Guy Coëme

Guy Coëme
Guy Coëme
Minister-President of Wallonia
	In office; 3 February 1988 – 9 May 1988
Preceded by	Melchior Wathelet
Succeeded by	Bernard Anselme
Personal details
Born	21 August 1946 (age 78); Bettincourt, Belgium
Political party	Socialist Party

Guy Coëme (born 21 August 1946) is a Francophone Belgian politician for the Socialist Party (PS).^[1]

He served as 5th Minister-President of Wallonia from February to May 1988.

Coëme served as minister of defence in the government Martens VIII and IX. In the first cabinet Dehaene, he was promoted to deputy prime minister and served as minister of transport. In 1993, he came under pressure due to the Agusta scandal investigation, which led to his resignation in 1994. He was later rehabilitated, and he currently serves as mayor of Waremme.^[2] He is a member of the European Parliament elected in the lists of the Socialist Group^[3] and is a member of the 'Commission for Culture, Science and Education', of the 'Subcommittee for Energy' and 'Subcommitee for Cultural Heritage'.^[1]

Honours

2014 : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold II.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Council of Europe - M. Guy COËME". Retrieved 4 April 2011.
^ "CONSEIL COMMUNAL DU 19 MARS 2007". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
^ "Parliamentary Assembly - Socialist Group (SOC)". Retrieved 4 April 2011.
^ "Koninklijk Besluit nationale orden bij koninklijke besluiten van 26 mei 2014 zijn de hierna vermelde leden van het Europees Parlement bevorderd of benoemd : Leopoldsorde grootofficier mevr. Durant, Isabelle, ondervoorzitster van het Europees Parlement de heer Belet, Ivo". etaamb.be.

Political offices
Preceded by Melchior Wathelet	Minister-President of Wallonia 1988	Succeeded by Bernard Anselme

[CoE-1] "Council of Europe - M. Guy COËME". Retrieved 4 April 2011.

[2] "CONSEIL COMMUNAL DU 19 MARS 2007". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

[PA_-SOC-3] "Parliamentary Assembly - Socialist Group (SOC)". Retrieved 4 April 2011.

[4] "Koninklijk Besluit nationale orden bij koninklijke besluiten van 26 mei 2014 zijn de hierna vermelde leden van het Europees Parlement bevorderd of benoemd : Leopoldsorde grootofficier mevr. Durant, Isabelle, ondervoorzitster van het Europees Parlement de heer Belet, Ivo". etaamb.be.

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