Elio Di Rupo

1982
Local councillor for the PS in Mons

1986
Alderman in Mons

1987-1989
Member of Parliament for the district of Mons-Borinage

1989
Member of the European Parliament

1991
Senator

1992
Minister of Education of the French Community

1993
Minister of Education and the Audiovisual Industry of the French Community

1994
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Communications and Public Enterprises

1998
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Economy, Telecommunications and Foreign Trade

1999
Minister-President of the Walloon Region 
Drafted the "Contract for the future of Wallonia" 
President of the PS

2000
Mayor of Mons

2003
Appointed Informant by the King for the purpose of forming the federal government 
Re-elected President of the PS 

2005
Co-initiator of the "Marshall Plan" for Wallonia
Minister-President of the Walloon Region

2007
Mayor of Mons 

2010
Appointed "Préformateur" by the King. It appeared impossible to form a government. Belgium entered one of the longest crisis period in its history. 

2011-2014
Prime Minister
Presented, together with the eight parties involved in the discussions, the sixth reform of the State. 
The district of Brussels-Hal-Vilvorde is split, and the Regions and Communities receive significant new powers.

2015
Re-elected President of the PS