Quiet shepherd

By Els Samyn - 23.09.2010 / 04:22 CET

He may be polite, but Steven Vanackere, Belgium's foreign minister, has many supporters.

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Curriculum Vitae

1964: Born, Wevelgem
1987: Master's in law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1988: Master's in economic sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1991-93: Deputy head of cabinet, Brussels finance ministry
1993-2000: Director-general, the port of Brussels
1995-99: Head of cabinet, Brussels finance ministry
2000-05: Deputy director-general, Brussels public-transport company
2004-07: Member of the Flemish parliament
2006-07: Flemish minister for welfare, public health and family
2008-09: Deputy prime minister, federal minister for the civil service, public enterprises and institutional reforms
2009-: Deputy prime minister, minister of foreign affairs and institutional reforms