Jean-Maurice Dehousse, who served as a Federal Minister, MEP and former Walloon Minister-President, has died at the age of 86. His cause of death has not yet been revealed.
The news was confirmed on Thursday by Frédéric Daerden, the president of the French-speaking Socialist Party's local chapter in the city of Liège, where Dehousse served as mayor from 1995 to 1999.
Dehousse was born in 1936 and became a federal MP when he was 35 years old. Between 1992 and 1994, he was also the Federal Minister for Scientific Research.
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His political career was defined by his support for trade unionism and a strong attachment to the region of Wallonia. Dehousse was one of the main opponents to the failed union of Wallionia and the French-speaking community.
