Denis Ducarme


Denis Ducarme is a Belgian Walloon politician. As a member of the Reformist Movement, he is the incumbent Federal Minister for of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy in the Michel Government and a member of parliament since 2003.

Biography

Ducarme obtained a master's degree in political sciences, international relations and European integration at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Political career

In 2003, he became a Member of the Chamber of Representatives for Hainaut. In October 2014, he became the leader of the liberal faction in the Chamber. On 28 July 2017, he became the new minister for Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration charged with the policy on railway systems and the regulation of railway and air traffic.