About me
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Mr Karel De Gucht
European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid
BERLAYMONT 10 /165
1049 Brussels - Belgium
Personal information
Born in Overmere on 27 January 1954
Resident at Berlare, East Flanders
Married to Mireille Schreurs
Two children: Frédéric and Jean-Jacques
Education
Law degree, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1976)
Secondary school certificate (Latin-Maths), Koninklijk Atheneum Aalst (1971)
Previous political responsibilities
Minister for Foreign Affairs (2004-09)
Member of Parliament (2003-09)
Member of the European Parliament (1980-94)
National President of the VLD (Flemish Liberal and Democratic Party) (1999-2004)
Member of the Flemish Parliament (1995-2003)
Senator (1994-95)
Municipal Councillor at Berlare (1989-2009)1
Chairman of the Municipal Council and Mayor of Berlare (2006-09) 2
National Vice-President of the PVV (Flemish Party for Freedom and Progress) (1985-88)
Alderman responsible for Finance at Lebbeke (1983-88)
National President of the Young Flemish Liberal Movement (1977-79)
Member of the Bureau of the PVV/VLD political party since 1977
National President of the Flemish Association of Liberal Students (1975-77)
President of the Flemish Association of Liberal Students in Brussels (1974-75)
Honorary title
Minister of State since 2002
Other professional activities
Gives several hours of lectures in European law (free of charge) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Previous professional activities
Lawyer
Lecturer in European law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Interests
European politics and international relations
Human rights
Education
Modern art and architecture
1 As a European Commissioner I am prevented by law from occupying this post, so I have been replaced by someone else (Flemish Municipal Decree of 15 July 2005).
2 Idem.
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