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Herman Achille, Count Van Rompuy is a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from to , and then as the first permanent.!
Herman Rompuy
| Prime Minister of Belgium Date of Birth: Country: Belgium |
Content:
- Herman Van Rompuy: A Life in Politics and Poetry
- Humble Beginnings and Education
- Early Political Career
- Academic Interlude
- Return to Politics and Finance Ministry
- Chamber of Representatives and Premiership
- Formidable Challenges and Inner Conflict
- Prime Minister of Belgium
Herman Van Rompuy: A Life in Politics and Poetry
Herman Van Rompuy's passion for politics emerged early, at the tender age of In one of his haiku poems, he quipped, "Hair in the wind.
Years later, the wind still whispers. Alas, the hair is gone." As the 48th Prime Minister of Belgium, Van Rompuy combined his political acumen with a penchant for haiku poetry.
Humble Beginnings and Education
Herman Van Rompuy was born on October 31, , in the Etterbeek municipality of Brussels.
A devout Catholic, he earned degrees in philosophy and economics from the Catholic University of Leuven.