# Van Rompuy becomes Belgian prime minister

Date: 2008

On 30 December 2008 [Herman Van Rompuy](/people/herman-van-rompuy) was sworn in as Belgium's prime minister after Yves Leterme's government collapsed over the Fortis affair. He became the third prime minister since the June 2007 general election in the linguistically divided country that hosts the main EU institutions and NATO.

## People

- Herman Van Rompuy: https://factrail.ai/people/herman-van-rompuy

## Sources

- https://www.politico.eu/article/van-rompuy-sworn-in-as-belgiums-new-prime-minister/
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2008/12/30/new-belgian-government-sworn-in
- https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2008/12/30/new-belgian-government-sworn-in-2/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/van-rompuy-belgian-pm-2008-12-30