Rudi Vervoort (born 20 November 1958) is a

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

politician. He is the

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of Evere since 1998 and member of the Brussels Parliament. He became the Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region on 7 May 2013 and is responsible for

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, Urban Development, Monuments and Sites, Environmental Maintenance (responsibility delegated to the Secretary of State Rachid Madrane), Development Cooperation and Regional Statistics. He holds a degree in law.

Honours

* 2014: Commander of the

Order of Leopold II The Order of Leopold II is an order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Leopold II. The decoration was established on 24 August 1900 by Leopold II as Sovereign of the Congo Free State and was in 1908, upon Congo being handed over to Belgium ...

* 2016: Cordon of the

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...

References

1958 births Living people Mayors of places in Belgium Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class Members of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region People from Sint-Agatha-Berchem Socialist Party (Belgium) politicians 21st-century Belgian politicians Ministers-President of the Brussels-Capital Region {{Belgium-mayor-stub