Pieter De Crem
Pieter De Crem (22 July 1962 in Aalter) is a Belgian, Flemish politician and member of Christian Democratic party (CD&V).
Political career
He has been a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 1995. He headed the CD&V faction in the Chamber of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. Since 1995, he has been the Mayor of Aalter, in East Flanders. De Crem became the Belgian minister of defence on 21 December 2007. On 5 March 2013, he was also appointed First Deputy Prime Minister in the Belgian federal government.
Education
De Crem holds a Masters in Romance Philology from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven) and a Masters in European and International Law from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University of Brussels).
