Georges Gilkinet
Georges Gilkinet | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mobility and the National Railway Company | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
| Monarch | Philippe |
| Prime Minister | Alexander De Croo |
| Preceded by | François Bellot |
| Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1971 Assesse, Namur, Belgium |
| Political party | Ecolo |
| Alma mater | IHECS |
| Occupation | journalist, politician |
| Website | [georgesgilkinet.be Official site] |
Georges Gilkinet (born 25 January 1971) is a Belgian green politician of Ecolo, and as of 1 October 2020, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mobility and the National Railway Company in the cabinet of Alexander De Croo.
Biography
George Gilkinet was born on 25 January 1971 in Assesse in the Namur Province of Belgium.[1] He graduated from Institut des hautes études des communications sociales in Brussels, and was a sports journalist for Canal C for 15 years.[2]
In 2007, Gilkinet was first elected to the Chamber of Representatives for Ecolo.[1] He specialized in finances, and between 2012 and 2014 was the Chairman of the Finance Commission.[3]
In 2017, Gilkinet was an investigator in the Kazakhgate enquiry. One of the suspects in the case took legal action against Gilkinet, and he was the victim of hacking.[4] He became Chairman of Ecolo in 2018.[5]
On 1 October 2020, Gilkniet became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mobility and the National Railway Company in the cabinet of Alexander De Croo.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Overzicht: wie is wie in regering-De Croo?". Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "D'observateur, il est devenu acteur". Lavenir (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Georges Gilkinet". Ecolo (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Gilkinet visé par le piratage informatique d'Ecolo: "des représailles à l'enquête sur le Kazakhgate"". RTBF (in French). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Georges Gilkinet remplace Jean-Marc Nollet comme chef de groupe Ecolo à la Chambre". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
External links
- [georgesgilkinet.be Official site]
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