Patrick Dewael

Patrick Dewael
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 27 June 2019 – 13 October 2020
Preceded by	Siegfried Bracke
Succeeded by	Eliane Tillieux
In office 30 June 2014 – 14 October 2014
Preceded by	André Flahaut
Succeeded by	Siegfried Bracke
In office 31 December 2008 – 19 July 2010
Preceded by	Herman Van Rompuy
Succeeded by	André Flahaut
Minister of the Interior
In office 12 July 2003 – 22 December 2008
Prime Minister	Guy Verhofstadt Yves Leterme
Preceded by	Antoine Duquesne
Succeeded by	Guido De Padt
Minister-President of Flanders
In office 13 July 1999 – 5 June 2003
Preceded by	Luc Van den Brande
Succeeded by	Renaat Landuyt (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1955-10-13) 13 October 1955 (age 68) Lier, Belgium
Political party	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats
Alma mater	Free University of Brussels, Dutch

Patrick Yvonne Hugo Dewael, (Dutch: [ˈpɑtrɪg dəˈʋaːl];^[1] born 13 October 1955) is a liberal Belgian politician. A member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, VLD), he served as Minister-President of Flanders from 1999 to 2003.

He is the nephew of the late Herman Vanderpoorten and the cousin of Marleen Vanderpoorten, who served as Minister of Education in the Flemish Government led by Dewael. He obtained a degree in law and notariat from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels. Dewael served as the President of the Chamber of Representatives from 2019 to 2020 and previously from 2008 to 2010.