Eric Morel de Westgaver

European Space Agency (ESA) • Director of European, Legal and International Matters (D/ELI)

Eric Morel de Westgaver was named as Director of European, Legal and International Matters on 1 April 2024. He was appointed Head of HQ Paris on 1 October 2016.

Eric Morel de Westgaver graduated in Economics from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. He joined ESA in 1987 as Industrial Policy Officer in the Directorate of Administration. In 2001, he became Head of the Industrial Policy and Cost Analysis Department in the Directorate of Industrial Matters and Technology Programmes.

Mr Morel de Westgaver had been Director of Procurement, Financial Operations and Legal Affairs since April 2011 and before that, Head of the Procurement Department since October 2004 in the Directorate of Resources Management and Industrial Matters. In addition to this responsibility he was nominated Associate Director for Industrial Matters by the Director General in February 2010. In November 2013, he became Director of Industry, Procurement and Legal Services (D/IPL).

On 20 May 2021, a reorganisation was announced, with the setting up of the new Directorate of European, Legal and International Matters, for which Mr Morel de Westgaver was assigned as Director. Following an internal reorganisation of the Agency’s Corporate function and services, the Directorate was renamed Directorate of Strategy, Legal and External Matters on 1 April 2024.

Events

77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026)

5 - 9 October 2026

Antalya, Türkiye

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The Global Space Exploration Conference 2025

7-9 May 2025

New Delhi, India

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2019

21-25 October 2019

Washington, United States

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2018

1–5 October 2018

Bremen, Germany

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International Astronautical Congress 2017

25-29 September 2017

Adelaide, Australia

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