Melchior Wathelet

Melchior Wathelet
Minister-President of Walloonia
In office 11 December 1985 – 3 February 1988
Preceded by	Jean-Maurice Dehousse
Succeeded by	Guy Coëme
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Born	6 March 1949 (1949-03-06) (age 62)
Political party	Humanist Democratic Centre
Alma mater	University of Liège Harvard University

Melchior H.M.J.F.C. Wathelet (born 6 March 1949) is a Belgian politician and member of the Humanist Democratic Centre. He has degrees in law and in economics (University of Liège) and is a Master of Laws (Harvard University). He's also a professor at the Catholic University of Louvain and the Université de Liège. From 1995 to 2003 he was a Judge at the European Court of Justice. As Justice Minister he had, according to David Canter, "encouraged the early release of many sex offenders" which included the later murder-convicted Marc Dutroux.^[1]

Political career

• Member of the Chamber of Representatives (1977-1995)
• Secretary of State for Regional Economy of the Walloon Region (1980-1981)
• Minister of New Technologies and SMEs of the Walloon Region (1981-1985)
• Minister-President of the Walloon Region (1985-1988)
• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and Middle Classes (1988-1992)
• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and Economic Affairs (1992-1995)
• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence (1995)
• Mayor of Verviers (1995)

References

1. ^ David Canter (2003). Mapping Murder. The Secrets of Geographical Profiling. Virgin Books. ISBN 0-85227-078-0.  Page 175.

Political offices
Preceded by Jean-Maurice Dehousse	Minister-President of Walloonia 1985–1988	Succeeded by Guy Coëme

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Name	Wathelet,Melchior
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Date of birth	6 March 1949
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