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Karel Van Miert is a former Vice-President of the European Commission, and a former President of Nyenrode University (April 2000 - March 2003).
Mr. Van Miert was born in Oud-Turnhout (Belgium) on January 17, 1942. He obtained a degree in International Relations at the University of Ghent, followed by a postgraduate degree from the Center for European Studies at the University of Nancy. From 1968 to 1970, he worked for the National Scientific Research Fund, as well as a part time lecturer on European institutions at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels.
He has worked for several European Commissioners: in 1968 for Sicco Mansholt and in 1973 as a member of the Private Office of Henri Simonet, Vice-President of the European Commission.
After starting his political career with the Belgian Socialist Party as International Secretary in 1976, he became Head of the Private Office of Willy Claes, Minister of Economic Affairs in 1977. He chaired the Socialist Party from 1978 to 1988 and became Vice-Chairman of the Confederation of European Social Democratic Parties in 1978.
From 1986 to 1992 Mr. Van Miert was Vice-President of the International Socialist Party. He was a member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1985, and then sat on the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. In 1989, Mr. Van Miert was appointed member of the European Commission responsible for transport, credit, investment and consumer policy. For six years, he served under President Jacques Delors and in 1992, he assumed interim responsibility for environmental policies.
As Vice-President of the European Union Commission, Mr.Van Miert was responsible for Competition policy from 1993 to 1999.
From April 2000 to March 2003, he chaired the University of Nyemrode where he teaches European Competition policy. He is the author of several publications on European integration.
In 2003, Mr. Van Miert chaired the European Union High Level Group on Trans-European Transport Networks.
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