Luc Coene

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Luc Coene (born March 1, 1947 in Gent , East Flanders , Belgium ; † January 5, 2017 ibid) was a Belgian politician of the Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democrats (Open VLD) and from 2011 to 2015 governor of the National Bank of Belgium .

biography

After attending school, he studied economics at the University of Ghent and graduated with a licentiate . In 1973 he began his professional career at the National Bank of Belgium, where he initially worked in the information service of the study department. He then worked from 1976 to 1979 in the International Agreement Service of the National Bank's Foreign Office and from 1979 to 1986 assistant to the Belgian governor at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) .

At the same time he was Deputy Head of Cabinet of Finance Minister Frans Grootjans in 1985 and then, from 1985 to 1988, of the then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget Guy Verhofstadt . After a year as a visiting student at the IMF, he worked from 1989 to 1992 as an economic advisor at Directorate General II of the European Commission . After finishing this activity, he returned to the National Bank of Belgium and was a consultant there until 1995.

In 1995 he began his political career when he was co-opted for the VLD as a member of the Senate and was a member of it until 1999. When Guy Verhofstadt became Prime Minister on July 12, 1999 , he was appointed Secretary of the Council of Ministers until 2003 . At the same time, he was initially head of the Prime Minister's Cabinet and then between 2001 and 2003 Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Federal Public Service of the Prime Minister's Office.

For his services he was honored with the honorary title of Minister of State on August 1, 2003 and as such was also a member of the Privy Council .

From 2003 to 2009, Luc Coene was Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Belgium, and on April 1, 2011, he switched to the post of Governor.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ KVE: Ex-governor Luc Coene van National Bank, has died . In: De Morgen . ( demorgen.be [accessed on January 6, 2017]).
  2. ↑ People: Banque Nationale de Belgique SA (BNAB.BR). Reuters , accessed April 2, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Coene, Luc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian politician and Vice-Governor of the National Bank
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Ghent , East Flanders, Belgium
DATE OF DEATH 5th January 2017
Place of death Ghent , East Flanders, Belgium