Lodewijk (Lode) De Witte (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloːdəʋɛi̯k ˈloːdə də ˈʋɪtə]; born Zwevegem, 12 December 1954) is the former governor of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. After his studies at the law school of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, he remained active as a researcher and became specialised in issues concerning labour law (namely the formal position of foreign employees), which was assigned to him by the European Economic Community. Since 1981, he was involved with the Emile Vandervelde-Institute, where he became a public servant in 1988. Initially, as an attaché for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after subsequently as advisor and adjunct-head of cabinet.