Herman Van Rompuy
Position: President, European Council
Herman A. Van Rompuy, President of the European Council since 1 January 2010, is a Flemish politician and member of the CD&V (formerly called C.V.P.). He was the Vice-President of the CVP Youth from 1973 to 1975, from 1978 onward, he was a member of the National Bureau of the CVP, from 1975 to 1980 he worked in the ministerial cabinets of Leo Tindemans and Gaston Geens and from 1988 to 1993 he was the President of the CVP. He also was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget from September 1993 to July 1999. He became a member of the Chamber of Representatives in 1999 and its President in 2007. In 2004, he was designated Minister of State. From December 2008 until December 2009 he held the position of Prime Minister of Belgium.
Will participate to
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Presidents' Debate: Putting Europe back on track
Wednesday 30 June 10 - 05:15 pm to 06:30 pm
Moderator : Guy Johnson, Anchor, CNBC
Speakers : Herman Van Rompuy, President, European Council - José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission - Jürgen R. Thumann, President, BUSINESSEUROPE - Thomas Leysen, President, Federation of Enterprises in Belgium / Member, ERT