List of governments in Belgium

Map indicating the language areas and provinces of Belgium. Provinces are marked by the thinner black lines.

Dutch-speaking

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French-speaking

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German-speaking

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Bilingual FR/NL

Community: |  | Region:
Flemish |  | Flanders
French and Flemish |  | Brussels
French |  | Wallonia
German-speaking |  |  Wallonia

This is a list of the Belgian federal, regional, and community governments.

## Federal government

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See also: Belgian Federal Parliament

The Belgian Federal Government is the executive branch of the whole Kingdom of Belgium.

Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party

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Prime Minister
Prime Minister
(from 22 April 2022 until 14 July 2022 also acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (replacing Sophie Wilmès))|

Alexander De Croo

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | Open Vld
Deputy Prime Ministers
Minister of Economy and Employment|

Pierre-Yves Dermagne

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | PS
Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions
(absent from 22 April 2022 until 14 July 2022, replaced by colleagues De Croo, Clarinval and Michel)|

Sophie Wilmès

| 1 October 2020| 14 July 2022|  | MR
Minister of the Small Businesses, Self-Employed, SMEs and Agriculture, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal
(from 22 April 2022 until 14 July 2022 also acting Minister of Foreign Trade and Deputy Prime Minister for the MR (replacing Sophie Wilmès))|

David Clarinval

| 22 April 2022| Incumbent|  | MR
Minister of Mobility|

Georges Gilkinet

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | Ecolo
Minister of Finance, in charge of the Coordination of the Fight against Fraud|

Vincent Van Peteghem

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | CD&V
Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health
(from 19 October 2022 until 16 December 2022 also acting Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy (replacing Meryame Kitir))|

Frank Vandenbroucke

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | Vooruit
Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Telecommunication and Postal Services|

Petra De Sutter

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | Groen
Minister of Justice and the North Sea|

Vincent Van Quickenborne

| 1 October 2020| 20 October 2023|  | Open Vld
Minister of Justice and the North Sea|

Paul Van Tigchelt

| 22 October 2023| Incumbent|  | Open Vld
Ministers
Minister of the Small Businesses, Self-Employed, SMEs and Agriculture, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal|

David Clarinval

| 1 October 2020| 21 April 2022|  | MR
Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions|

Hadja Lahbib

| 15 July 2022| Incumbent|  | MR
Minister of Pensions and Social Integration, in charge of Persons with Disabilities, Combating Poverty and Beliris|

Karine Lalieux

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | PS
Minister of Defence|

Ludivine Dedonder

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | PS
Minister of Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal|

Zakia Khattabi

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | Ecolo
Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal|

Annelies Verlinden

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | CD&V
Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy
(absent from 19 October 2022 until 16 December 2022, replaced by colleague Vandenbroucke)|

Meryame Kitir

| 1 October 2020| 16 December 2022|  | Vooruit
Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy|

Caroline Gennez

| 17 December 2022| Incumbent|  | Vooruit
Minister of Energy|

Tinne Van der Straeten

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | Groen
Secretaries of State
Secretary of State for Recovery and Strategic Investments, in charge of Science Policy
Deputy to the Minister of the Economy and Employment|

Thomas Dermine [fr]

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | PS
Secretary of State for Digitization, in charge of Administrative Simplification, Privacy and Buildings Administration
(from 22 April 2022 until 14 July 2022 also acting Secretary of State for Federal Cultural Institutions (replacing Sophie Wilmès))
Deputy to the Prime Minister|

Mathieu Michel (politician)

| 1 October 2020| Incumbent|  | MR
Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity
Deputy to the Minister of Mobility|

Sarah Schlitz

| 1 October 2020| 26 April 2023|  | Ecolo
Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity
Deputy to the Minister of Mobility|

Marie-Colline Leroy

| 2 May 2023| Incumbent|  | Ecolo
Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, in charge of the National Lottery
Deputy to the Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal|

Sammy Mahdi

| 1 October 2020| 27 June 2022|  | CD&V
Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, in charge of the National Lottery
Deputy to the Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal|

Nicole de Moor

| 28 June 2022| Incumbent|  | CD&V
Secretary of State for Budget and Consumer Protection
Deputy to the Minister of Justice and the North Sea|

Eva De Bleeker [nl]

| 1 October 2020| 18 November 2022|  | Open Vld
Secretary of State for Budget and Consumer Protection
Deputy to the Minister of Justice and the North Sea|

Alexia Bertrand [nl]

| 18 November 2022| Incumbent|  | Open Vld

### Changes in composition

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* On 21 April 2022, Sophie Wilmès took a temporary leave of absence for personal reasons. Officially she remains in office as both Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, however, in reality all her duties have been taken over by other members of the cabinet from 22 April 2022. Prime minister Alexander De Croo is the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of European Affairs, David Clarinval took over her duties as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Trade, and finally Mathieu Michel took over the portfolio of Federal Cultural Institutions.[1] On 14 July 2022 Wilmès resigned definitively as a member of the De Croo government, with all her portfolios allocated to newcomer Hadja Lahbib, although David Clarinval kept the position of Deputy Prime Minister for the MR.[2]
* On 27 June 2022, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Sammy Mahdi was replaced by Nicole de Moor, as Mahdi had been elected the new party president of CD&V.[3]
* After a first revision of the budget after errors and a new proposal containing different errors, Secretary of State for Budget Eva De Bleeker [nl] offered her resignation on 18 November 2022 and was immediately replaced by Alexia Bertrand [nl]. Bertrand is a member of the French speaking liberals of MR, but was invited to become a party member as well for the Flemish speaking liberals of Open Vld, allowing her to take up the position.[4]
* Vooruit announced on 17 December 2022 that Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy Meryame Kitir, who had been on sick leave already for nearly two months at that point, would not be returning and is now officially replaced by Caroline Gennez.[5]
* On 23 April 2023, Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity Sarah Schlitz resigned following a week of criticism mainly centered around the use of a personal logo in governmental projects (thus promoting herself with tax money which is forbidden), lying about having requested the logo to be used and on top of that one of her staff members compared the New Flemish Alliance with Nazism.[6] Schlitz' party Ecolo appointed Marie-Colline Leroy as her successor and she was sworn in on 2 May 2023.[7]
* Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne resigned on 20 October 2023, a few days after the 2023 Brussels shooting, as it turned out an error had been made as Tunisia had asked already in 2022 to transfer the perpetrator but the dossier had not been processed.[8]. Two days later, Open Vld appointed Paul Van Tigchelt to replace him [9] causing former party president Gwendolyn Rutten to announce her immediate retirement from national politics.[10]

## Flemish government

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See also: Flemish Parliament

The Flemish Government is the executive branch of both the Flemish Region and the Flemish Community.

The coalition replaced the Jambon Government following the 2024 Belgian federal election and again consisted of three parties, together having a narrow majority of 65 seats out of 124 seats total. The  N-VA (31 seats) and  CD&V (16 seats) were already part of the outgoing coalition, with  Vooruit (18 seats) now replacing the Open Vld.

Flemish Government - Diependaele 2024-current

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| Party | Name | Function
| N-VA | Matthias Diependaele | Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Innovation en Industry, External Affairs, Digitalisation, and Facility Management
| N-VA  | Ben Weyts | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Budget and Finance, Vlaamse Rand, Real Estate Heritage, and Animal Welfare
| Vooruit | Melissa Depraetere | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Housing, Energy and Climate, Tourism, and Youth
| CD&V | Hilde Crevits | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister of the Interior, Urban and Rural Policy, Society, Integration and Inclusion, Administration, Social Economy, and Marine Fishing
| N-VA  | Zuhal Demir | Flemish Minister for Education, Justice, and Employment
| N-VA  | Annick De Ridder | Flemish Minister for Mobility, Public Works, Ports, and Sport
| N-VA  | Cieltje Van Achter | Flemish Minister for Brussels, and Media
| Vooruit  | Caroline Gennez | Flemish minister for Welfare and Poverty Alleviation, Culture, and Equal Opportunities
| CD&V  | Jo Brouns | Flemish Minister for Agriculture and Environment

## Government of the French Community

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See also: Parliament of the French Community

The Government of the French Community is the executive branch of the French Community.

Government of the French Community – Degryse

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| Party | Name | Function
| LR  | Élisabeth Degryse | Minister President and Minister of Budget, Higher Education, School Buildings, Culture, Continuous Education, International Relations, and Francophony
| MR  | Valérie Glatigny | Vice-Minister President and Minister of Mandatory Education
| LR  | Valérie Lescrenier | Minister of Early Childhood and Youth Care
| LR  | Yves Coppieters | Minister of Health, Equal Opportunities, and Women's Rights
| MR  | Jacqueline Galant | Minister of Sports, Media, and Education in Wallonia & Brussels
| MR  | Adrien Dolimont | Minister of Scientific Research

## Government of the German-speaking Community

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See also: Parliament of the German-speaking Community

The Government of the German-speaking Community is the executive branch of the German-speaking Community.

Following the 9 June 224 election,  ProDG (8 seats) and  PFF (3 seats) now formed a coalition with the  CSP (5 seats) instead of the PS, which moved to the opposition for the first time since 1990.

Government of the German-speaking Community - Paasch III

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| Party | Name | Function
| ProDG | Oliver Paasch | Minister-President; Minister of Finance and Urban Development
| CSP | Jérôme Franssen | Minister of Education and Employment
| PFF | Gregor Freches | Minister of Culture, Sport, Youth and Tourism
| ProDG  | Lydia Klinkenberg | Minister of Social Affairs

## Walloon Government

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See also: Parliament of Wallonia

The Walloon Government is the executive branch of Wallonia.

Walloon Government - Dolimont

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Function  | Name  | Party
Minister-president; Minister of Budget, Finance, Animal Welfare, International Affairs, and Firearms Licenses  | Adrien Dolimont |  | MR
Vice-President; Minister of Urban Planning, Public Works, Traffic Safety; and Local Affairs  | François Desquesnes |  | LE
Vice-President; Minister of Economy and Employment  | Pierre-Yves Jeholet |  | MR
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs  | Anne-Catherine Dalcq |  | MR
Minister of Energy, Air-Climate Plan, Housing and Airports  | Cécile Neven |  | MR
Minister of Sports, Infrastructure, and Media  | Jacqueline Galant |  | MR
Minister of Tourism, Heritage, Infrastructure, and Childcare  | Valérie Lescrenier |  | LE
Minister of Health, Environment, Social Economy, Social Action, Fight against Poverty, Handicapped, and Families  | Yves Coppieters |  | LE

## Government of the Brussels-Capital Region

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See also: Parliament 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,  Sp.A,  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.

#### Composition 2019-

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Government of the Brussels-Capital Region - Vervoort III

| Party | Name | Function
| PS | Rudi Vervoort | Minister-President; Minister of Urban Renewal, Spatial Development, Safety & Prevention, Tourism, the image of Brussels and bicultural issues of regional importance, Student Affairs and Paying Passenger Transport
| Groen | Elke Van den Brandt | Minister of Mobility, Public Works and Road Safety
| Ecolo | Alain Maron | Minister of Environment & Climate, Social Integration, Health, Energy, Water, Cleanliness and the Port of Brussels
| Open Vld | Sven Gatz | Minister of Finance, Budget, Civil Service, Promotion of Multilingualism, Tourism, Statistics, Urbanism, Heritage, the image of Brussels and bicultural issues of regional importance
| DéFI | Bernard Clerfayt | Minister of Employment, Professional Education, Local Authorities, Digitization, Animal Welfare and Child Benefits
| PS | Nawal Ben Hamou | Secretary of State for Equal Opportunities and Housing
| one.brussels-sp.a | Pascal Smet | Secretary of State for Urbanism, European and International Affairs, Foreign Trade, Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Assistance
| Ecolo | Barbara Trachte | Secretary of State for Economic Transition and Research

## See also

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* List of national governments
* Politics of Belgium

## References

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1. ^ vrtnws.be (21 April 2022). "Sophie Wilmès (MR) stopt voorlopig als minister door ziekte man, premier De Croo neemt Buitenlandse Zaken over" [Sophie Wilmès (MR) temporarily quits as Minister due to husband's illness, Prime Minister De Croo takes over Foreign Affairs].
2. ^ "Sophie Wilmès (MR) stopt definitief als minister van Buitenlandse Zaken door ziekte echtgenoot". VRT (in Dutch). 2022-07-14.
3. ^ vrtnws.be (27 June 2022). "CD&V verrast met nieuwe staatssecretaris voor Asiel en Migratie: wie is Nicole de Moor?" [CD&V surprises with choice for new Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration: who is Nicole de Moor?].
4. ^ vrtnws.be (18 November 2022). "Staatssecretaris Eva De Bleeker (Open VLD) neemt ontslag na nieuwe fouten in begroting, opvolger Alexia Bertrand stapt over van MR naar Open VLD" [Secretary of State Eva De Bleeker (Open VLD) resigns after new errors in budget, successor Alexia Bertrand comes over from MR to Open VLD].
5. ^ vrtnws.be (17 December 2022). "Caroline Gennez (Vooruit) vervangt Meryame Kitir als minister van Ontwikkelingssamenwerking" [Caroline Gennez (Vooruit) replaces Meryame Kitir as minister of Development Cooperation].
6. ^ vrtnws.be (26 April 2023). ""The situation is untenable": State Secretary Sarah Schlitz (Ecolo) resigns after fuss over use of personal logo" ["De situatie is onhoudbaar": Staatssecretaris Sarah Schlitz (Ecolo) neemt ontslag na heisa over gebruik persoonlijk logo] (in Dutch).
7. ^ vrtnws.be (2 May 2023). "Marie-Colline Leroy (Ecolo) legt eed af als staatssecretaris voor Gelijke Kansen" [Marie-Colline Leroy (Ecolo) sworn in as State Secretary of Equal Opportunities] (in Dutch).
8. ^ vrtnws.be (20 October 2023). "Minister van Justitie Vincent Van Quickenborne neemt ontslag in nasleep van aanslag in Brussel" [Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne resigns in aftermath of attack in Brussels] (in Dutch).
9. ^ vrtnws.be (22 October 2023). "Voormalig OCAD-topman Paul Van Tigchelt wordt de nieuwe minister van Justitie" [Former Threat Analysis Coordinating Body-head Paul Van Tigchelt becomes new Minister of Justice] (in Dutch).
10. ^ vrtnws.be (22 October 2023). "Oud-partijvoorzitter Gwendolyn Rutten (Open VLD) stopt met nationale politiek: "Respectloze behandeling door partijtop"" [Former party president Gwendolyn Rutten (Open VLD) stops with national politics: "Respectless treatment by head of party"] (in Dutch).

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