en.unionpedia.org

Elio Di Rupo, the Glossary

Elio Di Rupo (born 18 July 1951) is a Belgian politician who has served as the minister-president of Wallonia since 2019.^[1]

84 relations: Agusta scandal, Albert II of Belgium, Alderman, André Antoine (politician), Arrondissement of Mons, Atheism, Belfius, Belgium, Board of directors, Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), Charles Michel, Chemistry, Christian Democratic and Flemish, Coming out, Corruption in Belgium, De Standaard, Dexia, Di Rupo Government, Dioxin affair, Doctor of Philosophy, Dutch language, Ecolo, Edmond Leburton, English language, European Parliament, Flemish people, Formateur, François Mitterrand, Francophonie, Freemasonry, French Community of Belgium, French language, Gay men, Government of Wallonia, Groen (political party), Guy Coëme, Guy Spitaels, Hainaut Province, Head of government, Italian language, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Jean-Maurice Dehousse, La Libre Belgique, Laurette Onkelinx, List of openly LGBT heads of state and government, List of political scandals in Belgium, List of the first openly LGBT holders of political offices, Marc Dutroux, ... Expand index (34 more) »
20th-century Belgian LGBT people
21st-century Belgian LGBT people
Belgian Freemasons
Belgian atheists
Belgian chemists
Belgian socialists
LGBT heads of government
LGBT mayors
MEPs for Belgium 1989–1994
MEPs for Belgium 2024–2029
Ministers-President of Wallonia
Socialist Party (Belgium) MEPs
University of Mons alumni

Agusta scandal

The Agusta scandal (Affaire Agusta, Agustaschandaal), alternatively known as the Agusta–Dassault Case, was a major political scandal which occurred in Belgium during the 1990s, based on allegations that two multinational companies had used bribery to secure large defence procurement contracts.

See Elio Di Rupo and Agusta scandal

Albert II of Belgium

Albert II (born 6 June 1934) is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 until his abdication on 21 July 2013. Elio Di Rupo and Albert II of Belgium are members of the Senate (Belgium) and Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II.

See Elio Di Rupo and Albert II of Belgium

Alderman

An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen).

See Elio Di Rupo and Alderman

André Antoine (politician)

André Antoine (born 3 February 1960) is a Belgian politician, minister and mayor. Elio Di Rupo and André Antoine (politician) are mayors of places in Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and André Antoine (politician)

Arrondissement of Mons

The Arrondissement of Mons (Arrondissement de Mons; Arrondissement Bergen) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Arrondissement of Mons

Atheism

Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities.

See Elio Di Rupo and Atheism

Belfius

Belfius Bank and Insurance, known as Dexia Bank Belgium until 1 March 2012, is a Belgian state-owned bank that emerged from the dismantling of the Dexia group which had been purchased by the Belgian government on 10 October 2011 for 4 billion euros.

See Elio Di Rupo and Belfius

Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

See Elio Di Rupo and Belgium

Board of directors

A board of directors is an executive committee that supervises the activities of a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government agency.

See Elio Di Rupo and Board of directors

Chamber of Deputies

The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures.

See Elio Di Rupo and Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)

The Chamber of Representatives (Dutch:, Chambre des représentants, Abgeordnetenkammer) is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate.

See Elio Di Rupo and Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)

Charles Michel

Charles Michel (born 21 December 1975) is a Belgian politician serving as the president of the European Council since 2019. Elio Di Rupo and Charles Michel are 21st-century Belgian politicians, government ministers of Belgium and prime ministers of Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Charles Michel

Chemistry

Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.

See Elio Di Rupo and Chemistry

Christian Democratic and Flemish

Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Christian Democratic and Flemish

Coming out

Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

See Elio Di Rupo and Coming out

Corruption in Belgium

In general, Belgium has a well-developed legal and institutional framework for fighting against corruption.

See Elio Di Rupo and Corruption in Belgium

De Standaard

() is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Mediahuis (formerly Corelio and VUM).

See Elio Di Rupo and De Standaard

Dexia

Dexia N.V./S.A., or the Dexia Group, is a Franco-Belgian financial institution formed in 1996.

See Elio Di Rupo and Dexia

Di Rupo Government

The Di Rupo Government was the federal cabinet of Belgium sworn in on 6 December 2011, after a record-breaking 541 days of negotiations following the June 2010 elections.

See Elio Di Rupo and Di Rupo Government

Dioxin affair

The Dioxin affair was a political crisis that struck in Belgium during the spring of 1999.

See Elio Di Rupo and Dioxin affair

Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.

See Elio Di Rupo and Doctor of Philosophy

Dutch language

Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.

See Elio Di Rupo and Dutch language

Ecolo

Ecolo, officially Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales (English: Confederate Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles) is a French-speaking political party in Belgium based on green politics.

See Elio Di Rupo and Ecolo

Edmond Leburton

Edmond Jules Isidore Leburton (18 April 1915 – 15 June 1997) was a Belgian politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1973 to 1974. Elio Di Rupo and Edmond Leburton are ministers of state of Belgium, prime ministers of Belgium and Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II.

See Elio Di Rupo and Edmond Leburton

English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

See Elio Di Rupo and English language

European Parliament

The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions.

See Elio Di Rupo and European Parliament

Flemish people

Flemish people or Flemings (Vlamingen) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch.

See Elio Di Rupo and Flemish people

Formateur

A formateur (French for "someone who forms, who constitutes") is a politician who is appointed to lead the formation of a coalition government, after either a general election or the collapse of a previous government.

See Elio Di Rupo and Formateur

François Mitterrand

François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France. Elio Di Rupo and François Mitterrand are former Roman Catholics.

See Elio Di Rupo and François Mitterrand

Francophonie

The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes.

See Elio Di Rupo and Francophonie

Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

See Elio Di Rupo and Freemasonry

In Belgium, the French Community (Communauté française) refers to one of the three constituent constitutional linguistic communities.

See Elio Di Rupo and French Community of Belgium

French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

See Elio Di Rupo and French language

Gay men

Gay men are male homosexuals.

See Elio Di Rupo and Gay men

Government of Wallonia

The Walloon Government (Gouvernement wallon) or Government of Wallonia (Gouvernement de Wallonie) is the executive branch of Wallonia, and it is part of one of the six main governments of Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Government of Wallonia

Groen (political party)

Groen, founded as Agalev, is a green Flemish political party in Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Groen (political party)

Guy Coëme

Guy Coëme (born 21 August 1946) is a Francophone Belgian politician for the Socialist Party (PS). Elio Di Rupo and Guy Coëme are 21st-century Belgian politicians, deputy prime ministers of Belgium, government ministers of Belgium, ministers-President of Wallonia and Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II.

See Elio Di Rupo and Guy Coëme

Guy Spitaels

Guy Gustave Arthur Ghislain Spitaels (3 September 1931 – 21 August 2012) was a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party. Elio Di Rupo and Guy Spitaels are Belgian Freemasons, deputy prime ministers of Belgium, former Roman Catholics, mayors of places in Belgium, ministers of state of Belgium and ministers-President of Wallonia.

See Elio Di Rupo and Guy Spitaels

Hainaut Province

Hainaut (also,,; Henegouwen; Hinnot; Hénau), historically also known as Heynault in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Hainaut Province

Head of government

In the executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the second-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.

See Elio Di Rupo and Head of government

Italian language

Italian (italiano,, or lingua italiana) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.

See Elio Di Rupo and Italian language

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (born 4 October 1942) is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013. Elio Di Rupo and Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir are LGBT heads of government and LGBT legislators.

See Elio Di Rupo and Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe (born 28 April 1944 in Charleroi), nicknamed "Van Cau", is a Belgian politician. Elio Di Rupo and Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe are 21st-century Belgian politicians, Belgian socialists and ministers-President of Wallonia.

See Elio Di Rupo and Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe

Jean-Maurice Dehousse

Jean-Maurice Dehousse (11 October 1936 – 9 February 2023) was a Belgian politician. Elio Di Rupo and Jean-Maurice Dehousse are members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), ministers-President of Wallonia and socialist Party (Belgium) MEPs.

See Elio Di Rupo and Jean-Maurice Dehousse

La Libre Belgique

La Libre Belgique, currently sold under the name La Libre, is a French-language Belgian daily newspaper.

See Elio Di Rupo and La Libre Belgique

Laurette Onkelinx

Laurette A. J. Onkelinx (born 2 October 1958) is a Belgian politician from the Francophone Socialist Party. Elio Di Rupo and Laurette Onkelinx are 21st-century Belgian politicians, deputy prime ministers of Belgium and members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium).

See Elio Di Rupo and Laurette Onkelinx

List of openly LGBT heads of state and government

This is a list of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans (LGBT) people who have been the head of state or government of a country or a subnational division such as a state, a province, or a territory. Elio Di Rupo and list of openly LGBT heads of state and government are LGBT heads of government.

See Elio Di Rupo and List of openly LGBT heads of state and government

List of political scandals in Belgium

This is a list of political scandals in Belgium from 1830 to present.

See Elio Di Rupo and List of political scandals in Belgium

List of the first openly LGBT holders of political offices

This is a list of political offices which have been held by a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, with details of the first such holder of each office.

See Elio Di Rupo and List of the first openly LGBT holders of political offices

Marc Dutroux

Marc Paul Alain Dutroux (born 6 November 1956) is a Belgian convicted serial killer, serial rapist, and child molester.

See Elio Di Rupo and Marc Dutroux

Marie Arena

Marie Arena (born 17 December 1966) is a Belgian politician who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. Elio Di Rupo and Marie Arena are Belgian people of Italian descent, ministers of state of Belgium and socialist Party (Belgium) MEPs.

See Elio Di Rupo and Marie Arena

Melchior Wathelet

Melchior H. M. J. F. C. Wathelet (born 6 March 1949) is a Belgian politician and member of the Humanist Democratic Centre who served as 4th Minister-President of Wallonia. Elio Di Rupo and Melchior Wathelet are 21st-century Belgian politicians, deputy prime ministers of Belgium, government ministers of Belgium, mayors of places in Belgium, ministers of state of Belgium and ministers-President of Wallonia.

See Elio Di Rupo and Melchior Wathelet

Michel Daerden

Michel Daerden (16 November 1949 – 5 August 2012) was a francophone Belgian politician, a member of the Parti Socialiste, and a finance auditor. Elio Di Rupo and Michel Daerden are 21st-century Belgian politicians and university of Mons alumni.

See Elio Di Rupo and Michel Daerden

Minister-President of Wallonia

The minister-president of Wallonia is the head of the Government of Wallonia, the executive power of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. Elio Di Rupo and minister-President of Wallonia are ministers-President of Wallonia.

See Elio Di Rupo and Minister-President of Wallonia

Mons, Belgium

Mons (German and Bergen,; Walloon and Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Mons, Belgium

Morlanwelz

Morlanwelz (Marlanwé) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Morlanwelz

Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats

The Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats

Order of Leopold (Belgium)

The Order of Leopold (Leopoldsorde, Ordre de Léopold) is one of the three current Belgian national honorary orders of knighthood.

See Elio Di Rupo and Order of Leopold (Belgium)

Order of Leopold II

The Order of Leopold II is an order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Leopold II.

See Elio Di Rupo and Order of Leopold II

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the most senior Italian order of merit.

See Elio Di Rupo and Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Paul Magnette

Paul Magnette (born 28 June 1971) is a Belgian politician. Elio Di Rupo and Paul Magnette are 21st-century Belgian politicians and ministers-President of Wallonia.

See Elio Di Rupo and Paul Magnette

Paul Vanden Boeynants

Paul Emile François Henri Vanden Boeynants (22 May 1919 – 9 January 2001) was a Belgian politician. Elio Di Rupo and Paul Vanden Boeynants are deputy prime ministers of Belgium, ministers of state of Belgium, prime ministers of Belgium and Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II.

See Elio Di Rupo and Paul Vanden Boeynants

Philippe Busquin

Philippe Busquin (born 6 January 1941) is a Belgian politician. Elio Di Rupo and Philippe Busquin are Belgian socialists, ministers of state of Belgium, Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II and socialist Party (Belgium) MEPs.

See Elio Di Rupo and Philippe Busquin

Philippe of Belgium

Philippe (born 15 April 1960) is King of the Belgians. Elio Di Rupo and Philippe of Belgium are Belgian people of Italian descent and members of the Senate (Belgium).

See Elio Di Rupo and Philippe of Belgium

Prime Minister of Belgium

The prime minister of Belgium (Eerste minister van België; Premier ministre de Belgique; Premierminister von Belgien) or the premier of Belgium is the head of the federal government of Belgium, and the most powerful person in Belgian politics. Elio Di Rupo and prime Minister of Belgium are prime ministers of Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Prime Minister of Belgium

Rationalism

In philosophy, rationalism is the epistemological view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification",Lacey, A.R. (1996), A Dictionary of Philosophy, 1st edition, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1976.

See Elio Di Rupo and Rationalism

Reformist Movement

The Reformist Movement (Mouvement Réformateur,, MR) is a liberal French-speaking political party in Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Reformist Movement

RTBF

The i ("Belgian Radio-television of the French Community"), shortened to RTBF (branded as rtbf.be), is a public service broadcaster delivering radio and television services to the French-speaking Community of Belgium, in Wallonia and Brussels.

See Elio Di Rupo and RTBF

Rudy Demotte

Rudy W.G. Demotte (born 3 June 1963 in Ronse) is a Belgian socialist politician who served as the 12th Minister-President of Wallonia (2007–2014), replacing Elio Di Rupo, one month after a historical defeat of the socialists in the federal election. Elio Di Rupo and Rudy Demotte are 21st-century Belgian politicians, mayors of places in Belgium and ministers-President of Wallonia.

See Elio Di Rupo and Rudy Demotte

San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore

San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore is a mountain hill town in the province of Pescara, part of the Abruzzo region in central Italy.

See Elio Di Rupo and San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore

The Socialist Party (Parti socialiste,, PS) is a social democratic French-speaking political party in Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Socialist Party (Belgium)

The Advocate (magazine)

The Advocate is an American LGBT magazine, printed bi-monthly and available by subscription.

See Elio Di Rupo and The Advocate (magazine)

The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

See Elio Di Rupo and The Independent

University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

See Elio Di Rupo and University of Leeds

University of Mons

The University of Mons (Université de Mons) is a Belgian university located in the city of Mons, founded in 2009 by merging the Engineering Faculty of Mons (FPMs) and the University of Mons-Hainaut.

See Elio Di Rupo and University of Mons

University of Mons-Hainaut

The University of Mons-Hainaut (Université de Mons-Hainaut) (UMH), in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium, was a university in the French Community of Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and University of Mons-Hainaut

Vooruit (political party)

Vooruit (Dutch for Onward) is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Vooruit (political party)

Wallonia

Wallonia (Wallonie), officially the Walloon Region (Région wallonne), is one of the three regions of Belgium—along with Flanders and Brussels.

See Elio Di Rupo and Wallonia

Willy Borsus

Willy Borsus (born 4 April 1962) is a Belgian politician. Elio Di Rupo and Willy Borsus are 21st-century Belgian politicians and ministers-President of Wallonia.

See Elio Di Rupo and Willy Borsus

Xavier Bettel

Xavier Bettel (born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the 14th deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. Elio Di Rupo and Xavier Bettel are LGBT heads of government, LGBT legislators and LGBT mayors.

See Elio Di Rupo and Xavier Bettel

Yves Leterme

Yves Camille Désiré Leterme (born 6 October 1960) is a Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). Elio Di Rupo and Yves Leterme are 21st-century Belgian politicians, deputy prime ministers of Belgium and prime ministers of Belgium.

See Elio Di Rupo and Yves Leterme

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elio_Di_Rupo

Also known as Di Rupo, Rupo.

, Marie Arena, Melchior Wathelet, Michel Daerden, Minister-President of Wallonia, Mons, Belgium, Morlanwelz, Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats, Order of Leopold (Belgium), Order of Leopold II, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Paul Magnette, Paul Vanden Boeynants, Philippe Busquin, Philippe of Belgium, Prime Minister of Belgium, Rationalism, Reformist Movement, RTBF, Rudy Demotte, San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, Socialist Party (Belgium), The Advocate (magazine), The Independent, University of Leeds, University of Mons, University of Mons-Hainaut, Vooruit (political party), Wallonia, Willy Borsus, Xavier Bettel, Yves Leterme, 2007 Belgian federal election, 2010 Belgian federal election, 2010–2011 Belgian government formation.

Elio Di Rupo, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

20th-century Belgian LGBT people

21st-century Belgian LGBT people

Belgian Freemasons

Belgian atheists

Belgian chemists

LGBT heads of government

LGBT mayors

MEPs for Belgium 1989–1994

MEPs for Belgium 2024–2029

Ministers-President of Wallonia

University of Mons alumni

References