Carl Devlies
Carl Devlies (born January 23, 1953 in Amsterdam , Netherlands ) is a Belgian politician of the Christians Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V). He has long been active as a local politician in Leuven and was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2003 to 2014 . Devlies was also Federal State Secretary for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention in the Leterme I , Van Rompuy and Leterme II governments .
Life
Carl Devlies is the son of the former politician Paul Devlies (CVP). He studied law and economics at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) and then worked as a lawyer in Leuven.
He began his political career from 1985 to 1988 as an advisor in the cabinet of the Flemish Prime Minister Gaston Geens (CVP). From 1989 he received a lay judge's office in the city of Leuven and took care of various areas (such as culture, tourism, finance, sports). From 1995 to 2007 was the first aldermen of the city. Thus, in 1998, when the incumbent mayor Louis Tobback ( SP ) moved to the Dehaene II government as interior minister for a short time , he was able to take over the office of the mayor of Leuven on duty.
In addition, Devlies was represented in the federal Chamber of Deputies from 2003 to 2014. In 2008 he was promoted to the federal government and held the post of State Secretary for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention until 2011. After the Leterme government was replaced by the government under Elio Di Rupo ( PS ), Devlies returned to Löwen local politics as a lay judge. He finally decided not to take part in the federal elections on May 25, 2014 because he was not offered a promising place on the list.
Overview of political offices
- 1989 - 2007: Alderman in Löwen (from 1995 first alderman)
- 1998: Mayor of Leuven on duty
- 2003 - 2014: Member of the Federal Chamber of Deputies
- 2008 - 2011: State Secretary for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention in the Leterme I , Van Rompuy and Leterme II governments
- 2011 - today : Alderman for finances and regional planning in Leuven
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| SURNAME | Devlies, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian politician and State Secretary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |