Steven Vanackere
Vice-Governor
Wevelgem, 04.02.1964
Profession
Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Belgium
In charge of :
- Microdata Management
- Financial Stability, AML Supervision, Banking Prudential Policy
- Insurance Prudential Policy and Inspection
Studies
- Secundary studies Latin-Mathematics
(Sint-Albertuscollege (Karmel) - Haasrode, 1982) - Master of Laws
(KU Leuven, 1987) - Master of Economic Sciences
(KU Leuven, 1988) - Bachelor’s degree in Political Science
(KU Leuven, 1985) - Master of Philosophy
(KU Leuven, 2015) - Master of History
(KU Leuven, 2019)
Professional career
- Attaché at Kredietbank (1987-1988)
- Attaché at BACOB Spaarbank and advisor in the Research Centre of CEPESS (1988-1989)
- Advisor to Herman Van Rompuy, chairman of the CVP (1990-1991)
- Deputy chief of staff to Jos Chabert, minister of the Brussels-Capital Region, in charge of the Budget, Finance, the Civil service and External Affairs (1991-1993)
- Director-general of the Port of Brussels (1993-2000)
- Chief of staff to Jos Chabert minister of the Brussels-Capital Region, in charge of the Budget, Finance, Economic affairs and External Affairs (1995-1999)
- Deputy director-general of the Brussels public transport company MIVB (2000-2005)
- Member of the Flemish Parliament (2004-2007)
- Minister of Welfare, Public Health and Family in the Flemish government (2007-2008)
- Deputy Prime minister in the Belgian federal government, in charge of
- Civil service, Public enterprise and Institutional reform (2008-2009)
- Foreign affairs and Institutional reform (2009-2011)
- Finance and Sustainable development (2011-2013)
- Member of the Belgian federal Parliament (2013-2014)
- Senator, chairman of the parliamentary party and chairman of the committee Regional affairs in the Senate (2014-2019)
- Academic manager of KU Leuven campus Brussel and Sint-Lucas Brussel (2015-2018)
- Director of the National Bank of Belgium (02.01.2019)
- Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (19.04.2021)
Current mandates or functions
International
- Member of the Working Party No. 3 on Policies for the Promotion of Better International Payments Equilibrium of the Economic Policy Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD – EPC – WP3)
(01.04.2021 - ) - Alternate Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB)
(19.04.2021 - ) - Alternate Member of the General Council of the European Central Bank (ECB)
(19.04.2021 - ) - Deputy of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC Deputies)
(30.07.2021 - ) - Member of the High Level Task Force on the Integrated Reporting Framework of the European Central Bank (HLTF IreF)
(13.10.2021 - ) - Member of the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
(as from 01.03.2023 - ) - Alternate Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
(as from 01.03.2023) - Member of the Committee on the Global Financial System of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS – CGFS)
(as from 01.03.2023 - ) - Member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS – BCBS)
(as from 01.03.2023 - ) - Member of the Board of Supervisors of the European Insurance and Occupational Authority (EIOPA)
(as from 01.03.2023 - )
National
- Member of the Resolution College of the National Bank of Belgium
(02.01.2019 - ) - Member of the Board of Directors of the Belgian National Accounts Institute
(02.01.2019 - ) - Member of the “Public sector borrowing requirements” section of the Belgian High Council of Finance
(07.04.2019 – ) - Vice-Chairman of the Belgian High Employment Council
(26.04.2019 - ) - Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Belgian Financial Forum
(as from 21.03.2023 - ) - Member of the Ageing Committee of the Belgian High Council of Finance
(01.09.2023 - )
Past functions or mandates
- Ancienne Belgique vzw, Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Member of the Board of Directors
- TV-Brussel vzw, Vice-chairman
- Ducroire | Delcredere, Member of the Board of Directors
- Gewestelijke Investeringsmaatschappij Brussel (GIMB), Member of the Board of Directors
- EHSAL, Member of the Board of Directors
- Europa Ziekenhuizen, Member of the Board of Directors
- GasthuisZusters Antwerpen, Member of the Board of Directors
- Associatie KU Leuven, Member of the Board of Directors
- Tertio, Columnist
- Brik vzw, Member of the Board of Directors
- Familiehulp vzw, Member of the Board of Directors
- Fairtrade Belgium vzw , Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) - (02.01.2019 – 01.09.2023)
- Member of the Resolution Committee of the European Banking Authority (EBA-Resco) - (02.01.2019 – 01.09.2023)
- Member of the Board of the Inter-federal Institute of Statistics - (02.01.2019 – 01.09.2023)