Guy Verhofstadt

Guy Verhofstadt

MEP
Guy Verhofstadt; MEP
European Parliament Brexit Coordinator; Chair of the Brexit Steering Group
	In office; 8 September 2016 – 31 January 2020
President	Antonio Tajani; David Sassoli
Preceded by	Position established
47th Prime Minister of Belgium
	In office; 12 July 1999 – 20 March 2008
Monarch	Albert II
Deputy	Laurette Onkelinx; Didier Reynders
Preceded by	Jean-Luc Dehaene
Succeeded by	Yves Leterme
Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group
	In office; 1 July 2009 – 1 July 2019
President	Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck; Sir Graham Watson; Hans van Baalen
Preceded by	Sir Graham Watson
Succeeded by	Dacian Cioloș (Renew Europe)
Member of the European Parliament; for Belgium
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 July 2009
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
	In office; 14 May 1985 – 7 March 1992
Prime Minister	Wilfried Martens
Preceded by	Alan Vanackere
Succeeded by	Pedro Manns
Minister of Budget
	In office; 14 May 1985 – 7 March 1992
Prime Minister	Wilfried Martens
Preceded by	Leo Uberman
Succeeded by	Pedro Manns
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
	In office; 13 October 1985 – 14 June 2009
Personal details
Born	Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt; 11 April 1953 (age 71); Dendermonde, Belgium
Political party	Party for Freedom and Progress (Before 1992); Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (1992–present)
Other political; affiliations	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Before 2019); Renew Europe (2019–present)
Spouse(s)	Dominique Verkinderen (1992–present); [source?]
Children	2[source?]
Education	Ghent University
Signature
Website	Official website

Guy Verhofstadt (born 11 April 1953) is a Belgian politician of the Open VLD. From 1999 to 2008, he was prime minister of Belgium. Since 2009, he has been an MEP for the ALDE fraction in the European Parliament. Verhofstadt is pro-European and aims for a more integrated, federal Europe.

Guy Verhofstadt Media

Verhofstadt with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2001
Verhofstadt and U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in 2005
Verhofstadt with Jean-Claude Juncker, Mark Rutte and two former Dutch prime ministers in 2014
Verhofstadt and Martin Schulz in 2014
Verhofstadt with Catalonia's leader Artur Mas in 2012

Guy Verhofstadt MEP


European Parliament Brexit Coordinator Chair of the Brexit Steering Group
In office 8 September 2016 – 31 January 2020
President	Antonio Tajani David Sassoli
Preceded by	Position established
47th Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 12 July 1999 – 20 March 2008
Monarch	Albert II
Deputy	Laurette Onkelinx Didier Reynders
Preceded by	Jean-Luc Dehaene
Succeeded by	Yves Leterme
Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group
In office 1 July 2009 – 1 July 2019
President	Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck Sir Graham Watson Hans van Baalen
Preceded by	Sir Graham Watson
Succeeded by	Dacian Cioloș (Renew Europe)
Member of the European Parliament for Belgium
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 July 2009
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 14 May 1985 – 7 March 1992
Prime Minister	Wilfried Martens
Preceded by	Alan Vanackere
Succeeded by	Pedro Manns
Minister of Budget
In office 14 May 1985 – 7 March 1992
Prime Minister	Wilfried Martens
Preceded by	Leo Uberman
Succeeded by	Pedro Manns
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 13 October 1985 – 14 June 2009

Personal details
Born	Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt (1953-04-11) 11 April 1953 (age 71) Dendermonde, Belgium
Political party	Party for Freedom and Progress (Before 1992) Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (1992–present)
Other political affiliations	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Before 2019) Renew Europe (2019–present)
Spouse(s)	Dominique Verkinderen (1992–present) ^[source?]
Children	2^[source?]
Education	Ghent University
Signature
Website	Official website