Elio Di Rupo held public office at a time when the terms of that office were themselves being contested.
The record lists Elio Di Rupo as Belgian politician (born 1951).
Elio Di Rupo was born at Morlanwelz in 1951. His recorded nationality is Belgium. He was educated at University of Mons-Hainaut and University of Mons.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
The record of office reads: Prime Minister of Belgium (2011–2014), member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium and Minister-President of Wallonia (2005–2007).
His political affiliation is recorded as Socialist Party.
Power is judged twice: once by contemporaries who felt it, and again by historians who did not.
Formal honours included the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II and Knight of the Order of Leopold.
That the career was made in Belgium is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Elio Di Rupo's career is not finished, and the historical verdict on it has not been reached.
Achievements
- Prime Minister of Belgium (2011–2014)
- member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
- Minister-President of Wallonia (2005–2007)
- Senator of Belgium (1991–1995)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
- Knight of the Order of Leopold
- Educated at University of Mons-Hainaut and University of Mons
