Annelies Verlinden

Belgian politician (born 1978)

Annelies Verlinden

Verlinden in 2024

Minister of Justice

Incumbent

Assumed office
3 February 2025
Prime Minister| Bart De Wever
Preceded by| Paul Van Tigchelt
Minister of the Interior
In office
1 October 2020 – 3 February 2025
Prime Minister| Alexander De Croo
Preceded by| Pieter De Crem
Succeeded by| Bernard Quintin
Member of the Schoten City Council
In office
13 June 2003 – 14 October 2012
Personal details
Born|

Annelies Jan Louisa Verlinden

(1978-09-05) 5 September 1978 (age 46)
Merksem, Belgium
Political party| CD&V
Alma mater| Saint Ignatius University Centre
KU Leuven
Université catholique de Louvain
Occupation| Lawyer • Professor • Politician
Awards| Order of Leopold (2024)

Annelies Jan Louisa Verlinden (born 5 September 1978)[1] is a Belgian politician. As of 3 February 2025[update], she is the Minister of Justice in the De Wever Government led by Prime Minister Bart De Wever. Previously she was Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reforms, and Democratic Renewal in the De Croo Government.[2][3] Verlinden is a member of the Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams party.[4]

In the 2024 Belgian federal election, she was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.

## References

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1. ^ "Annelies Verlinden". Belgian Federal Public Services. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
2. ^ "Le casting du gouvernement De Croo". L'Echo (in French). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. ^ Neirynck, Pieterjan (1 October 2020). "Comeback Vandenbroucke, geen Calvo of De Block: dit zijn de gezichten van de nieuwe federale regering". Business AM (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
4. ^ "Who is in Belgium's new federal government?". The Brussels Times. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

Political offices

Preceded by

Pieter De Crem

|  Minister of the Interior
2020–2025  | Succeeded by

Bernard Quintin

Preceded by

Paul Van Tigchelt

|  Minister of Justice
2025–present  | Incumbent

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