Herman Van Rompuy
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 31 October 1947 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 |
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| 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.
References
Freemit airtins
- Personal wabsteid o Herman van Rompuy Archived 2021-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- President's pages Archived 2013-10-31 at the Wayback Machine on the European Cooncil wabsteid.
- Wabsteid Archived 2012-06-24 at the Wayback Machine 'Manual on Haiku Herman' (Knack December 2009) bi his son, Peter Van Rompuy
- Offeecial Facebook page
- Herman Van Rompuy on Twitter
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