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Guy VERHOFSTADT



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Constituencies

  • Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten icon: BE Belgium 2019/07/02 -
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  • Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten icon: BE Belgium 2014/07/01 - 2019/07/01
  • Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten icon: BE Belgium 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30

Groups

  • icon: RE RE Member Renew Europe Group 2019/07/02 -
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  • icon: ALDE ALDE Chair Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30
  • icon: ALDE ALDE Chair Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2014/07/01 - 2019/07/01

EP staff

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  • Member of Conference of Presidents 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30
  • Member of Conference of Presidents 2014/07/01 - 2017/07/04
  • Member of Conference of Presidents 2017/07/05 - 2019/07/01

Committees

RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2022/01/20
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Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2014/07/01 2017/01/18
Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2017/01/19 2019/07/01
Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2019/07/02 2022/01/19

Delegations

RoleDelegationStartEnd
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Israel 2019/07/02
Member of Delegation for relations with the United States 2019/07/02
Substitute of Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean 2019/07/02

Contact

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Brussels

  • Phone: 003222845566
  • Fax:
  • Office: Bât. WILLY BRANDT 06M113
  • Full Address
    • City: Bruxelles/Brussel
    • Zip: B-1047
    • Street: 60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

Strasbourg

  • Phone: 0033388175566
  • Fax:
  • Office: Bât. WINSTON CHURCHILL M02103
  • Full Address
    • City: Strasbourg
    • Zip: CS 91024 - F-67070
    • Street: 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Responsible Committee 2022/2051(INL) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties
Responsible Committee Shadow 2020/2220(INL) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that decision
Responsible Committee 2018/0427(NLE) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
Responsible Committee Shadow 2017/2054(INL) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Composition of the European Parliament
Responsible Committee Shadow 2017/0900(NLE) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Composition of the European Parliament − 2019-2024 parliamentary term
Responsible Committee Shadow 2015/0907(APP) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage: reform
Responsible Committee 2014/2248(INI) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Possible evolutions and adjustments of the current institutional set up of the European Union
Committee Opinion 2010/2094(BUD) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Amending budget 6/2010: Section II - European Council and Council; Section III - Commission; Section X - European External Action Service
Committee Opinion 2010/0816(NLE) AFCO Constitutional Affairs European External Action Service (EEAS): organisation and functioning
Committee Opinion 2010/0054(COD) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities: European External Action Service (EEAS)

Activities

Stats

Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams
Elmar BROK icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 75
Sandro GOZI icon: RE RE icon: France France 68
Charles GOERENS icon: RE RE icon: Luxembourg Luxembourg 66
Pascal DURAND icon: RE RE icon: France France 37
Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA icon: RE RE icon: Spain Spain 32
Max ORVILLE icon: RE RE icon: France France 31
Alin MITUȚA icon: RE RE icon: Romania Romania 31
Andrew DUFF icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 14
Stanimir ILCHEV icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 14
Diana WALLIS icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 13
Cecilia WIKSTRÖM icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Sweden Sweden 10
Carl HAGLUND icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Finland Finland 8
Alexandra THEIN icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Germany Germany 8
Jan MULDER icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 5
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 5
Gilles BOYER icon: RE RE icon: France France 4
Dacian CIOLOŞ icon: RE RE icon: Romania Romania 3
Samira RAFAELA icon: RE RE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 2
Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Spain Spain 1
Gérard DEPREZ icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Belgium Belgium 1
Damian BOESELAGER icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Germany Germany 1
Luis GARICANO icon: RE RE icon: Spain Spain 1
Hilde VAUTMANS icon: RE RE icon: Belgium Belgium 1
Olivier CHASTEL icon: RE RE icon: Belgium Belgium 1
Pascal ARIMONT icon: PPE PPE icon: Belgium Belgium 1
Cindy FRANSSEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Belgium Belgium 1
Benoît LUTGEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Belgium Belgium 1
Tom VANDENKENDELAERE icon: PPE PPE icon: Belgium Belgium 1
Domènec RUIZ DEVESA icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 1
Rainer WIELAND icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
Sven SIMON icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
Gabriele BISCHOFF icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 1
Daniel FREUND icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Germany Germany 1
Helmut SCHOLZ icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL icon: Germany Germany 1

By types

Amendments (215)
Institutional motions (8)
Oral questions (2)
Plenary speeches (55)
Reports (2)
Shadow reports (1)
Written questions (10)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
752010/0816(NLE)European External Action Service (EEAS): organisation and functioning
362020/2220(INL)Proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that decision
312023/2016(INI)The European Elections 2024
212017/2054(INL)Composition of the European Parliament
142010/0074(COD)Citizens' initiative
82011/2019(BUD)2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
72010/2094(BUD)Amending budget 6/2010: Section II - European Council and Council; Section III - Commission; Section X - European External Action Service
52010/0395(COD)Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. Financial Regulation
42018/2070(ACI)Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management
42022/2051(INL)Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties
32021/0114(COD)Regulation on distortive foreign subsidies
32019/2990(RSP)Resolution on the European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe
32022/2705(RSP)Resolution on the call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties
22009/0143(COD)European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA): establisment
22009/0144(COD)European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
22009/0142(COD)European Banking Authority (EBA): establishment
22009/0140(COD)Macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and establishing a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
22021/2229(INL)Composition of the European Parliament
22019/2817(RSP)Resolution on the state of play of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union
22020/2505(RSP)Resolution on implementing and monitoring the provisions on citizens’ rights in the Withdrawal Agreement
22018/0427(NLE)Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
22020/2657(RSP)Resolution on the European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe
22022/2560(RSP)Resolution on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022, including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation
22022/2648(RSP)Resolution on the follow-up to the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe
12015/0907(APP)Election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage: reform
12014/2248(INI)Possible evolutions and adjustments of the current institutional set up of the European Union
12021/2251(INI)Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility
12020/2616(RSP)Resolution on EU coordinated action to combat the COVID 19 pandemic and its consequences
12020/2631(RSP)Resolution on the new multiannual financial framework, own resources and the recovery plan
12020/2732(RSP)Resolution on the conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020
12018/0166(APP)Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027
12021/2513(RSP)Resolution on the arrest of Aleksei Navalny
12021/2935(RSP)Resolution on the rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law

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Born

1953/04/11 - Dendermonde

Education (qualifications and diplomas)

  • 1971-1975 : University, Law, University of Ghent

Political career

  • 1979-1981 : National Chair, Young PVV
  • 1982-1985 : National Chair, PVV
  • 1989-1992 : National Chair, PVV
  • 1992-1995 : National Chair, VLD
  • 1995-2014 : Minister of State
  • 1997-1999 : National Chair, VLD
  • 2009-2009 : Interim National Chair, Open VLD
  • 1976-1982 : Member of Ghent City Council
  • 2007-2009 : Member of Ghent City Council
  • 2019-09/2020 : Member of Ghent City Council
  • 1983-1995 : Member of the Chamber of Representatives
  • 1995-1999 : Member of the Senate
  • 1985-1988 : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Budget, Scientific Research and the Plan
  • 1999-2008 : Prime Minister
  • 2001-2001 : President of the Council of the European Union
  • 2009- ... : Member of the European Parliament
  • 2009-2019 : Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the ALDE Group
  • 09/2016-01/2020 : EP Brexit coordinator and Chair of the Brexit Steering Group
  • 01/04/2021-15/12/2022 : Co-Chair, Conference on the Future of Europe

Other activities

  • 2009-2014 : APG Nederland: Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board
  • 2010-2016 : Exmar: independent director
  • 2013-2016 : Exmar: independent member of the Remuneration Committee
  • 03/05/2012-03/05/2023 : Sofina: Member of the Board of Administrators
  • 2013-12/2019 : EIPA: Chair of the Board of Governors
  • 12/07/2021- ... : Advisory Board member, Planet First Partners
  • 01/01/2022-15/12/2022 : Judging panel chair, Boekenbon Literatuurprijs (prize for literature)
  • 11/05/2022- ... : Chair, Autoworld museum
  • 11/07/2022- ... : Advisory Board member, Anti-Corruption Foundation (Navalny)
  • 01/12/2023- ... : President of European Movement International

Honours

  • Grand Ribbon in the Order of Leopold

History

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03/05/2012-03/05/2023 : Sofina: Member of the Board of Administrators
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2013 : Sofina: member of the Board of Directors
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1983-1995 : Member of the Chamber of Representatives
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1978-1995 : Member of the Chamber of Representatives
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01/04/2021-15/12/2022 : Co-Chair, Conference on the Future of Europe
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2009-2014 : APG Nederland: Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board
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2009-2014 : APG Nederland: Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board
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12/07/2021- ... : Advisory Board member, Planet First Partners
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01/01/2022- ... : Judging panel chair, Boekenbon Literatuurprijs (prize for literature)
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2019-09/2020 : Member of Ghent City Council
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2019 : Member of Ghent City Council
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Grand Ribbon in the Order of Leopold
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Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
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2009-2014 : APG Nederland: Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board
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2009-2014 : APG Nederland: Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board
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2010-2016 : Exmar: independent director
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2010-2016 : Exmar: independent Director
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2013-12/2019 : EIPA: Chair of the Board of Governors
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2013 : EIPA: Chair of the Board of Governors
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2009- ... : Member of the European Parliament
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2009-2014 : Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the ALDE Group
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2009-2019 : Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the ALDE Group
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2014 : Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the ALDE Group
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09/2016-01/2020 : EP Brexit coordinator and Chair of the Brexit Steering Group
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1971-1975 : University, Law: State University of Ghent
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    CV/Other activities/0
    2009-2014 : APG Nederland: Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board
    CV/Other activities/0
    2009-2014 : APG Nederland: Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board
    CV/Other activities/1
    2010-2016 : Exmar: independent Director
    CV/Other activities/1
    2010- ... : Exmar: Independent Director
    CV/Other activities/2
    2013-2016 : Exmar: independent member of the Remuneration Committee
    CV/Other activities/2
    2013- ... : Exmar: independent member of the Remuneration Committee
    CV/Other activities/3
    2013 : Sofina: member of the Board of Directors
    CV/Other activities/3
    2013- ... : Sofina: member of the Board of Directors
    CV/Other activities/4
    2013 : EIPA: Chair of the Board of Governors
    CV/Other activities/4
    2013- ... : EIPA: Chairman of the Board of Governors
    CV/Political career/0
    1979-1981 : National Chair, Young PVV
    CV/Political career/0
    1979-1981 : National Chairman, Young PVV
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    1982-1985 : National Chair, PVV
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    1982-1985 : National Chairman, PVV
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    1989-1992 : National Chair, PVV
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    1989-1992 : National Chairman, PVV
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    1992-1995 : National Chair, VLD
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    1992-1995 : National Chairman, VLD
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    1995-2014 : Minister of State
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    1995- ... : Minister of State
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    1997-1999 : National Chair, VLD
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    1997-1999 : National Chairman, VLD
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    2009-2009 : Interim National Chair, Open VLD
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    2009-2009 : Interim National Chairman, Open VLD
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    2019 : Member of Ghent City Council
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    2014 : Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the ALDE Group
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      Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
      Education (qualifications and diplomas)
      1971-1975 : University, Law: State University of Ghent
      Political career
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      Doctor of Law (1975).
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      National chairman, Young VLD (1979-1981); national chairman, PVV (1982-1985); national chairman, PVV (1989-1992); national chairman, VLD (1992-1995); Minister of State (since 1995). National chairman, PVV (1997-1999); interim national chairman, Open VLD (since 2009).
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      Member of Ghent City Council (1976-1982). Member of Ghent City Council (2007-2009).
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      Member of the House of Representatives (1978-1995); Member of the Senate (1995-1999).
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      Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Budget, Scientific Research and the Plan (1985-1988). Prime Minister (1999-2008).
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      President of the EU Council (second half-year)(2001).
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      Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Boaard of APG-Nederland (2009).
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      Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold.
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      • Doctor of Law (1975).
      • National chairman, Young VLD (1979-1981); national chairman, PVV (1982-1985); national chairman, PVV (1989-1992); national chairman, VLD (1992-1995); Minister of State (since 1995). National chairman, PVV (1997-1999); interim national chairman, Open VLD (since 2009).
      • Member of Ghent City Council (1976-1982). Member of Ghent City Council (2007-2009).
      • Member of the House of Representatives (1978-1995); Member of the Senate (1995-1999).
      • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Budget, Scientific Research and the Plan (1985-1988). Prime Minister (1999-2008).
      • President of the EU Council (second half-year)(2001).
      • Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Boaard of APG-Nederland (2009).
      • Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold.