Ministers

Born in Boussu on 21 June 1970 FEDERAL LEVEL Since July 2022 Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions PROFESSIONAL 2021- 2022 Leader of the project preparing Brussels’ candidature for the title of European Capital of Culture in 2030 1997 – 2020 Presenter of the daily news and various cultural, societal and political...

Born on 20 November 1958 to a Dutch-speaking father and a French-speaking mother, Rudi Vervoort is what is typically called a “zinneke” [a person of mixed origin]. From a very young age, he followed current events and the political debate with passion thanks to his subscription to the daily Le Soir, which he asked his parents to get for him...

Born in Verviers on October 6th, 1968 Married, 2 children EDUCATION Msc in Communication (UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve). Bachelor in Law (ULiège). Secondary school - Collège Marie-Thérèse in Herve (Mathematics-Languages). PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Minister-President of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Vice-President and Minister of Economy, Industry, Research, Innovation, Digital technology, Employment and Training of the Walloon Government. MR (liberal political party) President of Liège district...

Born in Malmedy on 21.10.1971 Married, two children STUDIES: 1995: Law degree, University of Namur and Louvain-la- Neuve 1997: Banking training at Crédit Général (Namur) and ABB (Brussels) PROFESSIONAL CAREER: 1995-1997: Credit analyst at Crédit Général in Liège 1997-1998: Bank manager at Crédit Général in Malmedy 1998-2003: Business relationship manager and assistant branch manager at the Business Centre of CBC...

Studies Ghent University Master of Law Degree in July 1990 (magna cum laude). Professional career Scholarly career September 1990 - May 1996: part-time assistant at the Department of Civil Law of the Faculty of Law of Ghent University under the direction of Prof. Dr. Hubert BOCKEN. The main task was the creation of a database on environmental case law. May...

2019 – Today Vice-President of the Walloon Government. Walloon Minister for Climate, Energy, Mobility and Infrastructures. 01/2023 – 01/2024 Vice-President of IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency). 2014 – 2019 Walloon Member of Parliament for the arrondissement of Liège, Member of Parliament for the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and Community Senator. 2009 – 2014 Walloon Minister for the Environment, regional planning and Mobility...