Minister-President of Wallonia

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.

Minister-President of Wallonia
Coat of arms of Wallonia
Incumbent
Elio Di Rupo
since 13 September 2019
ResidenceÉlysette
SeatRue Mazy, 25-27
BE-5000 Namur
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderJean-Maurice Dehousse
Formation22 December 1981
Websitehttp://gouvernement.wallonie.be

He has his official residence, known as the Élysette, 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 Pierre-Yves Jeholet.










List of officeholders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of office Party Government
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Jean-Maurice Dehousse
(1936–)		 1981 22 December 1981 26 January 1982 35 days PS Dehousse I PS, PRL, PSC
2 André Damseaux
(1937–2007)		 — 26 January 1982 25 October 1982 272 days PRL Damseaux PRL, PS, PSC
3 Jean-Maurice Dehousse
(1936–)		 — 25 October 1982 11 December 1985 3 years,

46 days

 PS Dehousse II PS, PRL, PSC
4 Melchior Wathelet
(1949–)		 1985 11 December 1985 3 February 1988 2 years,

53 days

 PSC Wathelet PSC, PRL
5 Guy Coëme
(1946–)		 1987 3 February 1988 9 May 1988 96 days PS Coëme PS, PSC
6 Bernard Anselme
(1945–)		 — 11 May 1988 7 January 1992 3 years,

240 days

 PS Anselme PS, PSC
7 Guy Spitaels
(1931–2012)		 1991 7 January 1992 25 January 1994 2 years,

18 days

 PS Spitaels PS, PSC
8 Robert Collignon
(1943–)		 — 25 January 1994 15 July 1999 5 years,

172 days

 PS Collignon I PS, PSC
1995 Collignon II PS, PSC
9 Elio Di Rupo
(1951–)		 1999 15 July 1999 4 April 2000 264 days PS Di Rupo I PS, PRL-FDF, Ecolo
10 Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe
(1944–)		 — 4 April 2000 30 September 2005 5 years,

178 days

 PS Van Cauwenberghe I PS, PRL-FDF, Ecolo
2004 Van Cauwenberghe II PS, cdH
— André Antoine (acting)
(1951–)		 — 30 September 2005 6 October 2005 6 days cdH Antoine cdH, PS
11 Elio Di Rupo
(1951–)		 — 6 October 2005 20 July 2007 1 year, 287 days PS Di Rupo II PS, cdH
12 Rudy Demotte
(1963–)		 — 20 July 2007 22 July 2014 7 years,

2 days

 PS Demotte I PS, cdH
2009 Demotte II PS, Ecolo, cdH
13 Paul Magnette
(1971–)		 2014 22 July 2014 28 July 2017 3 years,

6 days

 PS Magnette PS, cdH
14 Willy Borsus
(1962–)		 — 28 July 2017 13 September 2019 2 years,

46 days

 MR Borsus MR, cdH
15 Elio Di Rupo
(1951–)		 2019 13 September 2019 Incumbent 1 year, 149 days PS Di Rupo III PS, MR, Ecolo

Timeline
Elio Di RupoWilly BorsusPaul MagnetteRudy DemotteElio Di RupoAndré Antoine (politician)Jean-Claude Van CauwenbergheElio Di RupoGuy SpitaelsBernard AnselmeGuy CoëmeMelchior WatheletJean-Maurice DehousseAndré DamseauxJean-Maurice Dehousse

Living former Minister-Presidents
NameTermDate of birthAge
Jean-Maurice Dehousse 1981-1982 & 1982-1985 11 October 1936 84 years, 3 months
Melchior Wathelet 1985-1988 6 March 1949 71 years, 11 months
Guy Coëme 1988 21 August 1946 74 years, 5 months
Bernard Anselme 1988-1992 3 November 1945 75 years, 3 months
Robert Collignon 1994-1999 10 February 1943 77 years, 11 months
Elio Di Rupo 1999-2000 & 2005-2007 & 2019- 18 July 1951 69 years, 6 months
Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe 2000-2005 28 April 1944 76 years, 9 months
André Antoine 2005 3 February 1960 61 years
Rudy Demotte 2007-2014 3 June 1963 57 years, 8 months
Paul Magnette 2014-2017 28 June 1971 49 years, 7 months
Willy Borsus 2017-2019 4 April 1962 58 years, 10 months

See also
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