President of the European Council | |
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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.
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