'Rudy W.G. Demotte' (born
June 3,
1963 in
Ronse) is a
Belgian socialist politician who served as
Minister for Social Affairs and Public
Health, in the
Belgian federal government from 2003 to 2007. On july 19, 2007, he was appointed Minister President for the Walloon region, replacing
Elio Di Rupo, one month after an historical defeat of the socialists in the federal election.
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. In July
2003, he became
Minister for Social Affairs and Public
Health in the federal government.
Having served as a council member from
1994 on, he became mayor of
Flobecq in
2000.
See also
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Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)
External links
★
Official web site (in
French,
Dutch and
German)