Kris Peeters (Dutch: [ˈkrɪs ˈpeːtərs]; born 18 May 1962)[1] is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish who served as vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 2021 to 2024.

He has been serving a second term as head of the Flemish government since the regional elections of 7 June 2009, with the additional competences of Institutional Affairs, Economy, Agriculture and Sea Fisheries.

However, upon nominating Marianne Thyssen (also CD&V) as European Commissioner, his party already held a major political office.

In late 2020, Peeters was nominated by the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to become one of the vice-presidents of the European Investment Bank (EIB),[7] representing the Benelux countries.

[8] In this capacity, he oversaw the Bank's activities on files such as mobility, security and defence, as well as operations in the ASEAN countries.