Karl-Heinz Lambertz

Karl-Heinz Lambertz (born 4 June 1952 at Schoppen, Belgium), is a jurist and politician, currently the leader (Minister-President) of the Government of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. He is noted for voicing an outspoken demand for his community, numbering about 70,000 around Eupen, to be separated from Wallonia and be recognised as a autonomous 4th region of Belgium. He has been a member of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) of the European Union, since 1999. He is particularly active in the Commission for Economic and Social Policy (ECOS) and the Commission for Culture, Education and Research (EDUC). Since June 2011 he is the President of the PES Group within the CoR.

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.^[1]

Professional career

• 1976-1980: Assistant at the Law Faculty, Catholic University of Louvain (Université catholique de Louvain , UCL)
• 1980-1981: Advisor to the Minister for Institutional Reforms/ Deputy Director of AG AEROTECH
• 1981-1990: Advisor at the Wallon Region investment company SRIW (Société Régionale d'Investissement de Wallonie)
• 1988-2010: Lecturer at the Law Faculty, UCL (subject: German Legal Terminology)

Political career

• 1975-1980: President of the Council of the German-Speaking Youth (RDJ)
• 1975-1981: Member of the Committee for the Official German Translation of Laws and Decrees
• Since 1981: Member of the Council of the German-speaking Community
• 1981-1990: Chairman of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the Council of the German-speaking Community
• 1984-1990: President of the Socialist Party of the German-Language Area of Belgium
• Since 1986: Member of the Executive Committee of the Socialist Party
• 1990-1995: German-Language Community Minister for Media, Adult Education, Invalids, Social Welfare and Vocational Training
• 1995-1997: Town Councilor in Eupen
• 1995-1999: Community Minister for Youth, Training, Media and Social Issues
• 1999-2004: Prime Minister (Minister-President) of the German-Language Community, & Minister for Invalids, Media and Sports
• Since 1999: Member of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Commission for Culture, Education an Research (EDUC) and Commission for Economic and Social Policy (ECOS)
• Since 2000: Member oft the Congress of the Council of Europe
• Since 2004: Prime Minister of the German-Language Community & Minister for Local Authorities
• Since 2006: General reporter of the Congress of Regional and Local Authorities on cross-border cooperation
• 2007-2010: Plenary Chair of the Working Group on Inter-Regional Co-operation at the CLRAE (CT/CIR)
• 2008-2010: Plenary Chair of the Committee on culture and education at the CLRAE
• Since 2010: Plenary Chair of the Governance Committee at the CLRAE
• Since 2009: Member of the Bureau of the CoR
• Since 2010: Head of the Belgian delegation at the CLRAE
• Since 2010: President of Association of European Border Regions (AEBR)
• Since 2011: President ad-interim of the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions

External links

• Official site of Karl-Heinz Lambertz
• Government of the DG
• Official web page of the DG
• Parliament of the DG
• PES Group Committee of the Regions
• Association of European Border Regions

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