The Walloon Parliament formerly the Walloon Regional Council (Conseil régional wallon), is the Parliament

Parliament

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 of the Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, one of the self-governing Regions of Belgium

Belgium

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 with Flanders

Flanders

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 and the Brussels-Capital Region. The parliament building, the former Hospice Saint-Gilles, is situated in Namur

Namur (city)

Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....

, the capital of the Walloon Region, at the symbolic confluence of the Meuse

Meuse River

The Maas or Meuse is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea...

 and the Sambre

Sambre

The Sambre is a river in northern France and Wallonia, southern Belgium, left tributary of the Meuse River. The ancient Romans called the river Sabis.-Course:...

, the two main rivers of the most inhabited parts of the country, the Sillon industriel

Sillon industriel

The sillon industriel is the former industrial backbone of Wallonia and thus of Belgium. It runs across Wallonia, passing from Dour, in Borinage, in the west, to Verviers in the east, through Mons, La Louvière, Charleroi, Namur, Huy, and Liège, following the valleys of the rivers Haine, Sambre,...

. On the other side of the Meuse, facing the Parliament, is the Élysette, the seat of the Walloon government.

All members of the Walloon Parliament are also members of the Parliament of the French Community

Parliament of the French Community

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, except for Monika Dethier-Neumann who is a member of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community

Parliament of the German-speaking Community

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.

2009-2014 (current)

This is the composition of the Walloon Parliament following the 2009 regional election

Belgian regional elections, 2009

Regional elections were held in Belgium on 7 June 2009 to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...

. The PS, Ecolo and CDH formed together a government.

Affiliation		Members
	Parti Socialiste ("Socialist Party")	29
	Mouvement Réformateur ("Reformist Movement")	19
	Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...	14
	Centre démocrate humaniste ("Humanist Democratic Centre")	13
Total		75

2004-2009

This was the composition of the Walloon Parliament following the 2004 regional election

Belgian regional elections, 2004

On June 13, 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of the Flemish Parliament, the Walloon Parliament, the Brussels Parliament and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...

. The PS and Ecolo formed together a government.

Affiliation		Members
	Parti Socialiste ("Socialist Party")	34
	Mouvement Réformateur ("Reformist Movement")	20
	Centre démocrate humaniste ("Humanist Democratic Centre")	14
	Front National ("National Front")	4
	Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...	3
Total		75

1999-2004

This was the composition of the Walloon Parliament following the 1999 regional election

Belgian regional elections, 1999

Regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community on 13 June 1999...

. The PS, Ecolo and PRL formed together a government.

Affiliation		Members
	Parti Socialiste ("Socialist Party")	25
	Parti Réformateur Libéral ("Reformist Movement") with Front Démocratique des Francophones ("Democratic Front of the Francophones")	21
	Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...	14
	Parti Social Chrétien ("Christian Socialist Party")	14
	Front National ("National Front")	1
Total		75

See also

• Flemish Parliament
  Flemish Parliament
  The Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders, for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and a cultural community of Belgium The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the...
  
  
• Brussels Parliament
  Brussels Parliament
  The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region , is the governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium...
  
  
• List of Ministers-President of the Walloon Region

External links

• Official Webpage (in French
  French language
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