Melchior Wathelet (Senior)

Melchior Wathelet or Melchior Wathelet Senior (born March 6, 1949 in Petit-Rechain ) is a Belgian politician of the Center Démocrate Humaniste .

Life

He has degrees in law and economics ( University of Liège ) and a Master of Laws ( Harvard University ).

In 1992, as Belgian Minister of Justice, he was responsible for the early release from prison for Marc Dutroux, who was then convicted of kidnapping and raping five girls .

From September 19, 1995 to October 6, 2003 he was a judge at the European Court of Justice .

In 2012 he became Advocate General at the European Court of Justice, which he remained until October 6, 2018.

Overview of political offices

• 1977–1995: Member of the Chamber of Deputies (partially prevented)
• 1980–1995: Member of the Walloon Region Council
• 1980–1981: State Secretary for the Walloon Region in the Martens IV government
• 1981: State Secretary for the Walloon Regional Economy and Housing in the M. Eyskens Government
• 1982–1985: Minister of the Walloon Region for New Technologies, Small and Medium Enterprises, Spatial Planning and Forests
• 1985–1988: Prime Minister of the Walloon Region
• 1988–1991: Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and the Middle Class in the Martens VIII and Martens IX Governments
• 1992–1995: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and Economic Affairs in the Dehaene I government
• 1995: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for National Defense in the Dehaene II government
• 1995: Mayor of Verviers (partially prevented)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Trauma of Belgium. Die Zeit, October 2004, accessed on January 31, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Protocol order. European Court of Justice, October 9, 2014, accessed November 24, 2014 .