Didier Reynders

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European Commission

European Commissioner for Competition and Justice

Didier Reynders is European Commissioner for justice responsible for rule of law, data protection and other fundamental rights, as well as consumer protection, a position he has held since December 2019. Since 05 September 2023, he is also European Commissioner for competition. Previously, he held several high-level political positions in Belgium including minister of defense, minister of foreign affairs, foreign trade and European affairs, minister of finance and deputy prime minister. From 2004 to 2011, he served as chairman of the Mouvement Réformateur (liberal party alliance). He was elected member of the Belgian Parliament in 1992. Prior to this, he was president of the National Railway Company of Belgium and the National Society of Airways. Reynders has been a guest lecturer at the universities of Liège, Brussels and Louvain until he became European Commissioner. He holds a degree in law from the University of Liège.

 

Contributions by Didier Reynders

  • Closing General Session
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2023
  • General Session
    Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2022
  • European Union Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders Discusses Europe's Digital Future – Where Does Privacy Stand?
    Speaker at Virtual Brussels KnowledgeNet: 27 October 2020