List of governments in Belgium
This is a list of the Belgian federal, regional, and community governments.
Federal government
The Belgian Federal Government is the executive branch of the whole Kingdom of Belgium.
Minister | Name | Party | |
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Prime Minister | Charles Michel | MR | |
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of the Interior, Safety and Director of buildings | Jan Jambon | N-VA | |
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs | Didier Reynders | MR | |
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Employment, Economy, Consumer Affairs | Kris Peeters | CD&V | |
Deputy Prime Minister – Development Cooperation, Digital Agenda, Telecom and Postal Services | Alexander De Croo | Open Vld | |
Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed and Agriculture | Willy Borsus | MR | |
Minister of Budget | Sophie Wilmès | MR | |
Minister of Energy | Marie-Christine Marghem | MR | |
Minister of Mobility | François Bellot | MR | |
Minister of Pensions | Daniel Bacquelaine | MR | |
Minister of Defence | Steven Vandeput | N-VA | |
Minister of Finance and fighting Fiscal Fraud | Johan Van Overtveldt | N-VA | |
Minister of Justice | Koen Geens | CD&V | |
Minister of Social Affairs and Health | Maggie De Block | Open Vld | |
Secretary of State | Name | Party | |
Secretary of State for Asylum, Migration and Administrative Simplification | Theo Francken | N-VA | |
Secretary of State for Equal Rights, Disabled Persons, Scientific Policy, Urban Policy and fighting Poverty | Elke Sleurs | N-VA | |
Secretary of State for Foreign Trade | Pieter De Crem | CD&V | |
Secretary of State for Social fraud, Privacy and the North Sea | Philippe De Backer | Open Vld |
Flemish government
The Flemish Government is the executive branch of both the Flemish Region and the Flemish Community.
Following the 25 May 2014 election, N-VA (43 seats), CD&V (27 seats) and Open Vld (19 seats) parties formed a coalition.
Flemish Government - Bourgeois 2014-2019 | |||
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Party | Name | Function | |
N-VA | Geert Bourgeois | Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Foreign Policy and Immovable Heritage | |
CD&V | Hilde Crevits | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Education | |
Open Vld | Annemie Turtelboom (until April 29, 2016) | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget and Energy | |
Open Vld | Bart Tommelein (from April 29, 2016) | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget and Energy | |
N-VA | Liesbeth Homans | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Public Governance, Civic Integration, Housing, Equal Opportunities and Poverty Reduction | |
CD&V | Jo Vandeurzen | Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family | |
Open Vld | Sven Gatz | Flemish Minister for Media, Culture, Youth and Brussels | |
N-VA | Ben Weyts | Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, the Brussels Periphery, Tourism and Animal Welfare | |
CD&V | Joke Schauvliege | Flemish Minister for Town and Country Planning, Environment and Nature | |
N-VA | Philippe Muyters | Flemish Minister for Work, Economy, Innovation, Scientific Policy and Sport |
Government of the French Community
The Government of the French Community is the executive branch of the French Community.
Following the 25 May 2014 election, the PS (30 seats) and CDH (13 seats) parties formed a coalition.
Government of the French Community - Demotte III | |||
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Party | Name | Function | |
PS | Rudy Demotte | Minister President | |
PS | André Flahaut | Minister of Budget | |
PS | Isabelle Simonis | Minister of Youth and Equal Rights | |
PS | Rachid Madrane | Minister of Youth Aid, Justice and Brussels | |
PS | Jean-Claude Marcourt | Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Policy and Media | |
CDH | Joëlle Milquet (until April 2016) | Minister of Compulsory Education, Culture and Child Care | |
CDH | Marie-Martine Schyns (from April 2016) | Minister of Compulsory Education and School Buildings | |
CDH | Alda Greoli (from April 2016) | Minister of Culture, Child Care and Sports | |
CDH | René Collin | Minister of Agriculture and Tourism (Minister of Sports until April 2016) |
- On 11 April 2016, Joëlle Milquet resigned as Minister of Compulsory Education, Culture and Child Care as she was accused of creating a conflict of interest in using her ministerial assistants to help her with a new election campaign in 2014. A few days later, Milquet was replaced by Marie-Martine Schyns and Alda Greoli. Schyns took over the Compulsory Education portfolio, which she was already in charge of during the previous legislature. Greoli took over Culture and Child Care from Milquet and also received the Sports portfolio from René Collin, who shifted to Agriculture and Tourism.
Government of the German-speaking Community
The Government of the German-speaking Community is the executive branch of the German-speaking Community.
Following the 25 May 2014 election, ProDG (6 seats), the PS (4 seats) and PFF (4 seats) parties formed a coalition.
Government of the German-speaking Community - Paasch | |||
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Party | Name | Function | |
ProDG | Oliver Paasch | Minister-President; Minister of Local Government | |
PFF | Isabelle Weykmans | Minister of Culture, Media and Tourism | |
ProDG | Harald Mollers | Minister of Education | |
PS | Antonios Antoniadis (politician) | Minister of Social Affairs |
Government of the Walloon Region
The Government of the Walloon Region or the Walloon Government is the executive branch of the Walloon Region.
Following the 25 May 2014 election, PS (30 seats) and CDH (13 seats) parties formed a coalition.
Walloon Government - Magnette | |||
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Party | Name | Function | |
PS | Paul Magnette | Minister-President | |
CDH | Maxime Prévot | Vice-Minister-President; Minister of Public Works, Traffic Safety, Health, Childcare Benefits, Equal Chances, Economic Zones of Activity and Patrimony | |
PS | Jean-Claude Marcourt | Vice-Minister-President; Minister of Economy, Industry, Innovation and Digitalisation | |
PS | Paul Furlan | Minister of Local Government, Energy, Housing and City Policy | |
PS | Christophe Lacroix | Minister of Budget, Public Office and Administrative Simplification | |
PS | Éliane Tillieux | Minister of Employment and Formation/Training | |
CDH | Carlo Di Antonio | Minister of Environment, Animal Welfare, Spatial Planning, Mobility and Airports | |
CDH | René Collin | Minister of Agriculture, Nature, Rural Affairs, Tourism and Sports Infrastucture |
Government of the Brussels-Capital Region
The Government of the Brussels-Capital Region is the executive branch of the Brussels-Capital Region.
Following the 7 June 2009 election, the French-speaking parties PS, Ecolo and CDH formed a coalition with the Dutch-speaking parties Open VLD, CD&V and Groen!. The government was originally led by Charles Picqué but he retired on 7 May 2013 and was replaced by Rudi Vervoort.
Government of the Brussels-Capital Region - Vervoort I | |||
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Party | Name | Function | |
PS | Rudi Vervoort | Minister-President; Minister of Local Authorities, Spatial Planning, Monuments and Landscapes, Development Aid and Statistics | |
VLD | Guy Vanhengel | Minister of Finance, Budget and Foreign Relations | |
CD&V | Brigitte Grouwels | Minister of Public Works, Transport, the Port of Brussels, and IT | |
Ecolo | Evelyne Huytebroeck | Minister of Environment, Energy, Water Jurisdiction and City Rejuvenation | |
CDH | Céline Fremault | Minister of Employment, Economy, Foreign Trade and Scientific Research | |
Groen! | Bruno De Lille | Secretary of State for Mobility, Equal Opportunities and the Civil Service | |
PS | Rachid Madrane | Secretary of State for Town Planning, Collection and Processing of Waste and Environmental Maintenance | |
Ecolo | Christos Doulkeridis | Secretary of State for Housing/Habitation, Fire Department and Urgent Medical Care |