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Herman Van Rompuy

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Van Rompuy is the 1,277th most popular politician (up from 1,766th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 66th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Belgian Politician.

Herman Van Rompuy is a Belgian politician who served as the first President of the European Council.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Herman Van Rompuy ranks 1,277 out of 19,576. Before him are Octavia the Younger, Kwame Nkrumah, Justin II, Sariputta, Chlothar II, and Reza Shah. After him are John III Doukas Vatatzes, Anton Drexler, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Abd el-Krim, Alfonso VI of León and Castile, and Abd al-Rahman I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Herman Van Rompuy ranks 25. Before him are Shirin Ebadi, Anwar Ibrahim, Paul Auster, Mohammad Najibullah, Carlos Santana, and Iggy Pop. After him are Glenn Close, Robert Kiyosaki, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Salman Rushdie, Takeshi Kitano, and Gerd Binnig.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy ranks 49 out of 1,190. Before him are Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Henri La Fontaine (1854), Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (1864), Pepin of Herstal (635), Margaret of Parma (1522), and Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580). After him are Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Victor Horta (1861), Julio Cortázar (1914), Albert Claude (1899), and Samo (600).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy ranks 21. Before him are Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), Eleanor of Austria (1498), William III of the Netherlands (1817), Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (1864), Pepin of Herstal (635), and Margaret of Parma (1522). After him are Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Samo (600), Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), Léon Degrelle (1906), and Gerard de Ridefort (1141).

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