Herman Van Rompuy
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Herman Achille[2] Van Rompuy (Dutch: [ˈɦɛɾmɑn vɑn ˈɾɔmpœy] ( listen); born 31 October 1947) is the first full-time Preses o the European Cooncil. This is a poseetion appyntit bi the European Cooncil. A Belgian politeecian o the Christian Democratic an Flemish pairty, Van Rompuy served as the 66t prime meenister o Belgium frae 30 December 2008 till his predecessor (Yves Leterme) succeedit him on 25 November 2009. He haes the Grand Cordon o the Order o Leopold.
Herman Van Rompuy | |
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Preses o the European Cooncil | |
In office 1 December 2009[1] – 1 December 2014 | |
Precedit bi | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Succeedit bi | Donald Tusk |
Prime meenister o Belgium | |
In office 30 December 2008 – 25 November 2009 | |
Monarch | Albert II |
Depute | Didier Reynders |
Precedit bi | Yves Leterme |
Succeedit bi | Yves Leterme |
Preses o the Chamber o Representatives | |
In office 12 Julie 2007 – 30 December 2008 | |
Precedit bi | Herman De Croo |
Succeedit bi | Patrick Dewael |
Meenister o the Budget | |
In office 5 September 1993 – 12 Julie 1999 | |
Prime Meenister | Jean-Luc Dehaene |
Precedit bi | Mieke Offeciers |
Succeedit bi | Johan Vande Lanotte |
Personal details | |
Born | Herman Achille Van Rompuy (1947-10-31) 31 October 1947 (age 76) Etterbeek, Belgium |
Poleetical pairty | Naitional: Christian Democratic an Flemish European: European Fowk's Pairty |
Spoose(s) | Geertrui Windels |
Bairns | 4 |
Alma mater | Catholic Varsity o Leuven |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Signatur | |
Wabsteid | Official website |
On 19 November 2009[3] Van Rompuy wis electit bi the members o the European Cooncil as the first full-time Preses o the European Cooncil unner the Treaty o Lisbon.[4] He wis appyntit tae chair the institution for the period stairtin frae 1 December 2009 till 31 Mey 2012,[5][6] tho he anly teuk up his poseetion offeecially on 1 Januar 2010.[7] On 1 Mairch 2012 Herman Van Rompuy wis re-electit bi the heids o state or govrenment o the 27 EU member states. His seicont (an last) term is set tae last twa an a hauf years, frae 1 Juin 2012 tae 30 November 2014.[8] He wis succeedit bi Donald Tusk on 1 December 2014.