Gilles de Kerchove

Gilles de Kerchove d'Ousselghem[1] (born 3 October 1956 in Uccle (Ukkel), Belgium) is a Belgian senior European Union official.

From 1986 to 1995, he worked for the Belgian government, as chief of staff of the deputy prime minister and various ministries.

During his time in office as director in the JHA sector, he had a central role in the negotiations for Eurojust and the European arrest warrant.

He was also Deputy Secretary of the Convention which drafted the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union from 1999 to 2000.

In 1979 he married Anne del Marmol (15 April 1956) and has three children: Arnaud (1984), Thomas (1987) and Antoine (1988).