WillyBorsus

Born in 1962 in Pessoux, in the municipality of Ciney, Willy Borsus is the son of a farmer and holds a law degree from the Institut d'enseignement supérieur de Namur. Elected to the municipal council of Somme-Leuze in 1988, he became mayor of the municipality following the 1994 elections, a role he held until 2014. A provincial councillor for Namur from 1994 to 2004, he chaired the provincial council from 1995 to 2000.

Elected to the Walloon Parliament and the Parliament of the French Community in 2004, he served as MR group leader from 2009 to 2014. From 2014 to 2017, he was federal Minister for the Middle Classes, the Self-Employed, SMEs, Agriculture and Social Integration.

On 28 July 2017, he became Minister-President of Wallonia, a position he held until September 2019. He then served as Vice-President of the Walloon Government and Minister for the Economy, Foreign Trade, Research, Digital Affairs, Agriculture and Spatial Planning until July 2024.

Re-elected in 2024, he has been President of the Walloon Parliament since 15 July 2024 and also sits in the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.