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'''Karl-Heinz Lambertz'''  is a Belgian politician  who was president of the [[European Committee of the Regions]] (CoR) from 12 July 2017 until 12 February 2020 <ref>https://cor.europa.eu/en/news/Pages/-Heinz-Lambertz-elected-President.aspx</ref> after a two-and-a-half-year term as first vice-president. He is also president of the [[Parliament of the German-speaking Community|Parliament]] of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
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==Early life==
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Born on 4 June 1952 in Schoppen, Lambertz' interest in politics came early in his career, having been [http://www.tagesspiegel.de/weltspiegel/sonntag/deutschsprachige-minderheit-in-belgien-die-latente-flaemisch-wallonische-krise-hat-in-der-stadt-besorgnis-ausgeloest-/10187922-2.html President of the German-speaking Youth Council] (1975–1980).
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He holds a master's degree in law from the [[Université catholique de Louvain|University of Louvain]] (UCLouvain) with an additional specialisation in German law ([[Heidelberg University|University of Heidelberg]]). After a number of functions linked to his academic background in law, he became a member of Parliament for the German-speaking Community in 1981.
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==Career==
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Between 1990 and 1999, he held numerous ministerial posts in the German-speaking Community government before being [https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/karl-heinz-lambertz-die-aufloesung-belgiens-ist-keine-alternative/3460274.html elected as Minister-President] (1999–2014). In 2014, he became President of the Parliament for the first time, a post he held until 2016 before [http://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/oliver-paasch-wordt-nieuwe-minister-president-duitstalige-gemeenschap/article-normal-146385.html he was appointed to represent the German-speaking Community in the Belgian Senate]. In June 2019, he resumed office as president of the Parliament, a position which he holds today.
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Lambertz has been a [http://cor.europa.eu/en/about/Pages/memberprofile.aspx?MemberId=2013149 CoR member since 2001] and was president of the CoR's PES Group between 2011 and 2015. Since 2000, he has been a member of the [[Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe]], in which he is currently vice-president.
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On 17 July 2008, he was one of three senior Belgian politicians commissioned by [[Albert II of Belgium|King Albert II]] to investigate ways of enabling constitutional reform talks in the light of the long-running [[2007–11 Belgian political crisis|Belgian constitutional crisis]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7512975.stm BBC NEWS | Europe | Belgian PM's resignation rejected]</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 05:19, 22 August 2022

Person.png Karl-Heinz Lambertz  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
KHL 800 Pressefoto 002.jpg
Born4 June 1952
Schoppen, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Alma materUniversité catholique de Louvain, Heidelberg University
PartySocialist Party (Belgium)
Belgian politician from the German-speaking minority who president of the European Committee of the Regions 2010-2020.

Employment.png Senator of the German-speaking Community in Belgium

In office
19 September 2016 - Present

Karl-Heinz Lambertz is a Belgian politician who was president of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) from 12 July 2017 until 12 February 2020 [1] after a two-and-a-half-year term as first vice-president. He is also president of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.

Early life

Born on 4 June 1952 in Schoppen, Lambertz' interest in politics came early in his career, having been President of the German-speaking Youth Council (1975–1980).

He holds a master's degree in law from the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) with an additional specialisation in German law (University of Heidelberg). After a number of functions linked to his academic background in law, he became a member of Parliament for the German-speaking Community in 1981.

Career

Between 1990 and 1999, he held numerous ministerial posts in the German-speaking Community government before being elected as Minister-President (1999–2014). In 2014, he became President of the Parliament for the first time, a post he held until 2016 before he was appointed to represent the German-speaking Community in the Belgian Senate. In June 2019, he resumed office as president of the Parliament, a position which he holds today.

Lambertz has been a CoR member since 2001 and was president of the CoR's PES Group between 2011 and 2015. Since 2000, he has been a member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, in which he is currently vice-president.

On 17 July 2008, he was one of three senior Belgian politicians commissioned by King Albert II to investigate ways of enabling constitutional reform talks in the light of the long-running Belgian constitutional crisis.[2]

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