Michel at the Central African Republic Development Partner Round Table in Brussels

Louis H.O.Ch. Michel (born 2 September 1947) is a Belgian politician, serving as European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid. A prominent member of the French-speaking liberal party, the Mouvement Réformateur, he was Belgium's foreign minister until July 2004.

From 1968 to 1978, before dedicating his life to his political career, Louis Michel taught English, Dutch and German in the Provincial School of Jodoigne, a rural town 25 miles from Brussels.