Els Cleemput Email & Phone Number

- Jan 1st '18 - : Belgian Federal Police, communication expert- Oct '14 - Dec '17: spokesperson and communications advisor to Maggie De Block, minister for Social Affairs and Health- Dec '11 - oct '14: spokesperson and communications advisor to Maggie De Block, statesecretary for Asylum, Migration, Fight against Poverty and Social integration. In 2013 mrs De Block became nr 1 in the polls in the 3 Belgian regions; Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. She remained nr 1 till midst 2016.- July '09-Dec '11: Belgian Home Office - communications specialist- Jan'09 - :July 17th 0'9 spokesperson of the Belgian minister of Home Affairs, Guido De Padt. - 1996-January 2009: spokesperson and head of press office of the Belgian Federal police- 1985-1996: reporter for the Flemish newspaper Het Belang van Limburg- 1982-1985: free lance reporter for magazines, press agency Belga, newspaper De Gentenaar1990: published the book "Losgeld voor een leven" and "Rançon pour une vie" telling the story the kidnapping of former prime minister Paul Vanden Boeyants by Patrick Haemers. Have written this book together with my husband, Alain Guillaume, former journalist with the newspaper Le Soir.2002: guest speaker at Standing Police Monitoring Committee. Exposition on and publication of "Police, Press and Ethics, for the congress on Ethics organised by the Standing Police Monitoring Committee.1998-1999: member of the workgroup on the joint circular letter of the Minister of Justice and the College of Prosecutors General on the communicatoin to the public by judicial authorities and police during a judicial inquiry and investigation.1990-1996: guest speaker on crisis communication at several seminars organised by the Civil Protection Services and by the Belgian Royal Firebrigade Federation.Specialties: media relations, media-analysis, crisis communication, mediatraining, communication strategy, creative branding, media consultancy, journalism, writing

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