Government of Wallonia

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Government of Wallonia
Gouvernement wallon
Walloon Parliament
HeadquartersÉlysette in Namur
Websitegouvernement.wallonie.be
Namur
is the office building of the Walloon Minister-President

The Walloon Government (

Namur, where the Parliament of Wallonia
is seated as well.

Compositions

Current composition (Di Rupo III)

On 13 September 2019 it was announced that

MR (20 seats) and   Ecolo (12 seats).[1]

Function Name Party
Minister-president
Elio di Rupo
PS
Vice-President; Minister of Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Equality Christie Morreale [fr] PS
Vice-President; Minister of Economy, Foreign Trade, Spatial Planning and Agriculture Willy Borsus MR
Minister of Local Government and Housing Pierre-Yves Dermagne (until 1st October 2020) PS
Christophe Collignon (from 1st October 2020)
Minister of Budget, Sports Infrastructure and Airports Jean-Luc Crucke [fr] (until 13 January 2022) MR
Adrien Dolimont [fr] (from 13 January 2022)
Minister of Civil Service Matters, Administrative Simplification, Child Benefits, Tourism, Heritage and Traffic Safety Valérie De Bue [fr] MR
Minister of Environment, Nature, Rural Renovation and Animal Welfare Céline Tellier [fr] Ecolo
Minister of Climate, Mobility, Infrastructure and Energy Philippe Henry Ecolo

Composition 2017–2019 (Borsus)

On 19 June 2017, the  

MR
(25 seats), only narrowly getting a majority (38 out of 75 seats), to create the first government since 1988 in which the PS was not involved. The number of ministers was reduced from eight to seven.

Walloon Government - Borsus
Function Name Party
Minister-President Willy Borsus MR
Vice-President; Minister of Economy and Employment Pierre-Yves Jeholet MR
Vice-President; Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Equality Alda Greoli MR
Minister of Agriculture, Nature, Forests and Tourism René Collin cdH
Minister of Budget, Energy and Airports Adrien Dolimont [fr] cdH
Minister of Local Government, Housing and Sports Infrastructure Valérie De Bue MR
Minister of Environment, Mobility, Spatial Planning, Public Works and Animal Well-Being Carlo Di Antonio cdH

Composition 2014–2017 (Magnette)

Following the

CDH
(13 seats) parties formed a coalition.

Walloon Government - Magnette
Function Name Party
Minister-President Paul Magnette PS
Vice-President; Minister of Economy, Industry, Innovation and Digitalisation Jean-Claude Marcourt PS
Vice-President; Minister of Public Works, Health, Social Action and Heritage Maxime Prévot cdH
Minister of Local Government, City Policy, Housing and Energy Paul Furlan (until 26 January 2017) PS
Minister of Local Government, City Policy and Housing Pierre-Yves Dermagne (from 26 January 2016) PS
Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning, Mobility, Transport, Airports and Animal Welfare Carlo Di Antonio cdH
Minister of Employment and Formation Eliane Tillieux PS
Minister of Budget, Public Office, Administrative Simplification and Energy Christophe Lacroix PS
Minister of Agriculture, Nature, Rusticity, Tourism and Sports Infrastructure René Collin cdH

Composition 2009–2014

Following the

CDH
(13 seats) parties formed a coalition.

Walloon Government - Demotte II
Party Name Function
PS
Rudy Demotte Minister-President
PS
Jean-Claude Marcourt Vice-President; Minister of Economy and Foreign Commerce
PS
Paul Furlan Minister of Local Government and City Policy
PS
Eliane Tillieux Minister of Social Action and Public Health
CDH
Benoît Lutgen Minister of Public Works, Agriculture, Rural Affairs, Patrimony and Nature Policy
CDH
André Antoine Minister of Budget, Finance, Employment, Education and Sports
Ecolo Jean-Marc Nollet Minister of Energy, Housing, Public Office and Sustainable Development
Ecolo Philippe Henry Minister of Mobility and Planning


Composition 2004–2009

After the

CDH
(14 seats) formed a coalition.

Walloon Cabinet - Demotte I
Party Name Function
PS Rudy Demotte (from July 2007) Minister-President
PS Elio Di Rupo (from October 2005 until July 2007) Minister-President
PS Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe (until 30 September 2005) Minister-President
CDH André Antoine (politician) Vice-President; Minister of Housing, Transport and Territorial Development
PS Michel Daerden Vice-President; Minister of Budget, Finance and Public Works
PS Marie Arena Minister of Formation/Training
PS Philippe Courard Minister of Home Affairs and Public Function
CDH Marie-Dominique Simonet Minister of Scientific Research, New Technologies en Foreign Affairs
PS Jean-Claude Marcourt Minister of Economy, Employment, Foreign Commerce and Patrimony
PS Christiane Vienne Minister of Public Health, Social Affairs and Equal Chances
CDH Benoît Lutgen Minister of Agriculture, Rural Affairs, Environment and Tourism

References

  1. ^ "Elio Di Rupo (PS) wordt minister-president van paars-groene regering in Wallonië" [Elio Di Rupo (PS) becomes minister-president of purple-green government in Wallonia]. vrt.be. 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ "CDH wil niet meer regeren met PS". De Standaard.

External links

Flemish Region and Community
(merged institutions)Walloon RegionFrench CommunityGerman-speaking Community
See also
Politics of Belgium
Political parties in Belgium
Elections in Belgium