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
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 77) 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.