Verhofstadt, Guy (1953 - )

Verhofstadt, Guy (1953 - )

Former Belgian prime minister who was elected president of the liberal group in the European Parliament in July 2009 and re-elected chair in 2014.

Verhofstadt initiated and wrote personally the draft Laeken declaration. He was a candidate for the presidency of the European Commission in 2004 but was vetoed by the British because they found Verhofstadt too much of a strong federalist.

Verhofstadt was the liberal candidate for being president for the European Commission in 2014. ALDE