BelgiumChamber of RepresentativesSocialist PartyWallonia · CharleroiMember of the Chamber of Representatives
Paul Magnette
Profile
Paul Magnette is a Belgian politician and academic who has served as the leader of the Socialist Party since 2019. A former political science professor at the Free University of Brussels, he has held various high-level positions, including Minister-President of Wallonia and several federal ministerial portfolios covering climate, energy, and scientific policy. Known for his expertise in European institutional politics and his opposition to the CETA free-trade agreement, Magnette has also served as the mayor of Charleroi, where he focused on urban revitalization and social welfare initiatives.
Details
- Born
- 1971-06-28 · 54 years old
- Birth place
- Leuven, Belgium
- Education
- Université libre de Bruxelles, Cambridge University
- Career
- Political science professor, Director of the Institute of European Studies at the Free University of Brussels
