Bernard Anselme (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ ɑ̃sɛlm]; born 3 November 1945) was the 6th Minister-President of Wallonia in Belgium from 11 May 1988 to 7 January 1992.
Bernard Anselme was born on 3 November 1945 in Mouscron, Wallonia to a postal worker.
In 1968, Anselme received a degree in political science, diplomacy and administration from Université Libre de Bruxelles in Brussels.
[1] In 1988, Anselme became the Minister-President of the Walloon Region, a position he retained until 7 January 1992.
In October 2006, following the formation of a coalition between the Christian Democrats, Greens and Liberals, Anselme's Socialist Party was ousted from government for the first time in 30 years.