Karel De Gucht

Karel Lodewijk Georgette Emmerence De Gucht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkarəl də ˈɣʏxt]; born 27 January 1954) is a Belgian politician who was the European Commissioner for Trade from 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.

In this Dutch name, the surname is De Gucht.
Karel De Gucht
European Commissioner for Trade
In office
9 February 2010 – 1 November 2014
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byBenita Ferrero-Waldner (Trade and Neighbourhood Policy)
Succeeded byCecilia Malmström
European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid
In office
17 July 2009 – 9 February 2010
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byLouis Michel
Succeeded byAndris Piebalgs (Development)
Kristalina Georgieva (International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
18 July 2004 – 17 July 2009
Prime MinisterGuy Verhofstadt
Yves Leterme
Herman Van Rompuy
Preceded byLouis Michel
Succeeded byYves Leterme
Personal details
Born (1954-01-27) 27 January 1954
Overmere, Belgium
Political partyOpen Flemish Liberals and Democrats
SpouseMireille Schreurs
Children2, including Jean-Jacques
Alma materFree University of Brussels, Dutch
Websitewww.kareldegucht.be
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