Vincent Van Quickenborne

Vincent Van Quickenborne is a Belgian politician who has served as the Mayor of Kortrijk since 2013. A long-standing figure in Belgian national politics, he has held several high-level government positions, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice. Throughout his career, he has been involved in significant policy areas such as pension reform and administrative simplification. He resigned from his ministerial post in 2023 following the Brussels shooting, taking political responsibility for administrative failures regarding the extradition of the attacker. He continues to serve as a prominent local leader in Kortrijk.