September 8, 2015 • Dr. Johan Van Overtveldt (born 1955 in Morstel, Antwerp Province, Region of Flanders, Belgium) serves as the current Finance Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium. A member of the largest political party in Dutch-speaking Flanders, he has also served as a Member of the European Parliament where he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Economics Committee. Dr. Van Overtveldt has worked both in the financial sector and as Editor-in-Chief of Knack and Trends, two of the most prestigious publications in Dutch-speaking Flanders. He remains an active member of the Economics Faculty at the University of Hasselt.
Dr. Van Overtveldt is an accomplished author whose works, published extensively in multiple languages, include "The End of the Euro: The Uneasy Future of the European Union (2011)" and his newly released book "A Giant Reborn: Why the U.S. Will Dominate the 21st Century."
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