Melchior Wathelet, Jr.

Who is Melchior Wathelet, Jr.?

Melchior Wathelet is a Belgian politician and member of the Centre démocrate humaniste. His father is Melchior Wathelet. He did follow part of his secondary education in Dutch at a school in Bilzen,Limburg. After a degree in law from the Catholic University of Louvain and a Master of European Law from the University of Southampton, he became lawyer at the Bar association of Liège in 2002.

He started his political career in 2003, when he was elected as member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives where he quickly became group member for his party and second vice-president of the cdH.

He became secretary of state in charge of the budget in the Leterme II Government, and kept this charge in the Van Rompuy I Government and the Leterme II Government.

He became secretary of state in charge of Environment, Energy and Mobility in the Di Rupo I Government.