Paul Magnette | |
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.jpg) Magnette in 2021 | |
| President of the Socialist Party | |
| Assumed office 20 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Elio Di Rupo |
| In office 17 January 2013 – 22 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Thierry Giet |
| Succeeded by | Elio Di Rupo |
| Mayor of Charleroi | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Éric Massin |
| Minister-President of Wallonia | |
| In office 22 July 2014 – 28 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Rudy Demotte |
| Succeeded by | Willy Borsus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1971 Leuven, Belgium |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Université libre de Bruxelles |
| Profession | Professor |
Paul Magnette (French pronunciation: [pɔl maɲɛt]; born 28 June 1971) is a Belgian politician. Since 2019, he is the leader of the Socialist Party, a social democratic French-speaking party in Belgium. Since 2012, he is also mayor of Charleroi. 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.