Pieter De Crem

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Pieter De Crem
Minister of the Interior and Security
In office 9 December 2018 – 1 October 2020
Prime Minister	Charles Michel Sophie Wilmès
Preceded by	Jan Jambon
Succeeded by	Annelies Verlinden
Secretary of State for Foreign Trade
In office 11 October 2014 – 9 December 2018
Prime Minister	Charles Michel
Preceded by	Position recreated
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister of Defence
In office 21 December 2007 – 11 October 2014
Prime Minister	Guy Verhofstadt Herman Van Rompuy Yves Leterme Elio Di Rupo
Preceded by	André Flahaut
Succeeded by	Steven Vandeput
First Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 5 March 2013 – 11 October 2014
Prime Minister	Elio Di Rupo
Preceded by	Steven Vanackere
Succeeded by	Kris Peeters
Personal details
Born	(1962-07-22) 22 July 1962 (age 61) Aalter, Belgium
Political party	Christian Democratic and Flemish
Spouse	Caroline Bergez
Alma mater	Catholic University of Leuven Free University of Brussels, Dutch
Website	Official website

Pieter Frans Norbert Jozef Raymond De Crem (pronounced [ˈpitər də ˈkrɛm]; born 22 July 1962) is a Belgian politician and member of Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V). He has been a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 1995. He headed the CD&V fraction 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 defense on 21 December 2007. On 5 March 2013, he was also appointed First Deputy Prime Minister in the Belgian federal government. From 11 October 2014 to 9 December 2018, he served as Secretary of State for Foreign Trade in the Michel I Government. He was subsequently appointed Minister for Security and the Interior under the Michel II Government.^{[citation needed]}