Curriculum vitae

Paul Magnette

Personal information

Born in Leuven on 28 June 1971.
Father of three children.

Education and professional activities

  • Degree in Political Sciences and International Relations (ULB 1993)
  • Special Degree in European Politics (ULB 1994)
  • PhD in Political Sciences (ULB 1999)
  • Professor of Political Sciences and Director of the Institute for European Studies at Université Libre de Bruxelles

Current political mandate

  • Minister for Public Enterprises, Scientific Policy and Development Cooperation, in charge of Policy for Large Towns

Political career

  • Minister for Climate and Energy in the Federal Government: December 2007 - December 2011
  • Walloon Minister of Health, Social Action and Equal Opportunity: July 2007 - December 2007