Government
The Walloon Government is the executive body of the Walloon Region. 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-Minister-President; Minister of Economy and Foreign Commerce | |
| PS | Paul Furlan | Minister of Local Government and City Policy | |
| PS | Éliane Tillieux | Minister of Social Action and Public Health | |
| CDH | Benoit 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 | |
The Government of the French Community and the Government of the German-speaking Community are the executive bodies of respectively the French and German-speaking Communities.
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