| Melchior Wathelet | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State of Environment, Energy, Mobility and Institutional Reforms | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 December 2010 |
|
| Prime Minister | Elio di Rupo |
| Preceded by | Paul Magnette (Environment, Energy) Didier Reynders (Institutional reforms) |
| Secretary of State of Budget | |
| In office 20 mars 2008 – 6 December 2010 |
|
| Prime Minister | Yves Leterme |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1977 Verviers, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | Centre démocrate humaniste |
| Occupation | politician |
| Website | www.melchiorwathelet.be |
Melchior Wathelet (born 30 September 1977) is a Belgian politician and member of the Centre démocrate humaniste (cdH). [1] His father is Melchior Wathelet. After a degree in law from the Catholic University of Louvain and a Master of European Law from the University of Southampton, he became lawyer at the Bar association of Liège in 2002.
He started his political career in 2003, [1] when he was elected as member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives where he quickly became group member for his party and second vice-president of the cdH.
He became secretary of state in charge of the budget in the Leterme II Government, and kept this charge in the Van Rompuy I Government and the Leterme II Government.[1]