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Herman Achille, Count Van Rompuy was born on 31 October 1947, is a belgian and european
politician, who formerly served as prime minister of Belgium and then as the first president of the
european council.
In office from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2014.
John Fredrik Reinfeldt was born on 4 august 1965. he was the last rotating president
of the european council in 2009 for 6 month.
Mirek Topolánek was born on 15 May 1956. He is a czech politician and business manager
who served as prime minister of the Czech republic from 2006 to 2009. He was the
President of the european council in 2009 for 6 month.