David Clarinval
{{Short description|Belgian politician (born 1976)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = David Clarinval
| image = EU2024BE 240624 AGRIFISH Council European Convention Center JNZT 0059 (53812756990).jpg
| office = Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
| primeminister = Alexander De Croo
Bart De Wever
| term_start = 21 April 2022
| term_end =
| primeminister1 = Sophie Wilmès
| term_start1 = 30 November 2019
| term_end1 = 1 October 2020
| office2 = Minister of Labour and Economy
| primeminister2 = Bart De Wever
| term_start2 = 3 February 2025
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Pierre-Yves Dermagne
| successor2 =
| office3 = Minister of Agriculture
| primeminister3 = Alexander De Croo
Bart De Wever
| term_start3 = 1 October 2020
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = Denis Ducarme
| successor3 =
| office4 = Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Social Integration and Urban Policy
| primeminister4 = Alexander De Croo
| term_start4 = 1 October 2020
| term_end4 = 3 February 2025
| predecessor4 = Denis Ducarme
| successor4 = Eléonore Simonet
| office5 = Minister of Budget
| primeminister5 = Sophie Wilmès
| term_start5 = 27 October 2019
| term_end5 = 1 October 2020
| predecessor5 = Sophie Wilmès
| successor5 = Eva De Bleeker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|1|10}}
| birth_place = Dinant, Belgium
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Reformist Movement
| alma_mater = Université catholique de Louvain
| caption = Clarinval in 2024
| office6 = Mayor of Bièvre
| term_start6 = 1 January 2001
| predecessor6 = Michaël Modave
| office7 = Member of the Chamber of Representatives
| term_start7 = 21 December 2007
| term_end7 = 17 March 2020
| constituency7 = Namur Province
}}
David Clarinval ({{IPA|fr|david klaʁɛ̃val}}; born 10 January 1976) is a Belgian politician of the Reformist Movement who has been serving as Minister of Labour and Economy in the De Wever government since February 2025. Additionally he was serving as Minister of Agriculture since October 2020 in both the De Croo government and the De Wever government. Before that he served as Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Social Integration and Urban Policy in the De Croo government.
Early life
Clarinval was born on 10 January 1976 in the town of Dinant.{{cite news |title=Wilmès Première ministre: le député MR David Clarinval devrait devenir ministre du Budget |url=https://www.sudinfo.be/id148601/article/2019-10-26/wilmes-premiere-ministre-le-depute-mr-david-clarinval-devrait-devenir-ministre |accessdate=21 January 2020 |work=sudinfo.be |date=26 October 2019 |language=fr}} He studied political science at Université catholique de Louvain. After graduation, he served as an assistant to the Mouvement Réformateur in the Chamber of Representatives.
Political career
In the 2000 Belgian local elections, at age 24, Clarinval was elected mayor of the town of Bièvre. At the time, he was the youngest mayor in the country.
Clarinval has been a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium since 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://www.david-clarinval.be/|title=David Clarinval : Ministre du Budget et de la Fonction publique|website=www.david-clarinval.be|access-date=2020-01-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.david-clarinval.be/page/david-clarinval-qui-suis-je.html|title=David Clarinval|website=www.david-clarinval.be|access-date=2020-01-21}} On 27 October 2019, he was appointed by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès as the Minister of Budget and Public Service and Minister for Science Policy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.belgium.be/fr/la_belgique/pouvoirs_publics/autorites_federales/gouvernement_federal/composition_gouvernement/index_david_clarinval|title=Monsieur David Clarinval|date=2015-09-24|website=Belgium.be|language=fr|access-date=2020-01-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/90682/european-space-agency-creates-150-new-jobs-in-belgium-esa-ariane-6-vega-launchers-sabca-safran-aeroboosters-thales-alenia-space-site-spacebel-david-clarinval/|title=European Space Agency creates 150 new jobs in Belgium|date=2020-01-21|website=The Brussels Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/88574/several-envelops-with-white-powder-sent-to-federal-ministers-in-brussels/|title=Federal ministries on lockdown after envelopes with white powder discovered|date=2020-01-10|website=The Brussels Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}} In November, he was appointed as one of three Deputy Prime Ministers, replacing Didier Reynders.
With the gradual withdrawal of Sophie Wilmès from the government, Clarinval became Deputy Prime Minister in April 2022, initially on a provisional basis and definitively from July 14, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Chardon |first=Frédéric |title=Hadja Lahbib, celle que personne n'attendait aux Affaires étrangères |url=https://www.lalibre.be/belgique/politique-belge/2022/07/15/hadja-lahbib-celle-que-personne-nattendait-aux-affaires-etrangeres-OQ5INSH4KFCTJG6VYLQUAD6AWM/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=La Libre.be |language=fr}}
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External links
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Category:Deputy prime ministers of Belgium
Category:Mayors of places in Belgium
Category:Members of the 52nd Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
Category:Members of the 53rd Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
Category:Members of the 54th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
Category:Members of the 55th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
Category:Members of the 56th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
Category:Ministers of agriculture of Belgium