Herman A. Van Rompuy was born on October 31, 1947 in Etterbeek. Rompuy is a Belgian- Flemish politician He was a member of the National Bureau of the CVP, from 1975 to 1980. From1988 to 1993 he was the President of the CVP. He also was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget from September 1993 to July 1999. After his party's defeat in the 1999 Belgian general election, he became a member of the Chamber of Representatives. In 2004, he was designated Minister of State. On July 12, 2007, Herman Van Rompuy was elected as the President of the Chamber of Representatives. Rompuy became the prime minster of Belgium on January 3, 2009.

On November 19 2009, Van Rompuy was chosen as the first 'President' of the European Union.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6924194.ece

• Chairman of national CVP's youth council (1973 - 1977)
• Member of national CVP's bureau (1978 - )
• Member of the Belgian Senate (1988-1995)
• Secretary of State for Finance and for Small and Medium Enterprises (1988)
• Chairman of CVP (1988 - 1993)
• Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Budget (1993 - 1999)
• Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (1995 - )
• Minister of State (since 2004)
• President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (2007 - 2008)
• Prime Minister of Belgium (2008 - )

• De kentering der tijden, Lannoo, 1979
• Hopen na 1984, Davidsfonds, 1984
• Het christendom. Een moderne gedachte, Davidsfonds, 1990
• Vernieuwing in hoofd en hart. Een tegendraadse visie, Davidsfonds, 1998
• De binnenkant op een kier. Avonden zonder politiek, Lannoo, 2000
• Dagboek van een vijftiger, Davidsfonds, 2004
• Op zoek naar wijsheid, Davidsfonds, 2007