He made a career in top politics and was chairman of the Flemish Parliament, but one thing has always nagged at Jan Peumans: he never became a minister. Nowadays he hoes in his garden and is working on a PhD, but he has lost none of his sharpness. Although he does become more sensitive with age. “There was no room for emotions at boarding school. I missed that.”
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Jan Peumans: “Everyone has become so sour. I sometimes feel guilty about that”
Bytaketonews
Dec 28, 2025