Karl-Heinz Lambertz

Karl-Heinz Lambertz
Speaker of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community
Assumed office
30 June 2014
Preceded by Alexander Miesen
Minister-President of the German Community
In office
6 July 1999  30 June 2014
Preceded by Joseph Maraite
Succeeded by Oliver Paasch
Personal details
Born (1952-06-04) 4 June 1952
Schoppen, Belgium
Political party Socialist Party
Alma mater Free University of Brussels, French

Karl-Heinz Lambertz (born 4 June 1952) is a Belgian politician holding a master's degree in Law with an additional specialization in German Law. He was the Minister-President of the Government of the German-speaking Community of Belgium for 15 years and became President of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community in 2014. He is noted for voicing an outspoken demand for his community, numbering about 70,000 around Eupen. He has been a member of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) of the European Union since 1999, where he was President of the PES Group for 5 years, becoming First Vice-President of the institution in 2015. Within the CoR he is particularly active in the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) and the Commission for Environment, Climate Change and Energy (ENVE).

He is also very active in the Congress of the Council of Europe and where he is President of the Socialist Group.

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

Political career

The seat of the government of the German-speaking Community in Eupen

Honours

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Political offices
Preceded by
Joseph Maraite
Minister-President of the German-speaking Community
1999–2014
Succeeded by
Oliver Paasch
Preceded by
Alexander Miesen
Speaker of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community
2014–present
Incumbent
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