is a Belgian

Belgium

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 politician and member of the SP.A. He is the son of politician Louis Vanvelthoven. He became the Federal Minister for Employment, charged with the Informatisation of the State, in 2005 after Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget Johan Vande Lanotte

Johan Vande Lanotte

Johan Cyrille Corneel Vande Lanotte is a Belgian politician. He is a member of the SP.A, and became its party president on 15 October 2005...

 left the Federal Government

Belgian federal government

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 to become the President of the Different Socialist Party (SP.A).

Political career

• 1994-1995: Provincial Councillor of Limburg
  Limburg (Belgium)
  Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
  
  
• 1995: Permanent Deputy of Limburg
• 1995-1999: Member of the Flemish Parliament
  Flemish Parliament
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   for Limburg
• 1999-2003: Member of the Chamber of Representatives for Limburg
• 2003-2005: Secretary of State
  Secretary of State
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   for the Informatisation of the State, attached to the Minister of Budget and Public Enterprises
  Minister of Budget (Belgium)
  -2000–:-2000–:...
  
  
• 2005-2008: Federal Minister for Employment and Informatisation
• 2008-2009: Member of the Chamber of Representatives for Limburg and leader of the socialist fraction
• 2009–present: Member of the Flemish Parliament
  Flemish Parliament
  The Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders, for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and a cultural community of Belgium The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the...
  
   for Limburg and leader of the socialist fraction

External links

• Official site - (Only available in Dutch
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