Melchior Wathelet

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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.^[1] Following that, Wathelet served as Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration [nl].^[2] In 2012-2018, Wathelet served as Advocate-General at the Court of Justice.^[1]