VincentPalermo

Of Italian origin, Vincent Palermo is self-employed by profession. Self-taught, he joined the municipal council of Péruwelz in December 2009 and served as alderman until 2012, before chairing the CPAS (public social welfare centre) from 2013 to 2018.

In 2018, he led the MR list to an absolute majority in Péruwelz and became mayor of the municipality, a role he held from December 2018 to June 2024. He put his profession on hold to devote himself fully to his mandate. In that capacity, he sat on the emergency services zone, the police zone, the IDETA inter-municipal association and the Union of Walloon Cities and Municipalities.

He also took over the chairmanship of the MR district of Wallonie picarde, which brings together 23 municipalities.

Elected in June 2024 in the Tournai-Ath-Mouscron constituency, he is today a Member of the Walloon Parliament and of the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. In the Walloon Parliament, he is vice-chair of the Committee on Health, the Environment and Social Action. He remains a municipal councillor in Péruwelz.