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Herman Van Rompuy

Politician

Herman Van Rompuy is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Herman Van Rompuy · Herman Van Rompöy · Hermans Van Rompejs · Χέρμαν βαν Ρομπέι · Герман ван Ромпей · 14 more...				[sources]
Other name	Herman Achille Count Van Rompuy · Herman Achille Graf Van Rompuy · Herman Achille Van Rompuy · Herman Achille comte Van Rompuy · Herman Achille graaf Van Rompuy · 11 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ヘルマン・ファン・ロンパイ				[sources]
Birth date	1947-10-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Etterbeek				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Belgium · European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Achille · Herman				[sources]
Last name	Van Rompuy				[sources]
Title	The High-born				[sources]
Website	www.hermanvanrompuy.be				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12983				[sources]
Position	Minister of Budget (1993-1999) · President of the Chamber of Representatives (2007-2008) · President of the European Council (2009-2014) · Prime Minister of Belgium (2008-2009) · Senator of Belgium (1988-1995) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Catholic University of Leuven (1965-1968) · High school diploma (1968) · Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1968-1971) · St. John Berchmans College (-1965) · licentiate (1971)				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-05	Last processed	2025-11-05	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Prime Minister of Belgium and President of the European Council (born 1947)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Anita Van Rompuy Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Vic Van Rompuy Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the European Council	2009-12-01	2014-11-30

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Eric Van Rompuy Politician	sibling	-	-
Geertrui Windels Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,660

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,228

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Wikidata334,043

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,493

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