Guy Coëme Explained

Guy Coëme
Office:Minister-President of Wallonia
Term Start:3 February 1988
Term End:9 May 1988
Predecessor:Melchior Wathelet
Successor:Bernard Anselme
Birth Date:21 August 1946
Birth Place:Bettincourt, Belgium
Party:Socialist Party

Guy Coëme (born 21 August 1946) is a Francophone Belgian politician for the Socialist Party (PS).[1]

He served as 5th Minister-President of Wallonia from February to May 1988.

Coëme served as minister of defence in the government Martens VIII and IX. In the first cabinet Dehaene, he was promoted to deputy prime minister and served as minister of transport. In 1993, he came under pressure due to the Agusta scandal investigation, which led to his resignation in 1994. He was later rehabilitated, and he currently serves as mayor of Waremme.[2] He is a member of the European Parliament elected in the lists of the Socialist Group[3] and is a member of the 'Commission for Culture, Science and Education', of the 'Subcommittee for Energy' and 'Subcommittee for Cultural Heritage'.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council of Europe – M. Guy COËME . 4 April 2011.
  2. Web site: CONSEIL COMMUNAL DU 19 MARS 2007 . 4 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110823230700/http://www.waremme.be/pages/dpg-gc.htm . 23 August 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Parliamentary Assembly – Socialist Group (SOC) . 4 April 2011.
  4. Web site: Koninklijk Besluit nationale orden bij koninklijke besluiten van 26 mei 2014 zijn de hierna vermelde leden van het Europees Parlement bevorderd of benoemd : Leopoldsorde grootofficier mevr. Durant, Isabelle, ondervoorzitster van het Europees Parlement de heer Belet, Ivo. etaamb.be.