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This is a list of members of the European Council since its formation in 1958. These were the leaders of the member states of the European Economic Community, and, latterly, the European Union.
Name |
Country |
Picture |
Role |
From |
To |
Time |
Born |
Died
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Jean-Luc Dehaene |
Belgium |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Jean-Luc_Dehaene_%28speech%29.jpg/50px-Jean-Luc_Dehaene_%28speech%29.jpg) |
Prime Minister |
7 March 1992 |
12 July 1999 |
7 years, 4 months, 5 days |
7 August 1940 Montpellier, France |
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Elio Di Rupo |
Belgium |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Di_Rupo.jpg/50px-Di_Rupo.jpg) |
Prime Minister |
6 December 2011 |
Present |
4 days |
18 July 1951 Morlanwelz, Belgium |
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Werner Faymann |
Austria |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Werner_Faymann_Wien08-2008a.jpg/50px-Werner_Faymann_Wien08-2008a.jpg) |
Chancellor |
2 December 2008 |
Present |
3 years, 8 days |
4 May 1960 Vienna, Austria |
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Alfred Gusenbauer |
Austria |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Alfred_Gusenbauer_%28Erster_Mai_2006%29.jpg/50px-Alfred_Gusenbauer_%28Erster_Mai_2006%29.jpg) |
Chancellor |
11 January 2007 |
2 December 2008 |
1 year, 10 months, 21 days |
8 February 1960 Sankt Pölten, Austria |
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Viktor Klima |
Austria |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Bundeskanzler_Viktor_Klima.JPG/50px-Bundeskanzler_Viktor_Klima.JPG) |
Chancellor |
28 January 1997 |
4 February 2000 |
3 years, 7 days |
4 June 1947 Schwechat, Allied-occupied Austria |
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Yves Leterme |
Belgium |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Yves_Leterme.jpg/50px-Yves_Leterme.jpg) |
Prime Minister |
1st time: 20 March 2008 2nd time: 25 November 2009 |
1st time: 30 December 2008 2nd time: 6 December 2011 |
2 years, 9 months, 21 days 1st time: 9 months, 10 days 2nd time: 2 years, 11 days |
6 October 1960 Wervik, Belgium |
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Wolfgang Schüssel |
Austria |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/W_Schuessel7.jpg/50px-W_Schuessel7.jpg) |
Chancellor |
4 February 2000 |
11 January 2007 |
6 years, 11 months, 7 days |
7 June 1945 Vienna, Allied-occupied Austria |
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Herman Van Rompuy |
Belgium |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Herman_Van_Rompuy_at_the_37th_G8_Summit_in_Deauville_030.jpg/50px-Herman_Van_Rompuy_at_the_37th_G8_Summit_in_Deauville_030.jpg) |
Prime Minister |
30 December 2008 |
25 November 2009 |
10 months, 26 days |
31 October 1947 Etterbeek, Belgium |
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Guy Verhofstadt |
Belgium |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Guy_Verhofstadt_in_2005.jpg/50px-Guy_Verhofstadt_in_2005.jpg) |
Prime Minister |
12 July 1999 |
20 March 2008 |
8 years, 8 months, 8 days |
11 April 1953 Dendermonde, Belgium |
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Franz Vranitzky |
Austria |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Franz-vranitzky-01.jpg/50px-Franz-vranitzky-01.jpg) |
Chancellor |
1 January 1995 Chancellor since 16 June 1986, joined EU 1995 |
28 January 1997 |
2 years, 27 days |
4 October 1937 Vienna, Austria |
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