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Yves Leterme
Yves Leterme
Incumbent
Assumed office 
20 March 2008
Monarch Albert II
Deputy Didier Reynders (Finance)
Patrick Dewael (Interior)
Jo Vandeurzen (Justice)
Laurette Onkelinx (Social Affairs)
Joëlle Milquet (Employment)
Preceded by Guy Verhofstadt
In office
20 July 2004 – 28 June 2007
Preceded by Bart Somers
Succeeded by Kris Peeters
Born 6 October 1960 (1960-10-06) (age 47)
Wervik, West Flanders, Belgium
Political party CD&V
Spouse Sofie Haesen
Religion Roman Catholic

Yves Camille Désiré Leterme (born 6 October 1960) is a Belgian politician, member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V), and the current Prime Minister of Belgium. This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Life Prince Albert was sent to the Swiss private school Institut Le Rosey for his pre-university education Didier JL Reynders (born August 6, 1958) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Mouvement Réformateur (MR Patrick Yvonne Hugo Dewael, (born 13 October 1955) in Lier Belgium is a liberal Belgian politician Johan Maria Gerardus "Jo" Vandeurzen ( Heusden, June 2 1958) is a Belgian politician member of Christian Democratic and Flemish Laurette AJ Onkelinx (born October 2 1958) is a Belgian politician from the Francophone Socialist Party. Joëlle FGM Milquet (born February 17 1961 in Charleroi) is a Belgian politician from the Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH (ɣi vəɾˈɦɔfstɑt (b Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt, 11 April 1953 in Dendermonde, Belgium) is a Belgian politician municipal The Minister-President of Flanders is the Head of government of the Flemish region and community which is a federal state of Belgium. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bartolomeus Jozef Lodewijk Rosalia "Bart" Somers (born 12 may 1964 in Mechelen) is a Belgian, Flemish Politician Kris Peeters ( 18 May, 1962) is a Flemish politician and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party who is currently Minister-President Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wervik is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region also named Flanders, in Belgium. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, He is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget, Institutional Reforms, Transport and the North Sea in the Belgian federal government. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. The executive branch of the Belgian federal government consists of ministers and secretaries of state ("junior" ministers or smaller departments He is also a former Minister-President of Flanders and Flemish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. The Minister-President of Flanders is the Head of government of the Flemish region and community which is a federal state of Belgium. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.

Yves Leterme was one of the choices to become the next Prime Minister of Belgium following the 2007 General Election. This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, The 2007 Belgian general election took place on Sunday June 10, 2007. [1] He tendered his resignation as Flemish Minister-President on June 26, 2007, and has been succeeded in that position by Kris Peeters. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Kris Peeters ( 18 May, 1962) is a Flemish politician and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party who is currently Minister-President [2] On July 16, 2007, Leterme was appointed to start formal coalition talks into forming a new government. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [3] On December 1 of that year, Leterme for the second time offered his resignation to the King, as coalition talks stalled. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Monarchy in Belgium is Constitutional and popular in nature The hereditary Monarch [4] He was finally sworn as Prime Minister on March 20, 2008. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [5]

Contents

Personal Life

Leterme was born in the small city Wervik in the province West Flanders. Wervik is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region also named Flanders, in Belgium.

He studied law at the Catholic University of Leuven where he received a LL.B. degree in 1981. The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (in short KU Leuven) is the Flemish offshoot of the oldest university in the Low Countries which was originally founded The Bachelor of Laws (abbreviated LLB, LLB or rarely LlB) is an undergraduate or bachelor degree in law offered in most Common law He then studied at Ghent University where he subsequently obtained a B.Sc. degree in Political Science (1983) and a LL.M. degree (1984). Ghent University (in Dutch Universiteit Gent, abbreviated UGent) is one of the three large Flemish universities. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S The Master of Laws is an advanced Academic degree, or research degree and is commonly abbreviated LL Finally he also received a MPA degree in 1985 at the same university. The Master of Public Administration ( MPA or MPA) degree is one of several Master's level professional public affairs degrees that

Career

Before entering national politics, Leterme served as an auditor at the country's Court of Audit (Dutch: Rekenhof, French: Cour des Comptes). The Court of Audit of Belgium ( Dutch: Rekenhof, French: Cour des Comptes, German: Rechnungshof) is a Belgian Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people He then became adjunct and then national secretary of the CVP until he resigned to become a civil servant with the European Union. Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in In 1997 he went on indefinite leave from that position when he was appointed Member of the Belgian Parliament. The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament It consists of the Chamber of Representatives (Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers la Chambre des Représentants He has been a member of the city council of Ypres since 1995. Ypres ( French, generally used in English French ipʁ English ˈiːprə Ieper (official name in Dutch, pronounced /ˈiːpər/ or Ypern He served as alderman of Ypres from 1995 to 2001. An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions

He was appointed to the House of Representatives in 1997, elected in 1999 and 2003. The Belgian Chamber of Representatives ( Dutch: de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: la Chambre des Représentants, German After the defeat of the CD&V in the general elections of 2003, he succeeded Stefaan De Clerck as party chairman. Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian The May 18 2003 Belgian general elections were the first Belgian elections to be held under a new electoral code Stefaan Maria Joris Yolanda De Clerck (born December 12 1951) is a Flemish politician In 2004 Yves Leterme became Minister-President of the Flemish government. Flanders has faired well during his term in office. Yves Leterme took a pragmatic course onto increasing the economic dynamic and social wellbeing in Flanders. He has made the Flemish government into the ‘investment government’, focusing the investments on the infrastructure and logistics with respect to both the business climate and social wellbeing (notably Flanders Port Area, homes for the elderly, child care, immigrant integration). In order to accelerate investment he has successfully encouraged the use of the PPP structures. Additionally, Yves Leterme’s government implemented rigorous budgeting – his government started with a sizeable implicit debt in Flanders which has been reduced to zero as the result of his policies.

In the elections of 10 June 2007 Yves Leterme received 796. 521 personal votes, leading his party to a landslide victory. This was the second highest amount of personal votes ever in Belgium’s national elections. On 21 December 2007 he became Vice-Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Budget, Transport, Institutional Reform and the North Sea. On 23rd March got Yves Leterme as Prime minister confidence of the chamber.

Controversies

During an interview with the French newspaper Libération in August 2006, Leterme, who is himself bilingual and son of a Walloon father,[6] declared, regarding the reluctance of French-speaking inhabitants of the municipalities with language facilities in Flanders around Brussels to learn to speak Dutch:

“ Initially, the idea was that many French speakers would adjust to the new linguistic reality. Libération (affectionately known as Libé) is a French Daily Newspaper founded in Paris in 1973 by Jean-Paul Sartre Walloons (Wallons Walons are a Romance people living in Belgium principally in Wallonia. The municipalities with language facilities, occasionally called municipalities with linguistic facilities or shortly municipalities with facilities ( Dutch Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. But apparently the French speakers are intellectually not capable of learning Dutch. [7][8] ”

According to him, the only common things to Belgians are "The King, the football team, some beers. . . ". Most prominent Francophone politicians such as Elio Di Rupo[9] and Isabelle Durant and some Flemish politicians such as Pascal Smet and Guy Vanhengel [10] found these comments insulting to the Francophones in the Flemish region around Brussels. Elio Di Rupo (born 18 July, 1951 in Morlanwelz) is a Belgian Socialist politician and the President of the Socialist Party Isabelle AJ Durant (born September 4, 1954) is a Belgian politician member of the Ecolo party Pascal Smet (born July 30 1967) a member of the Socialist Party - Different (sp

A news report produced by the Belgian Francophone television company RTBF for the Questions broadcasting reports that Leterme said in the Flemish parliament: "I don't need the King"[11][12]. RTBF or Radio télévision belge de la communauté française is the national broadcasting organisation of the government of the French-speaking southern According to Flemish newspapers, this sentence was taken out of context, because Leterme was talking about the creation of Flemish statutes (decrees): legislation approved by the Flemish parliament, unlike federal legislation, does not need the king's signature in order to become law. The Flemish Minister-President signs the decrees himself. [13]

Upon being questioned by a television journalist about the reason for celebrating the Belgian National day on July 21, Yves Leterme answered that it was the day the constitution was proclaimed -- his answer was incorrect, since it's actually the day the first King, Leopold I of Belgium, was sworn in. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Leopold I ( Leopold George Christian Frederick (in German Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich) Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Subsequently, he was asked if he knew the French version of the Belgian national anthem, "the Brabançonne," and instead he began to sing "la Marseillaise," the French national anthem. The Brabançonne ( Song of Brabant) is the National anthem of Belgium. " La Marseillaise " (la maʁsɛˡjɛz in English The Song of Marseille) is the National anthem of France. [14][15]

Leterme caused controversy again in a December 2007 interview with the Concentra newspapers. In the interview, Leterme denounced the Francophone public broadcaster of Belgium, the RTBF, as a relic from the past, having its own political agenda, being a propagandist for CDH politician Joëlle Milquet. Joëlle FGM Milquet (born February 17 1961 in Charleroi) is a Belgian politician from the Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH Leterme further compared the broadcaster to Radio Mille Collines, which was a Rwandan propaganda outlet against the Tutsis during the Rwandan Genocide, though he later mentioned he had only quoted what was said in political circles. Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines ( RTLM) was a Rwandan Radio station which broadcast from 8 July 1993 to 31 July 1994 The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the The Tutsi are one of three native Peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority [16]

2007 general elections

On May 6, 2007 he officially launched his candidacy for the general election on June 10, 2007, leading the list of candidates of his party. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [17] On election day, he received about 800,000 preferential votes, which is the second largest number of votes ever gained in the history of Belgian elections.

2007-2008 political stalemate

Yves Leterme was the favourite to become the next Prime Minister of Belgium following the 2007 General Election. The 2007–2008 Belgian government formation followed the general election of 10 June, 2007, and consisted of a period of negotiation in which the Flemish This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, The 2007 Belgian general election took place on Sunday June 10, 2007. [1] From July 16 to August 23, 2007, Leterme led the formal coalition talks into forming a new government. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. On August 23 he resigned as formateur after negotiations failed over constitutional reform. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire A formateur is a Politician who is appointed by the Head of state to lead the formation of a Coalition government, after either a General election The 2007–2008 Belgian government formation followed the general election of 10 June, 2007, and consisted of a period of negotiation in which the Flemish [3]

On September 29, explorateur Herman Van Rompuy presented his final report to the King. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Herman A Van Rompuy (born October 31, 1947 in Etterbeek) is a Flemish politician and member of the CD&V (formerly called CVP Afterwards, the Royal Palace announced that the King relieved him of his exploratory mission. Later that day, King Albert II again appointed Leterme as formateur. [18]

On November 7 his party took the initiative and got the Flemish representatives to vote on the most crucial aspect of the negotiations, the splitting of the election region "Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde" and hereby forced this vote upon the French region. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat

Leterme again offered his resignation to the King on December 1, after coalition talks failed to reach an agreement on several issues. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican [19]

In the interim government under Guy Verhofstadt sworn in on December 21, 2007, Leterme became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Budget, Institutional Reform, and Transport. (ɣi vəɾˈɦɔfstɑt (b Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt, 11 April 1953 in Dendermonde, Belgium) is a Belgian politician municipal Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He was planned to become Prime Minister in a new government in March 2008. [20]

Belgium's political uncertainty further deepened when Yves Leterme was hospitalised on 14 February 2008. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [21][22] He was first admitted into the local hospital in Ypres in the morning, but was later transported by helicopter to the University Hospital Gasthuisberg in Leuven for further testing. Ypres ( French, generally used in English French ipʁ English ˈiːprə Ieper (official name in Dutch, pronounced /ˈiːpər/ or Ypern Leuven ( French: Louvain, often used in English German: Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the [23][24] Rumours that he was suffering from hepatitis were formally denied by a spokesman[25][26], while it was later revealed that he had suffered from an internal bleeding in his gastrointestinal tract. Hepatitis (plural hepatitides) implies injury to the Liver characterized by the presence of Inflammatory cells in the tissue of Internal bleeding is Bleeding occurring inside the Body. It can be a serious Medical emergency depending on where it occurs (e

His tasks as Minister for Budget and Institutional Reform were temporarily taken over by Jo Vandeurzen (CD&V), the Minister for Justice. Johan Maria Gerardus "Jo" Vandeurzen ( Heusden, June 2 1958) is a Belgian politician member of Christian Democratic and Flemish Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian [27]

Prime Minister

Main article: Leterme I Government

On March 18, 2008, an agreement between five parties on the formation of the new government was announced. The Leterme I Government is the current federal government of Belgium. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [28] Leterme was sworn in as Prime Minister on March 20,[5] and his government was approved by the Chamber of Representatives on March 22, with 97 votes in favor, 48 against, and one abstaining. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. [29]

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  17. ^ Belgians vote in legislative elections
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Political offices
Preceded by
Guy Verhofstadt		 Prime Minister of Belgium
2008 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Bart Somers		 Minister-President of Flanders
2004 – 2007		 Succeeded by
Kris Peeters
Persondata
NAME Leterme, Yves
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Belgian politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Wervik, West Flanders, Belgium
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
(ɣi vəɾˈɦɔfstɑt (b Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt, 11 April 1953 in Dendermonde, Belgium) is a Belgian politician municipal This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, Bartolomeus Jozef Lodewijk Rosalia "Bart" Somers (born 12 may 1964 in Mechelen) is a Belgian, Flemish Politician The Minister-President of Flanders is the Head of government of the Flemish region and community which is a federal state of Belgium. Kris Peeters ( 18 May, 1962) is a Flemish politician and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party who is currently Minister-President
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