David Clarinval

David Clarinval (born 10 January 1976) is a Belgian politician of the Reformist Movement who has been serving as Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 2020.

David Clarinval
Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy
Assumed office
1 October 2020
Prime MinisterAlexander De Croo
Preceded byDenis Ducarme
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
In office
30 November 2019 – 1 October 2020
Prime MinisterSophie Wilmès
Preceded byDidier Reynders
Succeeded bySophie Wilmès
Petra De Sutter
Minister of Budget
In office
27 October 2019 – 1 October 2020
Prime MinisterSophie Wilmès
Preceded bySophie Wilmès
Succeeded byEva De Bleeker
Personal details
Born (1976-01-10) 10 January 1976
Brussels, Belgium
Political partyReformist Movement
Alma materUniversité catholique de Louvain

Early life

Clarinval was born on 10 January 1976 in the town of Dinant.[1] He studied political science at Université catholique de Louvain.[1] After graduation, he served as an assistant to the Mouvement Réformateur in the Chamber of Representatives.[1]

Political career

In the 2000 Belgian local elections, at age 24, Clarinval was elected Mayor of the town of Bièvre.[1] At the time, he was the youngest mayor in the country.[1]

Clarinval has been a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium since 2007.[2][3] On 27 October 2019, he was appointed by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès as the Minister of Budget and Public Service and Minister for Science Policy.[4][5][6] In November, he was appointed as one of three Deputy Prime Ministers, replacing Didier Reynders.

References
  1. "Wilmès Première ministre: le député MR David Clarinval devrait devenir ministre du Budget". sudinfo.be (in French). 26 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. "David Clarinval : Ministre du Budget et de la Fonction publique". www.david-clarinval.be. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. "David Clarinval". www.david-clarinval.be. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  4. "Monsieur David Clarinval". Belgium.be (in French). 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  5. "European Space Agency creates 150 new jobs in Belgium". The Brussels Times. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  6. "Federal ministries on lockdown after envelopes with white powder discovered". The Brussels Times. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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