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Herman Van Rompuy

Herman Van Rompuy

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Herman Achille, Count Van Rompuy 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.

Sources: [1][2]

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Responsibility

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  • 2 linked facts have no assessed welfare direction yet.
  • Lifetime coverage has not been assessed: the record reflects stored facts only (2008–2009).

Timeline

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  1. 19 November 2009

    Van Rompuy chosen as first permanent European Council President

  2. 30 December 2008

    Van Rompuy becomes Belgian prime minister

Evidence & methodology

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2 of 2 linked facts verified, drawing on 2 distinct sources (2008–2009).

Sources include checked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: van rompuy+european council, checked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: van rompuy+prime minister.

Sources

  1. 1.politico.euchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: van rompuy+european council
  2. 2.aljazeera.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: van rompuy+prime minister

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