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former Belgian prime minister

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Yves Leterme is a Belgian politician who served as the country's prime minister during important periods in the 2000s and 2010s. He matters because he led Belgium through significant challenges including the global financial crisis and ongoing political tensions between the country's different linguistic regions.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Yves
Gender
male
Citizenship
Belgium
Place of birth
Wervik
Occupation
diplomat
Educated at
Ghent University
Languages spoken
Dutch
Native language
Dutch
Image
Yves Leterme.jpg
Number of children
3
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Yves Leterme
date of birth
1960-10-06
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name in native language
Yves Camille Désiré Leterme
floruit
2011-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Yves Camille Désiré Leterme ( Dutch: [ˈiːf ləˈtɛrmə]; born 6 October 1960) is a Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). He was the prime minister of Belgium from March 2008 to December 2008, and later from November 2009 to December 2011.

Leterme has also served as minister of Foreign Affairs, deputy prime minister and minister of Budget, Institutional Reforms, Transport and the North Sea in the Belgian federal government. He is a former minister-president of Flanders and Flemish minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Despite his French name, Leterme is Flemish. He is fluent in Dutch, French and English.

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