Minister-President of Wallonia explained

Post:Minister-President
Body:Wallonia
Insignia:Official coat of arms of Wallonia.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Wallonia
Termlength:Five years
Residence:Élysette
Incumbentsince:15 July 2024
Formation:22 December 1981
Inaugural:Jean-Maurice Dehousse
Seat:Rue Mazy, 25-27
BE-5000 Namur
Website:http://gouvernement.wallonie.be

The minister-president of Wallonia is the head of the Government of Wallonia, the executive power of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium.

The official residence, known as the Élysette, is in Namur, along the Meuse River.

The minister-president should not be confused with the minister-president of the French Community of Belgium, which is currently led by .

List of officeholders

[1] PortraitName
ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyGovernment
Took officeLeft officeTime in officeNameComposition
1Jean-Maurice Dehousse
198122 December 1981 26 January 198235 daysSocialist Party (PS)
2André Damseaux
26 January 198225 October 1982272 daysLiberal Reformist Party (PRL)
3Jean-Maurice Dehousse
25 October 1982 11 December 19853 years, 46 daysSocialist Party (PS)
4Melchior Wathelet
198511 December 19853 February 19882 years, 53 daysChristian-Social Party (PSC)
5Guy Coëme
19873 February 19889 May 198896 daysSocialist Party (PS)
6Bernard Anselme
11 May 1988 7 January 19923 years,240 days
7Guy Spitaels
19917 January 199225 January 19942 years, 18 days
8
25 January 199415 July 19995 years, 172 days
1995
9Elio Di Rupo
199915 July 19994 April 2000264 days
10Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe
4 April 2000 30 September 20055 years, 178 days
2004
André Antoine (acting)
30 September 20056 October 20056 daysHumanist Democratic Center (cdH)
11Elio Di Rupo
6 October 200520 July 20071 year, 287 daysSocialist Party (PS)
12Rudy Demotte
20 July 200722 July 20147 years,2 days
2009
13Paul Magnette
201422 July 201428 July 20173 years,6 days
14Willy Borsus
28 July 201713 September 20192 years, 46 daysReformist Movement (MR)
15Elio Di Rupo
201913 September 201915 July 20244 years, 306 daysSocialist Party (PS)
16
202415 July 2024IncumbentReformist Movement (MR)

Timeline

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Presidents are numbered according to uninterrupted periods served by the same person. For example, Jean-Maurice Dehousse was both the 1st president and the 3rd president because his two terms were not consecutive. A vice president who temporarily becomes acting president, like André Antoine, is not counted, because the president remains in office during such a period.