Pascal Smet
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Pascal Smet | |
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| Brussels Minister of Mobility and Public Works | |
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| Born | 30 July 1967 Haasdonk |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | politician |
Pascal Smet(born 30 July 1967) is a Belgian politician, member ofVooruit.
Personal life
[edit]He was born in 1967 inBeveren-Waas.He earned a degree in law at theUniversity of Antwerp.He is openly gay.[1]
Career
[edit]He was a member of the town council of Beveren-Waas from 1989 to 1997 and a member of the province council ofEast Flanders(1991–1994).
He served as Belgium's Commissioner General forrefugeesandstateless people(2001–2003). In 2003 he becameSecretary of Statein thegovernment of the Brussels-Capital Regionwith the competences of Mobility, the Civil Service, Fire Department, Urgent Medical Assistance and chairman of the Flemish Community Commission with the competences of Culture, Sport, the Civil Service and Media.
After theregional elections of 2004Pascal Smet became a minister. From 2004 to 2009 he was minister in the government of the Brussels-Capital Region. He dealt with mobility and public works in the Brussels capital region. He was also competent for culture, sport and youth for the Flemish community in Brussels.
From 2006 to 2018, he was a member of the city council of theCity of Brussels.Until 2012 he was alsoSchepenfor Public Works, in name only, as the position was incompatible with his government functions.
After the2009 regional elections,the SP.a was ousted from the Brussels government and on 13 July 2009 Smet became then a member of thePeeters II GovernmentasFlemishMinister for Education, Youth, Equal Opportunities and Brussels Affairs.
In the2014 regional electionshe ran for the Brussels Parliament, after which he became Minister of Mobility and Public Works in the Brussels-Capital government again.
After the2019 regional electionshe became Secretary of State for Urbanism and Heritage, European and International Relations, Foreign Trade and Fire fighting and Emergency medical Assistance.
Pascal Smet has been lobbying forUber.[2]
On June 18, 2023 he resigned after sparking a furor by hosting an Iranian delegation led byAlireza Zakani.[3][4]Ans Persoonsreplaces him.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Hope, Alan (28 June 2011)."Tougher against gay-bashing".Flanders Today.Archived fromthe originalon 2 September 2011.Retrieved29 September2011.
- ^Lars Bové (12 July 2022)."Uber's lobby machine bij Brusselse politiek blootgelegd"[Uber's lobbying machine revelations in Brussels politics].De Tijd(in Dutch).Retrieved18 June2023.
- ^Jan De Schampelaere (18 June 2023)."Brussels staatssecretaris Pascal Smet (Vooruit) neemt ontslag als gevolg van de heisa rond de aanwezigheid van de burgemeester van Teheran in Brussel voorbije week"[Pascal Smet resigns after commotion caused by the presence of the mayor of Tehran in Brussels last week].De Tijd(in Dutch).Retrieved18 June2023.
- ^"Minister in Brussels region government resigns over Tehran mayor invite".Politico.18 June 2023.Retrieved19 June2023.
- ^"Ans Persoons volgt Pascal Smet op als Brussels staatssecretaris | VRT NWS: nieuws".VRT(in Dutch). 19 June 2023.Retrieved19 June2023.
External links
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Media related toPascal Smetat Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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