President of the European Council
The President of the European Council is a position that was created by the Treaty of Lisbon. The President is the chairman of the European Council, which is the meeting of the leaders of all the member states.
| President of the European Council | |
|---|---|
| 120px Emblem of European Council | |
| 130px | |
| European Council | |
| Style | Mr. President |
| Status | Presiding and chief administrative officer |
| Member of | European Council (non-voting) |
| Residence | Europa building |
| Seat | Brussels, Belgium |
| Appointer | European Council by qualified majority |
| Term length | 2.5 years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Treaties of the European Union |
| Precursor | Chairman of the European Council |
| Formation | 1 December 2009 |
| First holder | Herman Van Rompuy |
| Website | consilium.europa.eu |
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Background
It's a very diplomatic figure, and it is not like a head of state: the President does not have any power to make decisions about the European Union. The Union has several other presidents, such as the president of the European Parliament and the president of the European Commission. However, the President of the European Council, casually but wrongly known as The President of Europe, is the face by which the European Union is known to the rest of the world. The more practical aspects of this task are the responsibility of the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, the Commissioner responsible for external affairs.
List of president
Rotating presidents (1975–2009)
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Permanent presidents (since 2009)
| N. | Portrait | President (Born–Died) |
State | Took office | Left office | Party | European party | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 130px | Herman Van Rompuy (born 1947) |
22x20px Belgium | 1 December 2009 |
30 November 2014 |
CD&V | European People's Party | [1] | |
| 5 years | |||||||||
| 2 | 130px | Donald Tusk (born 1957) |
22x20px Poland | 1 December 2014 |
30 November 2019 |
PO | European People's Party | [2] | |
| 5 years | |||||||||
| 3 | 130px | Charles Michel (born 1975) |
22x20px Belgium | 1 December 2019 |
30 November 2024 |
MR | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | [3] | |
| 5 years | |||||||||
| 4 | 130px | António Costa (born 1961) |
22x20px Portugal | 1 December 2024 |
Incumbent | PS | Party of European Socialists | ||
| 1 year, 42 days | |||||||||
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President Of The European Council Media
- President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, during a visit to the Paranal Observatory.jpg
President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy during a visit to the Paranal Observatory.
- Herman Van Rompuy 675 (cropped).jpg
Herman Van Rompuy 675 (cropped)
- Tusk EuCo Pres 2014 (cropped).jpg
Tusk EuCo Pres 2014 (cropped)
References
- ↑ Former President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy Archived 2023-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, European Council
- ↑ Former President of the European Council, Donald Tusk Archived 2021-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, European Council
- ↑ Charles Michel, President of the European Council, European Council