Melchior Wathelet

Melchior Wathelet
Minister-President of Wallonia
In office
11 December 1985  3 February 1988
Preceded byJean-Maurice Dehousse
Succeeded byGuy Coëme
Personal details
Born (1949-03-06) 6 March 1949
Petit-Rechain
Political partyHumanist Democratic Centre
Alma materUniversity of Liège
Harvard University

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. He has degrees in law and in economics (University of Liège) and is a Master of Laws (Harvard University). He is also a professor at the Catholic University of Louvain and the Université de Liège. From 1995 to 2003 he was a Judge at the European Court of Justice. Following that, Wathelet served as Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration. In 2012-2018, Wathelet served as Advocate-General at the Court of Justice.