Frank Vandenbroucke

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Frank Vandenbroucke (Born 21 october 1955 in Leuven) is a Belgian/Flemish politician, member of the SP.a. He is currently the Flemish minister of Education.

Studies

Master in Economics, KULeuven (1978)
M.Phil in Economics, Cambridge, UK (1981–1982)
D.Phil, Faculty of Social Studies, Oxford University, UK (1996–1999)

Professional background

Research Assistant at the "Centrum voor Economische Studiën", KULeuven (1978–1980)
Staff member of SEVI, the research department of the SP (Socialist party of the Flemish region), (1982–1985)

Political background

Member of the Parliament (1985–1996)
Chairman of the SP (1989–1994)
Leader of the Parliamentary Group of the SP (1995–1996)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1994–1995)
Minister of Social Affairs and Pensions (1999–2003)
Minister for Employment and Pensions (2003–2004)
Flemish minister of Education (2004-)

Vandenbroecke became involved in the notorious Agusta scandal. He acknowledged to have burned the 2 million francs he found in the vault of the party and which came as bribery money from the Italian helicopter builder Agusta. Vandenbroecke was never prosecuted but went into a voluntary retraite at Oxford (1996–1999)

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