Government of Wallonia

The Walloon Government (French: Gouvernement wallon) or Government of Wallonia (French: Gouvernement de Wallonie) is the executive branch of Wallonia, and it is part of one of the six main governments of Belgium. It sits in Namur, where the Parliament of Wallonia is seated as well.

The Élysette in Namur is the office building of the Walloon Minister-President

Compositions

Current composition

On 13 September 2019 it was announced that Elio Di Rupo would become the minister-President of Wallonia again for the third time, in a government lead by the   PS (23 seats), together with   MR (20 seats) and   Ecolo (12 seats).[1]

Walloon Government - Di Rupo III
PartyNameFunction
PS Elio Di RupoMinister-President
PS Christie MorrealeVice-President; Minister of Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Equality
MR Willy BorsusVice-President; Minister of Economy, Foreign Trade, Spatial Planning and Agriculture.
PS Pierre-Yves Dermagne (until October 1, 2020)Minister of Local Government and Housing
PS Christophe Collignon (from October 1, 2020)Minister of Local Government and Housing
MR Jean-Luc CruckeMinister of Budget, Sports Infrastructure and Airports.
MR Valérie De BueMinister of Civil Service Matters, Administrative Simplification, Child Benefits, Tourism, Heritage and Traffic Safety.
Ecolo Céline TellierMinister of Environment, Nature, Rural Renovation and Animal Welfare.
Ecolo Philippe HenryMinister of Climate, Mobility, Infrastructure and Energy.

Composition 2017–2019

On 19 June 2017, the   CDH announced it was no longer willing to govern together with the PS following several scandals in Belgian politics in which high placed members of the PS were involved typically receiving high payments for extra functions, including in Publifin and SAMU Social.[2] On July 25, the CDH (13 seats) formed a new coalition together with 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
PartyNameFunction
MR Willy BorsusMinister-President
MR Pierre-Yves JeholetVice-President; Minister of Economy and Employment.
CDH Alda GreoliVice-President; Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Equality.
CDH René CollinMinister of Agriculture, Nature, Forests and Tourism.
MR Jean-Luc CruckeMinister of Budget, Energy and Airports.
MR Valérie De BueMinister of Local Government, Housing and Sports Infrastructure.
CDH Carlo Di AntonioMinister of Environment, Mobility, Spatial Planning, Public Works and Animal Well-Being

Composition 2014–2017

Following the 25 May 2014 election,   PS (30 seats) and   CDH (13 seats) parties formed a coalition.

Walloon Government - Magnette
PartyNameFunction
PS Paul MagnetteMinister-President
PS Jean-Claude MarcourtVice-President; Minister of Economy, Industry, Innovation and Digitalisation
CDH Maxime PrévotVice-President; Minister of Public Works, Health, Social Action and Heritage
PS Paul Furlan (until January 26, 2017)Minister of Local Government, City Policy, Housing and Energy
PS Pierre-Yves Dermagne (from January 26, 2017)Minister of Local Government, City Policy and Housing
CDH Carlo Di AntonioMinister of Environment, Spatial Planning, Mobility, Transport, Airports and Animal Welfare
PS Eliane TillieuxMinister of Employment and Formation
PS Christophe LacroixMinister of Budget, Public Office, Administrative Simplification and Energy
CDH René CollinMinister of Agriculture, Nature, Rusticity, Tourism and Sports Infrastructure

Composition 2009–2014

Following the 7 June 2009 election,   PS (29 seats),   Ecolo (14 seats) and   CDH (13 seats) parties formed a coalition.

Walloon Government - Demotte II
PartyNameFunction
PS Rudy DemotteMinister-President
PS Jean-Claude MarcourtVice-President; Minister of Economy and Foreign Commerce
PS Paul FurlanMinister of Local Government and City Policy
PS Eliane TillieuxMinister of Social Action and Public Health
CDH Benoît LutgenMinister of Public Works, Agriculture, Rural Affairs, Patrimony and Nature Policy
CDH André AntoineMinister of Budget, Finance, Employment, Education and Sports
Ecolo Jean-Marc NolletMinister of Energy, Housing, Public Office and Sustainable Development
Ecolo Philippe HenryMinister of Mobility and Planning

Composition 2004–2009

After the elections of 13 June 2004, the  PS (34 seats) en  CDH (14 seats) formed a coalition.

Walloon Cabinet - Demotte I
PartyNameFunction
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 DaerdenVice-President; Minister of Budget, Finance and Public Works
PS Marie ArenaMinister of Formation/Training
PS Philippe CourardMinister of Home Affairs and Public Function
CDH Marie-Dominique SimonetMinister of Scientific Research, New Technologies en Foreign Affairs
PS Jean-Claude MarcourtMinister of Economy, Employment, Foreign Commerce and Patrimony
PS Christiane VienneMinister of Public Health, Social Affairs and Equal Chances
CDH Benoît LutgenMinister 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.
  2. "CDH wil niet meer regeren met PS". De Standaard.


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