Kris Peeters
Kristiaan Peeters ( born May 18, 1962) is a Belgian politician of the Christian - Democratisch en Vlaams (CD & V). He's since June 27, 2007 Prime Minister of Flanders, succeeding Yves Leterme.
Life
Kris Peeters grew up in a Christian- democratic oriented parents. His father was for many years chairman of the Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP ) in Ruisbroeck. Peeters studied law and philosophy at the Universitaire Faculteiten Sint- Ignatius Antwerp ( UFSIA ), an academic institution that is part of the University of Antwerp was later. He worked from 1986 to 1988 as a lawyer and later ( 1988-1991) as a consultant at NCMV trial service. Following (1989-1991), he took up a lecturer at Postuniversitair Centrum Limburg ( LUC ). In 1991 he returned to NCMV trial service and held there until 1994, the position of director. In 1994, he climbed the NCMV ( Nationaal Christelijk Middenstandsverbond ) to the Secretary-General, a position which he held until 1999. From 1999 he was gedelegeerd bestuurder continue to lead this organization and built it successfully for UNIZO ( Unie van Zelfstandige Ondernemers ).
After ten years at the top he left in 2004, this organization is to be a minister for ' Public Works, Havens, energy, Leefmilieu en Natuur ' in the Flemish government, although he was not a Member of the Flemish Parliament. When Yves Leterme Prime Minister of Belgium was in June 2007, Peeters was the only remaining CD & V Flemish politicians in the coalition government, thus raising the successor of Leterme. On 28 June 2007 he was sworn in and went into the office of the Flemish Prime Minister on Martelarenplein in Brussels. After successfully completing the elections of 7 June 2009 Peeters made his second cabinet. In this second cabinet also carries ministerial responsibility for agriculture, marine fisheries, Rural Area and External Affairs.
Kris Peeters lives in Puurs in the province of Antwerp, where it is also since 2007 a member of the council.
Peeters is also for some time the most popular Flemish politician, by a narrow margin against Bart De Wever.
Political positions
The current Flemish CD & V Flemish Minister-President Peeters sees the future within Belgium, in contrast to his coalition partner, the Nieuw- Vlaamse Alliantie (N -VA) by Bart De Wever. Politically, Peeters therefore advocates a implementation of the Sixth State Reform. On the other hand, is of French-speaking politicians such as the Prime Minister of the Brussels region Piqué, claims that Peeters themselves " Konföderalist " call, a label with the Bart De Wever, entering himself open to the independence of Flanders, likes decorated. Peeters, however, has no plans to lead the campaign for the elections in 2014 with a new, cross- deeper, leading to confederalism state reform as the main theme. Just like its Walloon counterpart Rudi Demotte, Peeters also reacted very reserved on the proposal by Jan Peumans, the President of the Flemish Parliament, to install a Flemish ambassadors in the capital of Wallonia Namur. However, Peumans wanted to know understood his proposal not as provocative, but as practical. So could directly participate in the developments in Wallonia Flanders. However Peeters support in principle one, especially economically, stronger regional cooperation, as well as the special agreements with North Rhine -Westphalia show as Flanders' most important trading partners. Importantly, however, it is the efficiency of the contacts, which is why he advocates a shift of powers from the federal to the regional level.