
Article 1 
Mr Herman VAN ROMPUY is hereby elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2009 until 31 May 2012.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be notified to Mr Herman VAN ROMPUY by the Secretary-General of the Council.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 1 December 2009.
For the European Council
The President
F. REINFELDT