Bernard Quintin

Bernard Quintin (; born 1971) is a Belgian diplomat and politician who has been serving as Minister of the Interior in the De Wever Government since February 2025. Before that he has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the De Croo Government from November 2024 until February 2025.

Early life Bernard Quintin was born in 1971 in Belgium. He obtained a degree in medieval history from Université libre de Bruxelles. He taught for several years in Belgium and Mexico. After a few years, he obtained a master's degree in international relations.

Career

Quintin joined the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2001. He has been posted in Warsaw, London, Kinshasa and at the Belgian Permanent Representation to the European Union. He served as consul general in Rio de Janeiro in 2012-2016 and ambassador of Belgium to Burundi from 2016 to 2019.