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Herman Van Rompuy
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Person

Herman Van Rompuy

b. 1947

Belgian politician; former Prime Minister of Belgium and first permanent President of the European Council (born 1947)

Born
31 Oct 1947 · Etterbeek
Part ofBelgium54 BCE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 91 years
  1. 31 Oct 1947BornBorn in Etterbeek
  2. 1988 – 1995RoleSenator of Belgium
  3. 1993 – 1999RoleMinister of Budget
  4. 1994 – 1995RoleMember of the Flemish Parliament
  5. 1995 – 2009RoleMember of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
  6. 2007 – 2008RolePresident of the Chamber of representatives
  7. 2008 – 2009RolePrime Minister of Belgium
  8. 2009 – 2014RolePresident of the European Council
  9. 2009AwardGrand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
  10. 2011AwardGouden Penning
  11. 2012AwardOtto von der Gablentz award
  12. 2013AwardHonorary doctorate of CEU San Pablo University
  13. 2014AwardGrand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross
  14. 2014AwardCharlemagne Prize
  15. 2015AwardDecoration for Exceptional Merits
  16. 2016AwardGrand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
  17. 2021AwardHonorary doctor of the University of Łódź

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1947 – today).

  1. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  3. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  4. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  6. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  7. 1956Suez Crisis
  8. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  10. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  12. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  14. 1968Prague Spring
  15. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  16. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  17. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  18. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  19. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  20. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  21. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  22. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  23. 1985Schengen Agreement
  24. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  25. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  26. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  27. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  28. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  29. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  30. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  31. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  32. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  33. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  34. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  35. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  36. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  37. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  38. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  39. 20112011 Norway attacks
  40. 2011Libyan civil war

Biography

Herman Achille, Count Van Rompuy (Dutch: [ˈɦɛrmɑɱ vɑn ˈrɔmpœy] ; born 31 October 1947) is a Belgian politician who served as Prime Minister of Belgium from 2008 to 2009, and later as the first permanent president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014.

Van Rompuy, a politician from Belgium's Christian Democratic and Flemish party, served as the 49th prime minister of Belgium from 30 December 2008 until 25 November 2009, when he was succeeded by his predecessor, Yves Leterme. On 19 November 2009, the European Council, which consists of the heads of state or government of the EU member states, selected Van Rompuy as its first full-time President under the Treaty of Lisbon. His term officially began on 1 January 2010 and was set to run until 31 May 2012 On 1 March 2012, he was re-elected for a second and final term, serving from 1 June 2012 to 30 November 2014. In 2019, he was appointed chairman of the board of the College of Europe.

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