Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe
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Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe (born 28 April 1944), nicknamed "Van Cau", is a Walloon
politician
. He is member of the Belgian French-speaking Socialist Party
(PS).
He was Minister-President of the Walloon Region from 2000 until October 2005. He resigned amid the ICDI affair and was replaced by Elio Di Rupo
.
Walloons
Walloons are a French-speaking people who live in Belgium, principally in Wallonia. Walloons are a distinctive community within Belgium, important historical and anthropological criteria bind Walloons to the French people. More generally, the term also refers to the inhabitants of the Walloon...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. He is member of the Belgian French-speaking Socialist Party
Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)
The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party...
(PS).
He was Minister-President of the Walloon Region from 2000 until October 2005. He resigned amid the ICDI affair and was replaced by Elio Di Rupo
Elio Di Rupo
Elio Di Rupo is a Belgian social-democratic politician and the Party Leader of the Socialist Party .-Biography:...
.