Mayor of Liège
Law degree from the University of Liège
Member of the Liège Bar
City councilor for the City of Liège (since 1989)
Alderman for Works, City of Liège (since 1991)
Mayor of the City of Liège (since 29 November 1999)
Senator and Vice-President of the Senate (from June 2010 to May 2014)
Federal deputy (from May 2014 to November 2017)
Main spin-off activities:
– Liege Port Authority: Chairman
– Liège Borough Conference of Mayors and Provincial College – Liège Métropole: President
– Liège Métropole: Chairman
– ETHIAS D.C.: Administrator
– University of Liège: Administrator
– Royal Opera of Wallonia: Chairman
Member of the Bureau of the Socialist Party
President of the Liège Federation of the Socialist Party (from May 2005 to March 2017)