Karel De Gucht Politician

Karel Lodewijk De Gucht (Dutch: [ˈkarəl də ˈɣʏxt], born in Overmere, Belgium, 27 January 1954) is a Belgian politician who has been the European Commissioner for Trade since February 2010 until 31 October 2014. Previously, he served as Belgium's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2009 and as the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response from 2009 to 2010.

Personal facts

Karel De Gucht
Birth dateJanuary 27, 1954
Birth place
Berlare
Education
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Office holder

office
Minister of Foreign Affairs
European Commissioner for Trade
European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid
party
Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
prime minister
successor
List of European Commission portfolios

Karel De Gucht on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/degucht
  2. http://www.kareldegucht.be