Paul Magnette

Belgian political scientist and politician · Belgium · On the map · Politicians · Born 1971 · age 55

Paul Magnette is a Belgian politician. Since 2019, he is the leader of the Socialist Party, a social democratic French-speaking party in Belgium. He was mayor of Charleroi from December 2012 to December 2024.

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2019Grand Officer of the Order of LeopoldAward2010Commander of the Order of LeopoldAward2000Francqui PrizeAward1971Born28 June 1971

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Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold2019

Commander of the Order of Leopold2010

Francqui Prize2000

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Magnette is a former political science professor at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and Director of the Institute of European Studies of the ULB. He was appointed minister in the Belgian federal government from 2007 to 2013 and was Minister-President of Wallonia from 2014 to 2017. He also was a member of the Senate of Belgium, of the Parliament of Wallonia and of the Parliament of the French Community.

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