
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION of 1 December 2009 electing the President of the European Council (2009/879/EU) 

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,
Having regard to the Treaty on the European Union, and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) The Treaty of Lisbon institutes the new office of President of the European Council.

(2) The President of the European Council should be elected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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