Rudy Demotte Explained

Rudy Demotte
Office:Minister-President of the French Community
Term Start:20 March 2008
Term End:17 September 2019
Predecessor:Marie Arena
Office1:Minister-President of Wallonia
Term Start1:19 July 2007
Term End1:22 July 2014
Predecessor1:Elio Di Rupo
Successor1:Paul Magnette
Birth Date:3 June 1963
Birth Place:Ronse, Belgium
Party:Socialist Party
Alma Mater:Université libre de Bruxelles

Rudy W.G. Demotte (born 3 June 1963 in Ronse) is a Belgian socialist politician who served as the 12th Minister-President of Wallonia (2007–2014), replacing Elio Di Rupo, one month after a historical defeat of the socialists in the federal election.

He also served as Minister-President of the French Community between 2008 and 2019.

From 1988 to 1990 he served on the cabinet of the Minister of Social Affairs. He was first elected to the Belgian House of Representatives in 1995 and was reelected in 1999 and 2003. In 1999, he became the federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Scientific Research. In 2002, he became the Minister for Budget, Culture and Sport of the French Community of Belgium. From July 2003 to 2007, he became Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health in the federal government. Having served as a council member from 1994 on, he was mayor of Flobecq (2000–2012). Having moved, since 2013 Demotte is mayor of Tournai.

Orders

: Grand officier Order of Leopold[1] (2014)
  • : Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class.[2] (2016)
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    Notes and References

    1. arrêtés royaux du 26 mai 2014
    2. Web site: Belga Image. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081959/http://portal.belgaimage.be/editorial/image/96965702/coverage/index:3-size:20-pos:15. 12 October 2016.