Daniël Termont had been active in local politics, as member of the Socialist Party, from the age of 15, before becoming a professional politician in 1995. Since 2007 he has been the Mayor of the City of Ghent. As representative of Ghent, Mr Termont has been appointed President EUROCITIES on the 17th of November, 2016. Daniël Termont is convinced of the fact that Europe’s future will be made in and by cities and regions, not by nations. Mr Termont was also granted the honorary titles of ‘Honorary Citizen of the City of Ascunsion’ (Paraguay) and ‘Commander on the Order of Bernardo O’Higgins’ (Chile); and the ‘Officer’s Cross in the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland’.