Pierre-Yves Dermagne

Pierre-Yves Dermagne (born 30 December 1980) is a Belgian politician who served as Minister of Economy and Employment in the De Croo Government led by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo between 2020 and 2025. He is affiliated with the Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste). He was elected to the Belgian Federal Parliament in the 2024 Belgian federal election.

Early life and career Dermagne was born on 30 December 1980 in Namur. In 2003 he obtained a law degree from the Catholic University of Louvain, and soon afterward started becoming politically active. He was parliamentary attache to the Walloon Parliament. In 2006 taking a seat as a provincial councillor for Namur and a municipal councillor for Rochefort. In 2009 he joined Eliane Tillieux's cabinet as political secretary, before in 2012 becoming the first alderman of Rochefort. In January 2017 he become Minister of Local Authorities in Wallonia, succeeding Paul Furlan temporarily as Furlan resigned following an affair. He stopped being minister 6 months later, returning to the post of alderman of Rochefort and leader of the PS group in parliament. In October 2021, he advocated for a reduction in the work week from five days a week to four.