Olivier Chastel

Olivier Chastel
Development Cooperation and European Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 February 2011
Preceded by	Charles Michel
Personal details
Born	22 November 1964 (1964-11-22) (age 46) Liège, Belgium
Political party	Mouvement Réformateur
Occupation	politician

Olivier Chastel (born 22 November 1964) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Mouvement Réformateur (MR).

He graduated as a pharmacist at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in 1987. He started his political career at the local level in Charleroi where he was elected as member of the college in 1988 and became councillor in 1993.

Starting in March 2008, he was secretary of state for European Affairs in the Leterme I Government, the Van Rompuy I Government and the Leterme II Government. Since 14 February 2011, he is Belgian Minister for the Development Cooperation and European Affairs in the Leterme II Government.

External links

• Official site

Persondata
Name	Chastel, Olivier
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Date of birth	22 November 1964
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
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