1. Annemie Turtelboom was born on 22 November 1967 and is a former Belgian minister, who served in the Federal Government of Belgium as a member of the Open VLD party, initially as minister for Asylum and Migration, and later Home Affairs and Justice.
Annemie Turtelboom has served as minister of Finance, Budget and Energy in the Flemish Government.
Annemie Turtelboom graduated from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 1993 with an MA in economics, having previously obtained a Teaching Certificate from the Guardini Institute in Antwerp in 1988.
Annemie Turtelboom proceeded to teach economics at KU Leuven for ten years where she was appointed head teacher.
Annemie Turtelboom's lectures ranged from primarily marketing and statistics, to banking and insurance.
In 2003, Annemie Turtelboom entered the Belgian Federal Parliament as a member of Open VLD.
Annemie Turtelboom was appointed Minister of the Interior in the succeeding Van Rompuy Government on 17 July 2009, and retained that office in the Leterme II Government, which took office on 24 November 2009.
In 2011, Annemie Turtelboom was appointed as Minister of Justice - the first woman to take the position in Belgian history - in the government of Elio Di Rupo.
Annemie Turtelboom tightened up the rules for the acquisition of Belgian passports, requiring that applicants be capable of speaking one of the country's official languages and have been resident in Belgium for five years.
Annemie Turtelboom left that office in 2014 to take up a position in the Flemish Government.
From 25 July 2014, Annemie Turtelboom took up the position of vice minister-president and Flemish minister of Finance, Budget and Energy in the Bourgeois Government.
Annemie Turtelboom later took up the position as Belgian member of the European Court of Auditors.
Annemie Turtelboom's portfolio includes audit work related to EU budget, EU public finance, policies related to EU governance, financial instruments and technical assistance in the EU.
Annemie Turtelboom was nominated for a new six-year term in 2023.