Herman Van Rompuy

Prime Minister of Belgium
Incumbent

Assumed office 30 December 2008

Monarch Albert II

Deputy Didier Reynders (Finance)
Karel De Gucht (Foreign Affairs)
Laurette Onkelinx (Social Affairs)
Joëlle Milquet (Employment)
Steven Vanackere (Civil Serviceand Public Enterprise)

Preceded by Yves Leterme

President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives

In office

12 July 2007 – 30 December 2008

Preceded by Herman De Croo

Succeeded by Patrick Dewael

Born October 31, 1947 (age 62)
Etterbeek, Belgium

Political party CD&V

Spouse(s) Geertrui Windels

Residence Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
Herman Achille[citation needed] Van Rompuy , born October 31, 1947 in Etterbeek) is a Belgian Flemish politician and member of the CD&V (formerly called CVP) and the current Prime Minister of Belgium, succeeding Yves Leterme.
Van Rompuy 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. After his party’s defeat in the 1999 Belgian general election, he became a member of the Chamber of Representatives. In 2004, he was designated Minister of State.