Prime Minister of Belgium

Prime Minister of Belgium
Incumbent Elio Di Rupo since 6 December 2011
Residence	Number 16, Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat
Appointer	Albert II, as King of the Belgians
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Etienne Constantin de Gerlache
Formation	26 February 1831
Website	premier.fgov.be

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium.

Chairmen of the Cabinet (1831–1918)

#	Name	Image	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Ministers under Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier (Regent of Belgium 1831)
1	Etienne Constantin de Gerlache		27 February 1831	10 March 1831	(considered Catholic)
2	Joseph Lebeau (1st time)		28 March 1831	21 July 1831	(considered Liberal)
Prime Ministers under King Leopold I (1831–1865)
3	Félix de Muelenaere		24 July 1831	20 October 1832	(considered Catholic)
4	Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella		20 October 1832	4 August 1834	(considered Liberal)
5	Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1st time)		4 August 1834	18 April 1840	(considered Catholic)
6	Joseph Lebeau (2nd time)		18 April 1840	13 April 1841	(considered Liberal)
7	Jean-Baptiste Nothomb		13 April 1841	30 July 1845	(considered Liberal)
8	Sylvain Van de Weyer		30 July 1845	31 March 1846	(considered Liberal)
9	Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (2nd time)		31 March 1846	12 August 1847	(considered Catholic)
10	Charles Rogier (1st time)		12 August 1847	31 October 1852	Liberal
11	Henri de Brouckère		31 October 1852	30 March 1855	Liberal
12	Pierre de Decker		30 March 1855	9 November 1857	(considered Catholic)
13	Charles Rogier (2nd time)		9 November 1857	3 January 1868	Liberal
Prime Ministers under King Leopold II (1865–1909)
14	Walthère Frère-Orban (1st time)		3 January 1868	2 July 1870	Liberal
15	Jules d'Anethan		2 July 1870	7 December 1871	Catholic
16	Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (3rd time)		7 December 1871	21 August 1874	Catholic
17	Jules Malou (1st time)		21 August 1874	19 June 1878	Catholic
18	Walthère Frère-Orban (2nd time)		19 June 1878	16 June 1884	Liberal
19	Jules Malou (2nd time)		16 June 1884	26 October 1884	Catholic
20	Auguste Marie François Beernaert		26 October 1884	26 March 1894	Catholic
21	Jules de Burlet		26 March 1894	25 February 1896	Catholic
22	Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1st time)		25 February 1896	24 January 1899	Catholic
23	Jules Vandenpeereboom		24 January 1899	5 August 1899	Catholic
24	Paul de Smet de Naeyer (2nd time)		5 August 1899	2 May 1907	Catholic
25	Jules de Trooz		2 May 1907	31 December 1907	Catholic
26	Frans Schollaert		9 January 1908	17 June 1911	Catholic
Prime Ministers under King Albert I (1909–1934)
27	Charles de Broqueville (1st time)		17 June 1911	1 June 1918	Catholic
28	Gérard Cooreman		1 June 1918	21 November 1918	Catholic

Prime Ministers (1918–Present)

#	Name	Image	Took office	Left office	Party	Election	Government
Prime Ministers under King Albert I (1909–1934)
1	Léon Delacroix		21 November 1918	20 November 1920	Catholic	–	Delacroix I Cath–Lib–BWP/POB
						1919	Delacroix II Cath–Lib–BWP/POB
2	Henri Carton de Wiart		20 November 1920	16 December 1921	Catholic	–	Carton de Wiart Cath–Lib–BWP/POB
3	Georges Theunis (1st time)		16 December 1921	13 May 1925	Catholic	1921	Theunis I Cath–Lib
4	Aloys Van de Vyvere		13 May 1925	17 June 1925	Catholic	1925	V.de Vyvere Cath
5	Prosper Poullet		17 June 1925	20 May 1926	Catholic	–	Poullet Cath–BWP/POB
6	Henri Jaspar		20 May 1926	6 June 1931	Catholic	–	Jaspar I Cath–Lib–BWP/POB
						1929	Jaspar II Cath–Lib
7	Jules Renkin		6 June 1931	22 October 1932	Catholic	–	Renkin Cath–Lib
8	Charles de Broqueville (2nd time)		22 October 1932	20 November 1934	Catholic	1932	de Broqueville II Cath–Lib
Prime Ministers under King Leopold III (1934–1951, Regency from 1944)
9	Georges Theunis (2nd time)		20 November 1934	25 March 1935	Catholic	–	Theunis II Cath–Lib
10	Paul van Zeeland		25 March 1935	24 November 1937	Catholic	–	Van Zeeland I Cath–Lib–BWP/POB
						1936	Van Zeeland II Cath–Lib–BWP/POB
11	Paul-Emile Janson		24 November 1937	15 May 1938	Liberal	–	Janson Cath–Lib–BWP/POB
12	Paul-Henri Spaak (1st time)		15 May 1938	22 February 1939	BWP-POB	–	Spaak I Cath–Lib–BWP/POB
13	Hubert Pierlot		22 February 1939	12 February 1945	Catholic	–	Pierlot I Cath–Lib
						1939	Pierlot II Cath–Lib
						–	Pierlot III Cath–Lib–BSP/PSB
						–	Pierlot IV Cath–Lib–BSP/PSB
						–	Pierlot V Cath–Lib–BSP/PSB–KPB/PCB
						–	Pierlot VI Cath–Lib–BSP/PSB
Prime Ministers under Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (Regent for Leopold III 1944–1950)
14	Achille Van Acker (1st time)		12 February 1945	13 March 1946	BSP-PSB	–	Van Acker I BSP/PSB–Cath–Lib–KPB/PCB
						–	Van Acker II BSP/PSB–UDB–Lib–KPB/PCB
15	Paul-Henri Spaak (2nd time)		13 March 1946	31 March 1946	BSP-PSB	1946	Spaak II BSP/PSB–PSC/CVP
16	Achille Van Acker (2nd time)		31 March 1946	3 August 1946	BSP-PSB	–	Van Acker III BSP/PSB–Lib–KPB/PCB
17	Camille Huysmans		3 August 1946	20 March 1947	BSP-PSB	–	Huysmans BSP/PSB–Lib–KPB/PCB
18	Paul-Henri Spaak (3rd time)		20 March 1947	11 August 1949	BSP-PSB	–	Spaak III BSP/PSB–PSC/CVP
						–	Spaak IV BSP/PSB–PSC/CVP
19	Gaston Eyskens (1st time)		11 August 1949	8 June 1950	PSC-CVP	1949	G.Eyskens I PSC/CVP–Lib
20	Jean Duvieusart		8 June 1950	16 August 1950	PSC-CVP	1950	Duvieusart PSC/CVP
Prime Ministers under King Baudouin (Regent for Leopold III 1950–1951; King 1951–1993)
21	Joseph Pholien		16 August 1950	15 January 1952	PSC-CVP	–	Pholien PSC/CVP
22	Jean Van Houtte		15 January 1952	23 April 1954	PSC-CVP	–	Van Houtte PSC/CVP
23	Achille Van Acker (3rd time)		23 April 1954	26 June 1958	BSP-PSB	1954	Van Acker IV BSP/PSB–Lib
24	Gaston Eyskens (2nd time)		26 June 1958	25 April 1961	PSC-CVP	1958	G.Eyskens II PSC/CVP
						–	G.Eyskens III PSC/CVP–Lib
						–	G.Eyskens IV PSC/CVP–Lib
25	Théo Lefèvre		25 April 1961	28 July 1965	PSC-CVP	1961	Lefèvre I PSC/CVP–BSP/PSB
26	Pierre Harmel		28 July 1965	19 March 1966	PSC-CVP	1965	Harmel I PSC/CVP–BSP/PSB
27	Paul Vanden Boeynants (1st time)		19 March 1966	17 July 1968	PSC-CVP	–	Vd. Boeynants I PSC/CVP–PVV/PLP
28	Gaston Eyskens (3rd time)		17 July 1968	26 January 1973	CVP	1968	G.Eyskens V CVP/PSC–BSP/PSB
						1971	G.Eyskens VI CVP/PSC–BSP/PSB
29	Edmond Leburton		26 January 1973	25 April 1974	BSP-PSB	–	Leburton I BSP/PSB–CVP/PSC–PVV/PLP
						–	Leburton II BSP/PSB–CVP/PSC–PVV/PLP
30	Leo Tindemans		25 April 1974	20 October 1978	CVP	1974	Tindemans I CVP/PSC–PVV/PLP
						1977	Tindemans II CVP/PSC–BSP/PSB–VU/FDF
31	Paul Vanden Boeynants (2nd time)		20 October 1978	3 April 1979	PSC	–	Vd. Boeynants II CVP/PSC–BSP/PSB–VU/FDF
32	Wilfried Martens (1st time)		3 April 1979	31 March 1981	CVP	1978	Martens I CVP/PSC–SP/PS–FDF
						–	Martens II CVP/PSC–SP/PS
						–	Martens III CVP/PSC–SP/PS–PVV/PRL
						–	Martens IV CVP/PSC–SP/PS
33	Mark Eyskens		31 March 1981	17 December 1981	CVP	–	M.Eyskens CVP/PSC–SP/PS
34	Wilfried Martens (2nd time)		17 December 1981	7 March 1992	CVP	1981	Martens V CVP/PSC–PVV/PRL
						1985	Martens VI CVP/PSC–PVV/PRL
						–	Martens VII CVP/PSC–PVV/PRL
						1987	Martens VIII CVP/PSC–SP/PS–VU
						1991	Martens IX CVP/PSC–SP/PS
35	Jean-Luc Dehaene		7 March 1992	12 July 1999	CVP	–	Dehaene I CVP/PSC–SP/PS
						1995	Dehaene II CVP/PSC–SP/PS
Prime Ministers under King Albert II (1993–2013)
36	Guy Verhofstadt		12 July 1999	20 March 2008	VLD	1999	Verhofstadt I VLD/PRL–SP/PS–Agalev/Ecolo
						2003	Verhofstadt II VLD/MR–SP/PS
						(2007)	Verhofstadt III VLD/MR–CD&V/CDH–PS
37	Yves Leterme (1st time)		20 March 2008	30 December 2008	CD&V	2007	Leterme I CD&V/CDH–VLD/MR–PS
38	Herman Van Rompuy		30 December 2008	25 November 2009	CD&V	–	Van Rompuy CD&V/CDH–VLD/MR–PS
39	Yves Leterme (2nd time)		25 November 2009	6 December 2011	CD&V	–	Leterme II CD&V/CDH–VLD/MR–PS
40	Elio Di Rupo		6 December 2011	Incumbent	PS	2010	Di Rupo PS/SP.A–CD&V/CDH–VLD/MR
Prime Ministers under Philippe (2013–present)