Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Duties and tasks: 

• Federal Public Service Chancellery of the Prime Minister
• Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport
• Combating fraud and the uniform application of legislation throughout Belgium
• Legislation on marine environment and maritime mobility
• Federal cultural institutions
• Coordination of Immigration and Asylum Policy

• Chairman of the Young CVP, Ieper branch (1983 – 1986)
• District CVP secretary, Ieper district (1985 – 1987)
• National Committee of the Young CVP (1986 – 1988)
• National Vice-Chairman of the Young CVP (1988 – 1989)
• Chairman of the CVP Ypres branch (1988 – 1991)
• Alderman of the City of Ypres (January 1995 – January 2001)
• Municipal Councillor of the City of Ypres (February 2001 – present)
• CVP Member of Parliament since 4 June 1997 (in succession to P. Breyne)
• Member of Parliament elected for the CVP on 13 June 1999
• Chairman of the CD&V parliamentary party (11 January 2001 – May 2003)
• Member of Parliament elected for the CD&V (18 May 2003 – 5 July 2004)
• General Chairman of the CD&V (27 June 2003 - 20 July 2004)
• Member of the Flemish Parliament elected for the CD&V on 13 June 2004
• Advisor and Former of a new Flemish Government
• Minister-President of the Flemish Government (22 July 2004 – 27 June 2007)
• Senator:28 June 2007– 20 December 2007
• Former of a new Federal Government15 July 2007 - 24 August 2007 and 29 September 2007 – 1 December 2007
• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Budget, Mobility, Institutional Reforms and the North Sea:21 December 2007– 20 March 2008
• Prime Minister (20 March 2008 – 30 December 2008)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs (30 December 2008 – 25 November 2009)
• Prime Minister (since 25 November 2009)

Professional career 

• Parliamentary Assistant to Member of Parliament Paul Breyne (1985)
• CVP secretary, Ypres district (1985 – 1987)
• Cabinet Assistant Community Minister, Paul Deprez (1986)
• Assistant Auditor to the Treasury (1 January 1987 - 31 January 1989)
• Assistant national secretary of the CVP (February 1989 – January 1992)
• National Secretary of the CVP (December 1991 – December 1992)
• Administrator for the European Union (December 1992 – May 1997)

Studies

• Bachelor of Law (Kulak – 1981)
• Bachelor of Political Science (RUG -1983)
• Masters in Law (Kulak – 1984)
• Masters in Public Administration – management of the non-profit sector (RUG 1985)
• Diploma from the International Study Centre for Federalism (Nice – 1984)