In this post he was preceded by Javier Solana and was succeeded by Uwe Corsepius .
He was the Secretary - General of the Council of the European Union from 1 December 2009 until 26 June 2011 .
In this post Secretary - General was preceded by Javier Solana and was succeeded by Uwe Corsepius .
He was the Secretary - General of the Council of the European Union from 1 December 2009 until 26 June 2011 .