Personal data
| Surname: |
Lambertz |
| First name: |
Karl–Heinz |
| Address: |
Eichenberg 35, B-4700 Eupen |
| Place and date of birth: |
Schoppen, 4.6.1952 |
| Marital status: |
Married with Sylvie Palotas, 2 daughters (Eveline and Esther) |
Education
Bachelor of law at the Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve (UCL) and additional education in German law at the University of Heidelberg
Professional career
| 1976-1980 |
Assistant professor at the Law department of the Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve (UCL) |
| 1980-1981 |
Consultant at the Office of the Minister for Institutional Reforms and deputy manager of Aerotech Ltd. |
| 1981-1990 |
Consultant for the SRIW (Société Régionale d’Investissement de Wallonie) |
| 1988–2010 |
Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the UCL (course: terminology of German law) |
| 1990-1995 |
Minister of Media, Adult Education, Policy for the Disabled, Social Aid and Professional Retraining |
| 1995–1999 |
Minister of Youth, Training, Media and Social Matters |
| 1999–2004 |
Minister-President, Minister of Employment, Policy for the Disabled, Media and Sport |
| 2004–2009 |
Minister-President, Minister of Local Authorities |
| 2009-2014 |
Minister-President, Minister of Local Authorities |
| Since 26/06/2014 to 19/09/2016 |
President of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community |
| Since 19/09/2016 |
Senator of the German-speaking Community |
Political Activities and Mandates
| 1975-1980 |
President of the Council of the German-speaking Youth |
| 1975-1981 |
Member of the Commission for the Official German Translation of Laws and Decrees |
| 1981-1990 |
Chairman of the Socialist Group in the Council of the German-speaking Community of Belgium |
| 1984-1990 |
President of the Socialist Party of the German-speaking Community of Belgium |
| Since 1986 |
Member of the Executive Board of the Socialist Party (PS) |
| Since 1981 |
Member of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community |
Political Activities and Mandates on European level
→ at the Committee of the Regions of the European Union
| 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 2009 |
Member of the Bureau of the CoR |
| Since 30/06/2011 to 12/02/2015 |
President of the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions |
| Since 12/02/2015 to 12/07/2017 |
First Vice-President of the Committee of the Regions |
| Since 12/07/2017 |
President of the Committee of the Regions |
→ at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
| Since 2000 |
Member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRAE – Chamber of Regions) |
| Since August 2006 to 2010 |
General reporter of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CLRAE) on cross-border cooperation |
| Since 23/08/2010 to 2012 |
Head of the Belgian delegation at the CLRAE |
| Since 29/05/2008 to 28/10/2010 |
Plenary Chair of the Committee on culture and education at the CLRAE |
| Since 20/07/2007 to 08/09/2010 |
Plenary Chair of the Working Group on Inter-Regional Co-operation at the CLRAE (CT/CIR) |
| Since 28/10/2010 to 15/10/2014 |
Plenary Chair of the Governance Committee at the CLRAE |
| Since 2012 |
Thematic reporter for inter-constitutional relations |
| Since 13/10/2014 to 18/10/2016 |
President of the socialist group CLRAE |
| Since 19/10/2016 |
Vice-President of the CLRAE |
→ further activities and mandates
| Since 19/02/2010 |
President of the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR) |
| Since 13/03/2013 to 26/06/2014 |
President of the Euregio Maas-Rhine (EMR) |
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