Tine Van Rompuy
Encyclopedia
Christine Francine Wilhelmina (Tine) Van Rompuy (born 28 August 1955, in Leuven
) is a Belgian
nurse, politician and syndicalist
, member of the Workers Party of Belgium
, a small leftist party in Belgium. Van Rompuy is the sister of Herman Van Rompuy
, EU's first full-time president of the European Council, and the Flemish
politician
Eric Van Rompuy
. She earned her diploma as a psychiatric nurse in 1977. From 1977 to 1995 she worked as a psychiatric nurse in the head Psycho-Social Center of the Brothers of Charity
in Leuven. Since 2004 she is head nurse at the Central Patient Transport Service at the University Hospital of Leuven.
In 2009, Van Rompuy helped to design an election campaign poster showing her brother, Prime minister Herman Van Rompuy
, dressed as a circus
clown
. This attracted some attention, and according to some media reports, they have not spoken since. However, Van Rompuy said on her personal weblog that she is "happy that [her] brother will be president of Europe",and that she would give him a "little box" with a message that "the 2 % who are the richest, pay a tax of 2% on their wealth".
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
) is a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
nurse, politician and syndicalist
Syndicalism
Syndicalism is a type of economic system proposed as a replacement for capitalism and an alternative to state socialism, which uses federations of collectivised trade unions or industrial unions...
, member of the Workers Party of Belgium
Workers Party of Belgium
The Workers' Party of Belgium is a Marxist political party in Belgium. It is one of the few parties that operates as a single Belgian party...
, a small leftist party in Belgium. Van Rompuy is the sister of Herman Van Rompuy
Herman Van Rompuy
Herman Achille Van Rompuy is the first long-term and full-time President of the European Council...
, EU's first full-time president of the European Council, and the Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
Eric Van Rompuy
Eric Van Rompuy
Eric Karel Paul Van Rompuy is a Flemish politician.-Biography:He is the son of the later Prof. em. dr. Vic Van Rompuy and brother of Herman Van Rompuy and Christine Van Rompuy....
. She earned her diploma as a psychiatric nurse in 1977. From 1977 to 1995 she worked as a psychiatric nurse in the head Psycho-Social Center of the Brothers of Charity
Brothers of Charity
The Brothers of Charity are a Catholic institute of religious brothers and associate members at the service of the people most in need in the field of education and health care. The institute was founded in 1807 by Canon Peter Joseph Triest in Ghent, Belgium, who also founded three other religious...
in Leuven. Since 2004 she is head nurse at the Central Patient Transport Service at the University Hospital of Leuven.
In 2009, Van Rompuy helped to design an election campaign poster showing her brother, Prime minister Herman Van Rompuy
Herman Van Rompuy
Herman Achille Van Rompuy is the first long-term and full-time President of the European Council...
, dressed as a circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
. This attracted some attention, and according to some media reports, they have not spoken since. However, Van Rompuy said on her personal weblog that she is "happy that [her] brother will be president of Europe",and that she would give him a "little box" with a message that "the 2 % who are the richest, pay a tax of 2% on their wealth".
External links
- Tine Van Rompuy, personal website (in Dutch).