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Herman Van Rompuy

1947 - Today

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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 then as the first permanent president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014. A politician from Belgium's Christian Democratic and Flemish party, Van Rompuy served as the 49th prime minister of Belgium from 30 December 2008 until Yves Leterme (who was also his predecessor) succeeded him on 25 November 2009. On 19 November 2009, Van Rompuy was selected by the members of the European Council, which is the institution of the European Union (EU) comprising the heads of state or government of the EU member states, as the first full-time President of that Council under the Treaty of Lisbon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herman Van Rompuy has received more than 712,854 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Van Rompuy is the 1,766th most popular politician (up from 1,829th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 72nd in 2019) and the 22nd 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 1,766 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Kaidu, Akhmad Kadyrov, Rama I, Yoweri Museveni, and Nelson Rockefeller. After him are Edward, King of Portugal, James II of Aragon, George of Poděbrady, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Léon Blum, and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Herman Van Rompuy ranks 34. Before him are Iggy Pop, Carlos Santana, Robert Kiyosaki, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, Glenn Close, and Farrah Fawcett. After him are Tom Clancy, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Gloria Gaynor, Sam Neill, Rob Rensenbrink, and Gerd Binnig.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy ranks 66 out of 1,190. Before him are James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580), Maxime Weygand (1867), and Johannes Ockeghem (1410). After him are Carlota of Mexico (1840), Adolphe Quetelet (1796), John of Gaunt (1340), Quentin Matsys (1466), Jacques Rogge (1942), and Jacob Obrecht (1457).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy ranks 22. Before him are Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), Eleanor of Austria (1498), Pepin of Herstal (635), Margaret of Parma (1522), Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (1864), and Léon Degrelle (1906). After him are Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350), Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg (1240), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), and Anne of France (1461).

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