Paul Furlan (3 November 1962 – 10 April 2023) was a Belgian Walloon politician who served as Minister of Local Government and City Policy (including Tourism) in the

Walloon Government The Walloon Government (french: Gouvernement wallon) or Government of Wallonia (french: Gouvernement de Wallonie) is the executive branch of Wallonia, and it is part of one of the six main governments of Belgium. It sits in Namur, where the Parli ...

for the Parti Socialiste. Furlan had a degree in

public administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit establ ...

obtained at the

University of Liège The University of Liège (french: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. As of 2020, ULiège is ranked in the 301 ...

. Furlan was born in

Binche Binche (; wa, Bince; Dutch: ''Bing'') is a city and municipality from Wallonia, in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Since 1977, the municipality consists of Binche, Bray, Buvrinnes, Épinois, Leval-Trahegnies, Péronnes-lez-Binche, Ressaix, an ...

on 3 November 1962. In 1999 Furlan was elected for the

Walloon Parliament The Parliament of Wallonia (french: Parlement de Wallonie) (Walloon Parliament (french: Parlement wallon) in the decrees) is the legislative body of Wallonia, one of the three self-governing regions of Belgium (the other two being Flanders and t ...

and in 2000 he was mayor of

Thuin Thuin ( or ; wa, Twin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Biercée, Biesme-sous-Thuin, Donstiennes, Gozée, Leers-et-Fosteau, Ragnies, ...

. In January 2017, he had to resign as Minister of Local Government and City Policy because of the . Furlan died of cancer on 10 April 2023, at the age of 60.

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1962 births 2023 deaths Government ministers of Wallonia Socialist Party (Belgium) politicians Members of the Parliament of the French Community Mayors of places in Belgium Belgian people of Italian descent University of Liège alumni People from Binche 21st-century Belgian politicians {{Belgium-mayor-stub