The minister-president of Wallonia (French: Ministre-président de Wallonie) 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 | |
since 15 July 2024 | |
| Residence | Élysette |
| Seat | Rue Mazy, 25-27 BE-5000 Namur |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Jean-Maurice Dehousse |
| Formation | 22 December 1981 |
| Website | http://gouvernement.wallonie.be |
The official residence, known as the Élysette, is 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 Élisabeth Degryse.
List of officeholders
edit| No.[1] | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | Name | Composition | |||||
| 1 | Jean-Maurice Dehousse (1936–2023) |
1981 | 22 December 1981[citation needed] | 26 January 1982 | 35 days | Socialist Party (PS) | Dehousse I | PS–PRL–PSC | |
| 2 | André Damseaux (1937–2007) |
— | 26 January 1982 | 25 October 1982 | 272 days | Liberal Reformist Party (PRL) | Damseaux | PRL–PS–PSC | |
| 3 | Jean-Maurice Dehousse (1936–2023) |
— | 25 October 1982 | 11 December 1985 | 3 years, 46 days | Socialist Party (PS) | Dehousse II | PS–PRL–PSC | |
| 4 | Melchior Wathelet (1949–) |
1985 | 11 December 1985 | 3 February 1988 | 2 years, 53 days | Christian-Social Party (PSC) | Wathelet | PSC–PRL | |
| 5 | Guy Coëme (1946–) |
1987 | 3 February 1988 | 9 May 1988 | 96 days | Socialist Party (PS) | Coëme | PS–PSC | |
| 6 | Bernard Anselme (1945–) |
— | 11 May 1988 | 7 January 1992 | 3 years,
240 days |
Anselme | PS–PSC | ||
| 7 | Guy Spitaels (1931–2012) |
1991 | 7 January 1992 | 25 January 1994 | 2 years, 18 days | Spitaels | PS–PSC | ||
| 8 | Robert Collignon (1943–) |
— | 25 January 1994 | 15 July 1999 | 5 years, 172 days | Collignon I | PS–PSC | ||
| 1995 | Collignon II | PS–PSC | |||||||
| 9 | 
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Elio Di Rupo (1951–) |
1999 | 15 July 1999 | 4 April 2000 | 264 days | Di Rupo I | PS–PRL-FDF–Ecolo | |
| 10 | 
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Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe (1944–) |
— | 4 April 2000 | 30 September 2005 | 5 years, 178 days | 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 | Humanist Democratic Center (cdH) | Antoine | cdH–PS |
| 11 |
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Elio Di Rupo (1951–) |
— | 6 October 2005 | 20 July 2007 | 1 year, 287 days | Socialist Party (PS) | Di Rupo II | PS–cdH |
| 12 | 
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Rudy Demotte (1963–) |
— | 20 July 2007 | 22 July 2014 | 7 years,
2 days |
Demotte I | PS–cdH | |
| 2009 | Demotte II | PS–Ecolo–cdH | |||||||
| 13 | 
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Paul Magnette (1971–) |
2014 | 22 July 2014 | 28 July 2017 | 3 years,
6 days |
Magnette | PS–cdH | |
| 14 | 
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Willy Borsus (1962–) |
— | 28 July 2017 | 13 September 2019 | 2 years, 46 days | Reformist Movement (MR) | Borsus | MR–cdH |
| 15 |
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Elio Di Rupo (1951–) |
2019 | 13 September 2019 | 15 July 2024 | 4 years, 306 days | Socialist Party (PS) | Di Rupo III | PS–MR–Ecolo |
| 16 | Adrien Dolimont (1988–) |
2024 | 15 July 2024 | Incumbent | 135 days | Reformist Movement (MR) | Dolimont | MR–LE | |
Timeline
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See also
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edit- ^ Presidents are numbered according to uninterrupted periods served by the same person. For example, Jean-Maurice Dehousse was both the 1st president and the 3rd president because his two terms were not consecutive. A vice president who temporarily becomes acting president, like André Antoine, is not counted, because the president remains in office during such a period.