Rudy Demotte

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

Rudy Demotte
Minister-President of the French Community
In office 20 March 2008 – 17 September 2019
Preceded by	Marie Arena
Succeeded by	Pierre-Yves Jeholet
Minister-President of Wallonia
In office 19 July 2007 – 22 July 2014
Preceded by	Elio Di Rupo
Succeeded by	Paul Magnette
Personal details
Born	(1963-06-03) 3 June 1963 Ronse, Belgium
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	Université libre de Bruxelles

He was previously also Minister-President of the French Community.

Of mixed Flemish and Walloon descent, Demotte is one of the few Walloon politicians to be perfectly bilingual in French and Dutch.

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 reflected 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.