President of the European Council

President of the European Council
Emblem of European Council
Flag of Europe
Incumbent Charles Michel since 1 December 2019
European Council
Style	Mr. President
Status	Presiding and chief administrative officer
Member of	European Council (non-voting)
Residence	Europa building
Seat	Brussels, Belgium
Appointer	European Council by qualified majority
Term length	2.5 years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Treaties of the European Union
Precursor	Chairman of the European Council
Formation	1 December 2009
First holder	Herman Van Rompuy
Website	consilium.europa.eu

The President of the European Council is a position that was created by the Treaty of Lisbon. The President is the chairman of the European Council, which is the meeting of the leaders of all the member states.