Pieter De Crem, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Pieter De Crem

Belgian federal minister of Defence

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1962

Place of Birth: Aalter, Flemish Region, Belgium

Profession: politician

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Pieter Frans Norbert Jozef Raymond De Crem (pronounced ['pit?r d? 'kr?m]; 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 defence 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.