Karl-Heinz Lambertz (born 4 June 1952) is a Belgian politician holding a master's degree in law from the

University of Louvain A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

(UCLouvain) with an additional specialisation in German law (

University of Heidelberg } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

). Lambertz was president of the

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(CoR) from 12 July 2017 until 12 February 2020 after serving a -year term as first vice-president. He is also president of the

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of the

German-speaking Community of Belgium The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), since 2017 also known as East Belgium (german: links=no, Ostbelgien), is ...

. Born on 4 June 1952 in Schoppen, Lambertz' interest in politics came early in his career, having served a
President of the German-speaking Youth Council
(1975–1980). After a number of functions linked to his academic background in law, he became a member of Parliament for the German-speaking Community in 1981. Between 1990 and 1999, he held numerous ministerial posts in the German-speaking Community government before bein

(1999–2014). In 2014, he became President of the Parliament for the first time, a post he held until 2016 befor

In June 2019, he resumed office as president of the Parliament, a position which he holds today. Lambertz has been
CoR member since 2001
and was president of the CoR's PES Group between 2011 and 2015. Since 2000, he has been a member of the

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, in which he is currently vice-president. 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.

Honours

* 2014: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown.

Honours

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