Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: On 19 November 2009 , the European Council agreed that its first president under the Lisbon Treaty would be Herman Van Rompuy ( European People 's Party , Belgium ) .
Simplified: The President of the European Council is a position that was created by the Treaty of Lisbon . The first President was in December 1st , 2009 by M. Herman Van Rompuy .