1995-2000: President of the Provincial Council of Namur
2000-2004: group leader the Provincial Council of Namur
2004-2014: Walloon and French Community MP
2008-2009: First Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of the French Community
2009-2014: Group Leader in the Walloon Parliament[3]
2014–2017: Federal Minister for the Middle Classes, Independents, Small and Medium Enterprises, Agriculture and Social Integration in the Michel Government[4]
2017-2019: Minister-President of Wallonia
2019–2024: Vice-President of Wallonia; Minister of Economy, Foreign Trade, Spatial Planning and Agriculture.