Curriculum vitae | Guy VERHOFSTADT | MEPs | European Parliament
Guy VERHOFSTADT
Guy VERHOFSTADT

Renew Europe Group

Member

Belgium - Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Belgium)

Date of birth : , Dendermonde

Curriculum vitae Guy VERHOFSTADT

Original version : NL


Curriculum vitae   (The MEP is solely responsible for the information published)

Updated: 18/12/2023

Education (qualifications and diplomas)

  • 1971-1975 : University, Law, University of Ghent

Political career

Offices held in a political party or national trade union

  • 1979-1981 : National Chair, Young PVV
  • 1982-1985 : National Chair, PVV
  • 1989-1992 : National Chair, PVV
  • 1992-1995 : National Chair, VLD
  • 1995-2014 : Minister of State
  • 1997-1999 : National Chair, VLD
  • 2009-2009 : Interim National Chair, Open VLD

Offices held in local government bodies

  • 1976-1982 : Member of Ghent City Council
  • 2007-2009 : Member of Ghent City Council
  • 2019-09/2020 : Member of Ghent City Council

Offices held in a national parliament

  • 1983-1995 : Member of the Chamber of Representatives
  • 1995-1999 : Member of the Senate

Offices held in a national government

  • 1985-1988 : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Budget, Scientific Research and the Plan
  • 1999-2008 : Prime Minister

Offices held in the EU institutions

  • 2001-2001 : President of the Council of the European Union
  • 2009-... : Member of the European Parliament
  • 2009-2019 : Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the ALDE Group
  • 09/2016-01/2020 : EP Brexit coordinator and Chair of the Brexit Steering Group
  • 01/04/2021-15/12/2022 : Co-Chair, Conference on the Future of Europe

Other activities

  • 2009-2014 : APG Nederland: Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board
  • 2010-2016 : Exmar: independent director
  • 2013-2016 : Exmar: independent member of the Remuneration Committee
  • 03/05/2012-03/05/2023 : Sofina: Member of the Board of Administrators
  • 2013-12/2019 : EIPA: Chair of the Board of Governors
  • 12/07/2021-... : Advisory Board member, Planet First Partners
  • 01/01/2022-15/12/2022 : Judging panel chair, Boekenbon Literatuurprijs (prize for literature)
  • 11/05/2022-... : Chair, Autoworld museum
  • 11/07/2022-... : Advisory Board member, Anti-Corruption Foundation (Navalny)
  • 01/12/2023-... : President of European Movement International

Honours

  • Grand Ribbon in the Order of Leopold

Contact

Bruxelles

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