Karel De Gucht
Politician
Yves Leterme...Albert II on 22 December. With the 17 July 2009 government reshuffle, Leterme succeeded Karel De Gucht, who became European Commissioner, as the minister of foreign affairs in the Van Rompuy I Government. On 29 November 2008, President... In this article: Yves Camille Desire Leterme, Albert II, Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium, Flanders, Fortis, and European Union |
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Miami Herald - World | September 04, 2009
Belgium to resettle lone Guantánamo detainee
...commitment to the United States made by his predecessor. Former Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht left the post last month to become Belgium's representative at the European Commission. Miami Herald staff writer Carol Rosenberg contributed to...
In this article: Detainee, Belgium, The Miami Herald, Guantanamo, United States, U.S. Navy, European Union, Barack Obama, and Yves Leterme
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www.washingtonpost.com | March 20, 2008
Leterme named Belgian PM
...Verhofstadt before swearing in Leterme and his 14 other cabinet members. Didier Reynders stays on as finance minister and Karel De Gucht retains the foreign ministry. Leterme, former premier of Dutch-speaking Flanders, will head a...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Guy Verhofstadt, Flanders, Christian Democrat, Ghent University, Didier Reynders, Dexia, and Belgium
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Reuters | 3 days ago
FACTBOX-Key facts about Belgium's Yves Leterme
...time the king accepted the resignation. * Leterme was appointed foreign minister in Herman Van Rompuy's government in July 2009, replacing Karel De Gucht who moved to the European Commission. He has held that post until now. * Leterme...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, Christian Democrat, Liberation, and Fortis
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USA Today | October 07, 2007
Belgium to embassies: Tell people we're happy together
...network he did not expect one before Nov. 11. Like the rest of Premier Guy Verhofstadt's outgoing Cabinet, De Gucht has stayed on in a caretaker capacity until a new government is formed. Yves Leterme, leader of the Dutch-speaking...
In this article: Belgium, Flanders, Brussels, All rights reserved, Guy Verhofstadt, and Yves Leterme
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Wikipedia | June 30, 2009
2007-2008 Belgian government formation
...country for misinterpreting a "sign of goodwill" made by Leterme. Karel de Gucht (Open VLD) said that they do not have a veto right about which Fleming can become prime minister. He also added that they overreacted. "Who takes away his position...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Herman Van Rompuy, Guy Verhofstadt, Didier Reynders, Joelle Milquet, and Albert II
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Karel Lodewijk Georgette Emmerence De Gucht (born 27 January 1954 in Overmere) is the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a former chairman of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), a Belgian political party. In January 2004 he was forced to step down as chairman and was temporarily replaced until after the elections of June 4 by Dirk Sterckx. The reason for his resignation was a conflict between Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and him about a proposal to give non-citizen immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections, which De Gucht opposed. The conflict severely damaged the party's reputation, as reflected in the 2004 Belgian regional elections results.
De Gucht was elected to the Federal Parliament during the general elections on 18 May 2003. He was a member of the Flemish Parliament 1999-2003 and a member of the European Parliament 1995-1999.
Although elected to the Flemish Parliament and European Parliament in the elections of June 2004 he decided to take up neither seat and since july 18, Karel De Gucht is the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
On a trip to Africa in late 2004, De Gucht made several negative remarks about the capabilities of Congolese leaders. This worsened diplomatic relations between both countries, but only for a short time.
In June 2005, De Gucht was part of a minor diplomatic riot between Belgium and the Netherlands, because he referred to the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende as "a mix between Harry Potter and a rigid bourgeois without charisma" in an interview with the popular Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws.
In December 2006, De Gucht condemned the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust, organised in Iran.
- Birth Date:
- January 27, 1954
- Birthplace:
- Overmere, Belgium
- Political party:
- Flemish Liberals and Democrats
- Office:
- Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Website:
- http://www.kareldegucht.be
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