Paul Magnette
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Paul Magnette (born June 28, 1971 in Leuven) is a Belgian politician for the PS and former political science professor at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
He studied political sciences at the ULB, and obtained a PhD in 1999 with a dissertation Citoyenneté et construction européenne. His research interest is on institutional policies, the European Union, and theories of democracy. In 2000, together with Eric Remacle, he was awarded the Exceptionnal Francqui Prize for European Research.
On July 20, 2007, Magnette became minister of the Walloon government for Health, Social Action and Equal Chances. On December 21, 2007 Magnette became minister of Climate and Energy in the Verhofstadt III federal government. He now holds the same post of minister of Climate and Energy in the Leterme I Government, which took office on March 20, 2008. [1]
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- ^ 20 March 2008 – Royal Orders. Government – Dismissals – Appointments (Dutch/French) pp. 3–4. The Belgian Official Journal (2008-03-21). Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
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