Government of Wallonia

Government of Wallonia
Gouvernement wallon
Coat of arms of Wallonia
Overview
Established1979; 46 years ago (1979)
PolityWalloon Region in the Kingdom of Belgium
LeaderMinister-President
Responsible toWalloon Parliament
HeadquartersÉlysette in Namur
Websitegouvernement.wallonie.be
The Élysette in Namur is the office building of the Walloon Minister-President

The Walloon Government (French: Gouvernement wallon, pronounced [ɡuvɛʁnəmɑ̃ walɔ̃]) or Government of Wallonia (Gouvernement de Wallonie, [- də walɔni]) 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.

Compositions

Current composition (Dolimont)

Following the 2024 Belgian regional elections, the   MR (26 seats) became the largest party and chose to form a government together with the third party   LE (17 seats). The 43 seats they have together is sufficient for a majority (38 needed). The parties agreed on 13 July 2024 to form a government and the new ministers were sworn in on 15 July 2024[1]

Walloon Government - Dolimont
Function Name Party
Minister-president; Minister of Budget, Finance, Animal Welfare, International Affairs, and Firearms Licenses Adrien Dolimont MR
Vice-President; Minister of Urban Planning, Public Works, Traffic Safety; and Local Affairs François Desquesnes LE
Vice-President; Minister of Economy and Employment Pierre-Yves Jeholet MR
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Anne-Catherine Dalcq MR
Minister of Energy, Air-Climate Plan, Housing and Airports Cécile Neven MR
Minister of Sports, Infrastructure, and Media Jacqueline Galant MR
Minister of Tourism, Heritage, Infrastructure, and Childcare Valérie Lescrenier LE
Minister of Health, Environment, Social Economy, Social Action, Fight against Poverty, Handicapped, and Families Yves Coppieters LE

Composition 2019–2024 (Di Rupo III)

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 led by the   PS (23 seats), together with   MR (20 seats) and   Ecolo (12 seats).[2]

Walloon Government - Di Rupo III
Function Name Party
Minister-president Elio di Rupo PS
Vice-President; Minister of Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Equality Christie Morreale [fr] PS
Vice-President; Minister of Economy, Foreign Trade, Spatial Planning and Agriculture Willy Borsus MR
Minister of Local Government and Housing Pierre-Yves Dermagne (until 1 October 2020) PS
Christophe Collignon (from 1 October 2020)
Minister of Budget, Sports Infrastructure and Airports Jean-Luc Crucke (until 13 January 2022) MR
Adrien Dolimont (from 13 January 2022)
Minister of Civil Service Matters, Administrative Simplification, Child Benefits, Tourism, Heritage and Traffic Safety Valérie De Bue MR
Minister of Environment, Nature, Rural Renovation and Animal Welfare Céline Tellier [fr] Ecolo
Minister of Climate, Mobility, Infrastructure and Energy Philippe Henry Ecolo

Composition 2017–2019 (Borsus)

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.[3] On 25 July 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
Function Name Party
Minister-President Willy Borsus MR
Vice-President; Minister of Economy and Employment Pierre-Yves Jeholet MR
Vice-President; Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Equality Alda Greoli MR
Minister of Agriculture, Nature, Forests and Tourism René Collin cdH
Minister of Budget, Energy and Airports Adrien Dolimont cdH
Minister of Local Government, Housing and Sports Infrastructure Valérie De Bue MR
Minister of Environment, Mobility, Spatial Planning, Public Works and Animal Well-Being Carlo Di Antonio cdH

Composition 2014–2017 (Magnette)

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

Walloon Government - Magnette
Function Name Party
Minister-President Paul Magnette PS
Vice-President; Minister of Economy, Industry, Innovation and Digitalisation Jean-Claude Marcourt PS
Vice-President; Minister of Public Works, Health, Social Action and Heritage Maxime Prévot cdH
Minister of Local Government, City Policy, Housing and Energy Paul Furlan (until 26 January 2017) PS
Minister of Local Government, City Policy and Housing Pierre-Yves Dermagne (from 26 January 2016) PS
Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning, Mobility, Transport, Airports and Animal Welfare Carlo Di Antonio cdH
Minister of Employment and Formation Eliane Tillieux PS
Minister of Budget, Public Office, Administrative Simplification and Energy Christophe Lacroix PS
Minister of Agriculture, Nature, Rusticity, Tourism and Sports Infrastructure René Collin cdH

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
Party Name Function
PS Rudy Demotte Minister-President
PS Jean-Claude Marcourt Vice-President; Minister of Economy and Foreign Commerce
PS Paul Furlan Minister of Local Government and City Policy
PS Eliane Tillieux Minister of Social Action and Public Health
CDH Benoît Lutgen Minister of Public Works, Agriculture, Rural Affairs, Patrimony and Nature Policy
CDH André Antoine Minister of Budget, Finance, Employment, Education and Sports
Ecolo Jean-Marc Nollet Minister of Energy, Housing, Public Office and Sustainable Development
Ecolo Philippe Henry Minister 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
Party Name Function
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 Daerden Vice-President; Minister of Budget, Finance and Public Works
PS Marie Arena Minister of Formation/Training
PS Philippe Courard Minister of Home Affairs and Public Function
CDH Marie-Dominique Simonet Minister of Scientific Research, New Technologies en Foreign Affairs
PS Jean-Claude Marcourt Minister of Economy, Employment, Foreign Commerce and Patrimony
PS Christiane Vienne Minister of Public Health, Social Affairs and Equal Chances
CDH Benoît Lutgen Minister of Agriculture, Rural Affairs, Environment and Tourism

References

  1. ^ "Les Engagés and MR approve Walloon f" [Les Engagés and MR approve Walloon government participation]. vrt.be. 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "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. 12 September 2019.
  3. ^ "CDH wil niet meer regeren met PS". De Standaard (in Dutch). 19 June 2017.


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