Bert VAN CAELENBERG

Director at CESI

Bert Van Caelenberg studied at the Pius X School for nursing (St. Jans Hospital, Brussels) and later worked as a paramedic at the University Hospital (UZ) in Ghent. From 1974 until 1984 he was a member of the Board of the University Hospital Ghent. From 1984 until 1988 he joined the board of the University of Ghent.
He has worked as a trade union delegate and trade union secretary at regional and national level in the sectors Ministries, Local and Regional Authorities and Health for ACV Public Services, Belgium's largest public service trade union.
For over 15 years, Bert Van Caelenberg has occupied the position of Secretary General of the European Federation of Employees in Public Services (Eurofedop) and is also Secretary General of the International Federation of Employees in Public Services (Infedop). In 2009, he became Director at CESI.