- Paul Magnette
Paul Magnette (born
June 28 1971 inLeuven ) is a Belgian politician for the PS and former political science professor at theUniversite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).He studied political sciences at the ULB, and obtained a PhD in 1999 with a dissertation "Citoyenneté et construction européenne". His research interest is on institutional policies, the
European Union , and theories of democracy. In 2000, together withEric Remacle , he was awarded the "Exceptionnal Francqui Prize for European Research".On July 20, 2007, Magnette became minister of the Walloon government for Health, Social Action and Equal Chances. On December 21, 2007 Magnette became minister of Climate and Energy in the
Verhofstadt III federal government. He now holds the same post of minister of Climate and Energy in theLeterme I Government , which took office onMarch 20 ,2008 . [cite web|url=http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/mopdf/2008/03/21_2.pdf|title=20 March 2008 – Royal Orders. Government – Dismissals – Appointments|publisher=TheBelgian Official Journal |date=2008-03-21 |pages=pp. 3–4|accessdate=2008-03-30|language=Dutch/French]References
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* [http://www.ulb.ac.be/soco/cevipol/chercheurs/magnette.htm Paul Magnette]
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