Johan Van Overtveldt

Johan Van Overtveldt
Johan van Overtveldt in 2016
Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 October 2014
Prime Minister	Charles Michel
Preceded by	Koen Geens
Personal details
Born	(1955-08-24) 24 August 1955 (age 61) Mortsel, Belgium
Political party	New Flemish Alliance

Johan Van Overtveldt (born 24 August 1955) is a Flemish journalist and politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). He has been Minister of Finance of Belgium since 2014.

He was the chief editor of Trends from 2010 to 2013 and chief editor of Knack from 2011 to 2012.

In November 2013 he switched over to politics, becoming a member of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). As main N-VA candidate for the 2014 European Parliament elections, he was elected as a member of the European Parliament.

Following the formation of the Michel Government in October 2014, Van Overtveldt became Minister of Finance. Sander Loones succeeded him as member of the European Parliament.