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Gilles DE KERCHOVE D'OUSSELGHEM Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, European Council, Brussels

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1979 Law Degree, Catholic University of Louvain
1979-1983 Teaching assistant, Catholic University of Louvain Law School
1984 Master of Laws (LLM), Yale Law School, New Haven
1985 Administrator in the European Commission (DG Competition)
1986-1988 Secretary of the Government of the Walloon Region
1989-1992 Head of the Private Office of the deputy Prime-Minister of the Federal Government of Belgium, Minister of Justice and Minister of Small and Medium-sized enterprises
1993-1995 Head of the Private Office of the deputy Prime-Minister of the Federal Government of Belgium, Minister of Justice and Minister of Economic Affairs
1999-2000 Deputy Secretary of the Convention which drafted the Charter of the fundamental rights of the European Union
1995-2007 Director for Justice and Home Affairs at the EU Council General Secretariat
since 2007 EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator

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Mr de Kerchove has published a number of articles and books on European law, human rights, security and counter terrorism.