What is Herman Van Rompuy?
{{Infobox President |name = Herman Van Rompuy |image = Herman Van Rompuy 675.jpg |office = [[President of the European Council]] |term_start = 1 December 2009<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hffLaov4yMGjX5fFgE18-03yIOPA|title= Belgian ex-premier meets party chiefs as hunt begins for new PM |accessdate=2009-11-22}}</ref> |term_end = 1 December 2014 |predecessor = [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]] |successor = [[Donald Tusk]] |office2 = [[List of Prime Ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister of Belgium]] |monarch2 = [[Albert II of Belgium|Albert II]] |deputy2 = {{List collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[Didier Reynders]] <small>(Finance)</small><br />[[Guy Vanhengel]] <small>(Budget)</small><br />[[Laurette Onkelinx]] <small>(Social Affairs)</small><br />[[Joëlle Milquet]] <small>(Employment)</small><br />[[Steven Vanackere]] <small>(Civil Service and Public Enterprise)</small>}} |term_start2 = 30 December 2008 |term_end2 = 25 November 2009 |predecessor2 = [[Yves Leterme]] |successor2 = [[Yves Leterme]] |office3 = [[List of Presidents of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives|President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives]] |term_start3 = 12 July 2007 |term_end3 = 30 December 2008 |predecessor3 = [[Herman De Croo]] |successor3 = [[Patrick Dewael]] |party = [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|Christian Democratic and Flemish]] |birth_date = {{bda|1947|10|31|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Etterbeek]], [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] |death_date = |death_place = |spouse = Geertrui Windels |residence = [[Sint-Genesius-Rode]], Belgium |alma_mater = [[Katholieke Universiteit Leuven|Catholic University of Leuven]] |profession = [[Economist]] |website = [http://www.hermanvanrompuy.be/ Official website] }} '''Herman Van Rompuy''' (born 31 October 1947) is a Belgian [[politician]]. In November 2009 he was appointed the first permanent President of the [[European Council]], which is the meeting of the heads of government of al