Profile: Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel
Xinhua, October 30, 2016 Adjust font size:
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel is going to pay an official visit to China from Sunday to Tuesday, at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Following is a profile of Michel.
Born on Dec. 21, 1975 in the city of Namur in southern Belgium, Michel studied at the Free University of Brussels and the University of Amsterdam.
In 1991, he joined the Jodoigne Young Liberals and assumed chairmanship during 1992 and 1999.
Between 1994 and 1999, he was member of the Walloon Brabant provincial council and was vice chairman of the council between 1995 and 1999.
He was elected a member of the federal parliament in 1999.
From 2000 to 2004, Michel was home affairs minister of Wallonia.
In the 2004-2006 period, he was alderman responsible for municipal companies and town planning in the city of Wavre. In 2006, Michel was elected mayor of Wavre.
From 2007 to 2011, he took the office of federal minister for development cooperation.
From January 2011 to October 2014, Michel served as leader of Mouvement Reformateur.
He became Belgian prime minister in October 2014. Endi