GuyVerhofstadt

General Data

 * Born on 11 April 1953, Dendermonde
 * Country: Belgium
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten

 Bâtiment Paul-Henri Spaak 55C011 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845566 +32 2 28 45 566]/[callto://+3222847566 +32 2 28 47 566] Fax: +32 2 28 49 566 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T06028 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175566 +33 3 88 175 566]/[callto://+33388177566 +33 3 88 177 566] Fax: +33 3 88 179 566
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:guy.verhofstadt@europarl.europa.eu guy.verhofstadt(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=97058

Functions in European Parliament

 * Conference of Presidents (Member)
 * Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Doctor of Law (1975)
 * National chairman, Young VLD (1979-1981)
 * National chairman, PVV (1982-1985)
 * National chairman, PVV (1989-1992)
 * National chairman, VLD (1992-1995)
 * Minster of State (since 1995)
 * National chairman, PVV (1997-1999)
 * Interim national chairman, Open VLD (since 2009)
 * Member of Ghent City Council (1976-1982)
 * Member of Ghent City Council (2007-2009)
 * Member of the House of Representatives (1978-1995)
 * Member of the Senate (1995-1999)
 * Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Budget, Scientific Research and the Plan (1985-1988)
 * Prime Minister (1999-2008)
 * President of the EU Council (second half-year)(2001)
 * Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Boaard of APG-Nederland (2009)
 * Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 97.6/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 62.5/100

Positions
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