Karel De Gucht

Karel De Gucht
European Commissioner for Trade
In office 9 February 2010 – 1 November 2014
President	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Trade and Neighbourhood Policy)
Succeeded by	Cecilia Malmström
European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid
In office 17 July 2009 – 9 February 2010
President	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	Louis Michel
Succeeded by	Andris Piebalgs (Development) Kristalina Georgieva (International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 18 July 2004 – 17 July 2009
Prime Minister	Guy Verhofstadt Yves Leterme Herman Van Rompuy
Preceded by	Louis Michel
Succeeded by	Yves Leterme
Personal details
Born	(1954-01-27) 27 January 1954 (age 70) Overmere, Belgium
Political party	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats
Spouse	Mireille Schreurs
Children	2, including Jean-Jacques
Alma mater	Free University of Brussels, Dutch
Website	www.kareldegucht.be

Karel Lodewijk Georgette Emmerence De Gucht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkarəl də ˈɣʏxt]; born 27 January 1954) is a Belgian politician who was the European Commissioner for Trade from February 2010 until 31 October 2014.^[1] Previously, he served as Belgium's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2009 and as the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response from 2009 to 2010.^[2]