Joseph Henrotte

Joseph Henrotte born with Wihogne the January 30th 1942 is a militant Walloon.

Laid off in economic scenes and financial of the University of Liege, it was struck by the courses of Professor Paul Lambert, rapporteur economic of the congresses of the Walloon Popular movement which estimates that the Fédéralisme is a manner of improving the democracy. Attache then with the scientific secretariat of the Pro-vice-chancellor of the catholic University of Leuwen, struck by the the crisis which strikes this university, it proposes the transfer of this one towards Charleroi.

He enters in 1968 to the research department of the Centrale Christian woman of the Metallurgists of Belgium, and after the law on economic planning that Freddy Terwagne made vote at the Parliament, he plans to present his candidature for the Bureau of the plan. Finally it is with the Economic council of the Walloon region that it enters like advising. A few years later, this institution will take the name of Economic and Social Council of the Walloon region, becoming one of the institutional pillars of the Walloon region. In 1974, member of the Committee of district of Liege of the Walloon Gathering, it is opposed to the participation of the party in the government. In 1975 he becomes the president of the section of Liege of Walloon Rénovation.

It in Group B/Y and volume I of the work Which Wallonia collaborates? Which socialism? because it has like ideal the Rassemblement of the progressists of Wallonia and of Brussels. For him Brussels is a Walloon city.

It estimates that Wallonia and Brussels must be linked, prefers the French-speaking term at the end Wallons and thinks that Wallonia and Brussels must be linked and be managed in the same way on the economic plan and policy. He regards as a serious error not to have integrated in the territory of the Région of Brussels-Capital, the entirety of the Forêt of Look after. L approves the turning on the left printed with the Walloon Gathering in 1976 by Paul-Henry Gendebien and he is economic rapporteur with the Congress of this party in April 1977. In 1981, he becomes adviser with the provincial Conseil of the province of Liege. He tries to then bring the democratic Front closer to the French-speaking people and the Walloon Gathering. In the middle of the years 1980, it gives up this combat, being said isolated. It estimates that the Walloon region not laying out which very few means are on the whole only one large permanent delegation and think that the Belgium must be rebalanced on the basis of two Communautés

Taking part in work of the group Wallonia of the Foundation set up in the honor of Élie Baussart in Charleroi, he says himself very held on the economic viability of Wallonia.

The Encyclopédie of the Walloon Movement devotes to him an important note with Volume II, p. 798.

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