Wouter Beke (born 9 August 1974) is a Belgian politician and a member of the CD&V. He was reelected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.^[1] In 2014 he became a member of the Belgian Federal House of Representatives and was reelected in 2019. In July 2019 he succeeded Kris Peeters as Federal Minister for Work, Economy and Consumer affairs. He left the Belgian Federal Government in October 2019 to become Minister for Welfare, Public health, Family and Poverty reduction in the Flemish Regional Jambon Government.

Wouter Beke
Beke in 2018
Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public health, Family and Poverty reduction
In office 2 October 2019 – 16 May 2022
Preceded by	Jo Vandeurzen
Succeeded by	Hilde Crevits
Leader of Christian Democratic and Flemish
In office 23 June 2010 – 8 October 2019
Preceded by	Marianne Thyssen
Succeeded by	Joachim Coens
In office 20 March 2008 – 15 May 2008
Preceded by	Etienne Schouppe
Succeeded by	Marianne Thyssen
Federal Minister for Work, Economy and Consumer Affairs
In office 2 July 2019 – 2 October 2019
Preceded by	Kris Peeters
Succeeded by	Nathalie Muylle [nl]
Personal details
Born	(1974-08-09) 9 August 1974 (age 49) Lommel, Belgium
Political party	CD&V
Spouse	Leen Desmyter
Children	3
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit Brussel Catholic University of Leuven
Website	Official website

Wouter Beke studied Social Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Political Sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He is a doctor in the Social Sciences.^{[citation needed]}

While working as a researcher at the Leuven University, he entered politics in his municipality Leopoldsburg. He became a senator in 2004. Between 21 March 2008 and 15 May 2008, he was the temporary chairman of the CD&V.^[2]

In November 2013, Wouter Beke was reelected as chairman of the CD&V. He was reelected with 98.7% of the votes.^[3]