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Yves Camille Désiré Leterme () (born 6 October 1960) is a Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V) and the current Belgian Prime Minister. Leterm was the Prime Minister of Belgium from March 2008 to December 2008. He has formerly been Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget, Institutional Reforms, Transport and the North Sea in the Belgian federal government. He is also a former Minister-President of Flanders and Flemish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Despite his French name, Leterme is Flemish. He is fluent in both Dutch and French. On 14 July 2008, facing the imminent failure to meet a self imposed deadline to enact "constitutional reform" consisting of further devolution of powers to the nation's three linguistic communities, Leterme tendered his resignation to King Albert II, the head of state. On 17 July, King Albert, after holding a flurry of consultations with leaders of political parties, labor unions, and the employers' association, rejected Leterme's resignation. Instead, the king appointed a three person commission of representatives of the linguistic communities to investigate how to restart the reform process. The commission was to report to the king by 31 July 2008. On 19 December 2008 he offered his resignation to King Albert II after a crisis surrounding the sale of Fortis to BNP Paribas. On 22 December 2008 King Albert II accepted his resignation, along with that of his entire government. He remained Prime Minister until 30 December, when Herman Van Rompuy was appointed as his successor. (via Wikipedia)


About Yves Leterme


Title: Prime Minister of Belgium

Spouse: Sofie Haesen

Preceded By: Herman Van Rompuy

Monarch: Albert II

Residence: Wervik, Belgium

Political party: Christian Democratic and Flemish

Name: Leterme, Yves
Yves Leterme

Occupation: Civil servant

Religion: Roman Catholicism

Birthplace: Wervik, Belgium
Wervik, West Flanders, Belgium

Birth Date: Oct 6, 1960
Oct 6, 1960

University Attended: Catholic University of Leuven
Ghent University

Start: 25 November 2009


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