Caroline Taquin
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Caroline Taquin (born 1977)[1] is a Belgian politician of the Reformist Movement (MR).
A teacher by profession, Taquin became involved in politics in 2006, and stood in local and provincial elections. In 2010, she became a provincial councillor after the death of Jean-Louis Allard.[1]
Taquin was elected mayor of Courcelles in 2012, forming government with CDH and Ecolo. The former mining town had been governed by the Socialist Party (PS) for over 60 years.[2] Six years later, she was re-elected with an absolute majority of 18 out of 31 seats.[3] In the local elections in 2024, her party rose to 20 seats.[1]
Having missed out on election to the Chamber of Representatives in 2014, Taquin was one of three MR candidates from Hainaut Province to be elected in 2019.[4] In the 2024 Belgian regional elections, she was second on the MR list for the Parliament of Wallonia and was elected.[5]
Personal life
Taquin's older brother is Frédéric Taquin, a football manager for RAAL La Louvière.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Voici le résultat de Caroline Taquin (liste du bourgmestre) à Courcelles - Tout savoir sur les voix de préférence lors des élections communales 2024" [Here is the result of Caroline Taquin (mayor's list) in Courcelles - Everything to know about preference votes in the 2024 municipal elections]. La Libre Belgique (in French). 14 October 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ Vande Velde, Stéphane (24 February 2020). "Caroline Taquin, un bulldozer bleu en terre rouge" [Caroline Taquin, a blue bulldozer on red land]. Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 13 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "Courcelles: triomphe de Caroline Taquin, qui rempile comme Bourgmestre et obtient la majorité absolue" [Courcelles: triumph of Caroline Taquin, who is re-elected mayor and obtains an absolute majority] (in French). RTBF. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "Caroline Taquin devient députée-bourgmestre" [Caroline Taquin becomes deputy and mayor] (in French). RTBF. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ Descamps, Marie-Grâce (10 June 2024). "Caroline Taquin (MR), élue députée régionale, pourra cumuler avec un mandat de bourgmestre ou d'échevin dans sa commune de Courcelles" [Caroline Taquin (MR), elected regional deputy, will be able to combine her role with being mayor or councillor in her municipality of Courcelles] (in French). Sud Info. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ Dumont, Nathalie (14 March 2024). "Ancien steward, une soeur bourgmestre, il a appris sa nomination à la RAAL au Bayern… : 8 choses à savoir sur Frédéric Taquin, le coach de la RAAL" [Former steward, a mayor for a sister, he learned of his appointment to RAAL at Bayern... : 8 things to know about Frédéric Taquin, the manager of RAAL]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Archived from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.