Wouter Beke

{{Short description|Belgian politician (born 1974)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Wouter Beke

| image = 1718636509737 20240612 BEKE Wouter BE 01B.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2024

| office = Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public health, Family and Poverty reduction

| term_start = 2 October 2019

| term_end = 16 May 2022

| predecessor = Jo Vandeurzen

| successor = Hilde Crevits

| office2 = Leader of Christian Democratic and Flemish

| term_start2 = 23 June 2010

| term_end2 = 8 October 2019

| predecessor2 = Marianne Thyssen

| successor2 = Joachim Coens

| term_start3 = 20 March 2008

| term_end3 = 15 May 2008

| predecessor3 = Etienne Schouppe

| successor3 = Marianne Thyssen

| office4 = Federal Minister for Work, Economy and Consumer Affairs

| term_start4 = 2 July 2019

| term_end4 = 2 October 2019

| predecessor4 = Kris Peeters

| successor4 = Nathalie Muylle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|8|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lommel, Belgium

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = CD&V

| spouse = Leen Desmyter

| children = 3

| alma_mater = Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Catholic University of Leuven

| website = [http://www.wouterbeke.be Official website]

}}

Wouter Beke (born 9 August 1974) is a Belgian politician and a member of the CD&V. He was reelected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.{{Cite web|title=Belgische Senaat |url=http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/index_senate&MENUID=11200&LANG=nl |publisher=Belgian Senate |language=Dutch |accessdate=10 June 2009}} In 2014 he became a member of the Belgian Federal House of Representatives and was reelected in 2019. In July 2019 he succeeded Kris Peeters as Federal Minister for Work, Economy and Consumer affairs. He left the Belgian Federal Government in October 2019 to become Minister for Welfare, Public health, Family and Poverty reduction in the Flemish Regional Jambon Government.

Wouter Beke studied Social Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Political Sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He is a doctor in the Social Sciences.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

While working as a researcher at the Leuven University, he entered politics in his municipality Leopoldsburg. He became a senator in 2004. Between 21 March 2008 and 15 May 2008, he was the temporary chairman of the CD&V.{{Cite web|title=Wouter Beke |url=http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/index_senate&MENUID=11200&LANG=nl |publisher=Belgian Senate |language=Dutch |accessdate=12 June 2009}}

In November 2013, Wouter Beke was reelected as chairman of the CD&V. He was reelected with 98.7% of the votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=dmf20131112_00834971|title=Monsterscore voor herverkozen Wouter Beke|author=Eveline Vergauwen|work=Het Nieuwsblad|date=12 November 2013 }}