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Prime Minister of Belgium
Eerste Minister van België Premier Ministre de Belgique Premierminister von Belgien Premier | |
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Executive branch of the Belgian Federal Government | |
Style | Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency[1] (formal, diplomatic) |
Member of | Belgian Federal Cabinet European Council |
Residence | Number 16, Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat |
Appointer | Monarch of Belgium |
Term length | No term limit |
Inaugural holder | Étienne de Gerlache (as Chief of Government) Léon Delacroix (as Prime Minister) |
Formation | 26 February 1831 |
Salary | 236,900 EUR annually[2] |
Website | premier.fgov.be |
This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium.
Chairmen of the Cabinet (1831–1918)[change | change source]
# | Name | Image | Took office | Left office | Party |
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Prime Ministers under Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier[change | change source](Regent of Belgium 1831) | |||||
1 | Etienne Constantin de Gerlache | ![]() |
27 February 1831 | 10 March 1831 | (considered Catholic) |
2 | Joseph Lebeau (1st time) |
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28 March 1831 | 21 July 1831 | (considered Liberal) |
Prime Ministers under King Leopold I[change | change source](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) |
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4 August 1834 | 18 April 1840 | (considered Catholic) |
6 | Joseph Lebeau (2nd time) |
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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) |
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31 March 1846 | 12 August 1847 | (considered Catholic) |
10 | Charles Rogier (1st time) |
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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) |
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9 November 1857 | 3 January 1868 | Liberal |
Prime Ministers under King Leopold II[change | change source](1865–1909) | |||||
14 | Walthère Frère-Orban (1st time) |
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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) |
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7 December 1871 | 21 August 1874 | Catholic |
17 | Jules Malou (1st time) |
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21 August 1874 | 19 June 1878 | Catholic |
18 | Walthère Frère-Orban (2nd time) |
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19 June 1878 | 16 June 1884 | Liberal |
19 | Jules Malou (2nd time) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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[change | change source](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)[change | change source]
# | Name | Image | Took office | Left office | Party | Election | Government |
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Prime Ministers under King Albert I[change | change source](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[change | change source](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) |
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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[change | change source](Regent for Leopold III 1944–1950) | |||||||
14 | Achille Van Acker (1st time) |
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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) |
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13 March 1946 | 31 March 1946 | BSP-PSB | 1946 | Spaak II BSP/PSB–PSC/CVP |
16 | Achille Van Acker (2nd time) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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[change | change source](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) |
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23 April 1954 | 26 June 1958 | BSP-PSB | 1954 | Van Acker IV BSP/PSB–Lib |
24 | Gaston Eyskens (2nd time) |
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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) |
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19 March 1966 | 17 July 1968 | PSC-CVP | – | Vd. Boeynants I PSC/CVP–PVV/PLP |
28 | Gaston Eyskens (3rd time) |
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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) |
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20 October 1978 | 3 April 1979 | PSC | – | Vd. Boeynants II CVP/PSC–BSP/PSB–VU/FDF |
32 | Wilfried Martens (1st time) |
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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) |
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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[change | change source](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) |
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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) |
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25 November 2009 | 6 December 2011 | CD&V | – | Leterme II CD&V/CDH–VLD/MR–PS |
40 | Elio Di Rupo | ![]() |
6 December 2011 | 11 October 2014 | PS | 2010 | Di Rupo PS/SP.A–CD&V/CDH–VLD/MR |
Prime Ministers under Philippe[change | change source](2013–present) | |||||||
51 | Charles Michel (1975–) |
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11 October 2014 | 27 October 2019 | MR | 2014 | Michel MR/VLD–N-VA–CD&V |
52 | Sophie wilmès (1975–) |
27 October 2019 | Incumbent | MR | 2019 | Michel MR/VLD–N-VA–CD&V |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Protocol and Liaison Service, United Nations. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ↑ "IG.com Pay Check".