Vanessa Matz

Vanessa Matz, Minister of the Modernisation of the Public Administration, in charge of Public Enterprises, Property Management of the State, Digitalisation and Science Policy.

Vanessa Matz was born in Liège on August 12, 1973. A lawyer by training, she began her career as a legal advisor in the Belgian Senate and in local government before moving on to political advisory roles at the federal and regional levels. Elected to the Senate in 2008, she has been a member of the Federal Parliament since 2014, where she has been actively involved in the Justice, Interior and Public Affairs Commissions. Since February 2025, she has served as Belgium’s Federal Minister in charge of Public Service, Public Enterprises, Digitalisation, State Property Management, and Federal Scientific Institutions.