# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/guy-verhofstadt
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:23:19.877Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/guy-verhofstadt"
name: "Guy Verhofstadt"
slug: "guy-verhofstadt"
description: "Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt is a Belgian politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008. He was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Belgium from 2009 until 2024. Verhofstadt was a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1985 to 2009. He served as deputy prime minister of Belgium and minister of Budget from 1985 to 1992. He was the prime minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008. During this period, he gradually moved away from neoliberalism and became more of a centrist figure."
tagline: "Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1953-04-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump