The Federal Public Service (FPS) Chancellery of the Prime Minister is a Belgian Federal Public Service established by Royal Decree1 on 15 May 2001. It assists the Prime Minister with preparing, coordinating and implementing government policy.
The FPS Chancellery provides information on the policy decisions made by the government and fosters Belgium's image worldwide.
The current President of the Management Board is Arlin Bagdat, who took up the role since 1 Mai 2024.
The Prime Minister's Office was established in 1918, when the title 'Prime Minister' was first used in a Belgian context. In 2001, it was turned into a Federal Public Service (FPS) as part of the so-called Copernicus Plan to modernise the federal administration. Initially called the 'FPS Chancellery and General Services', it was renamed the 'FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister' in 2002.
16 Rue de la Loi has been the official headquarters of the Belgian government since 1944. The epicentre of Belgian politics, this building is home to the Prime Minister's policy unit (private office) and administrative personnel (FPS Chancellery) and also hosts the Council of Ministers' weekly meetings as well as federal government press conferences.
The FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister has the following missions:
In this connection, the FPS also provides many services to the other federal institutions and to the federal government, such as running information campaigns, delivering cross-functional IT support, registering domain names, providing a platform for posting press releases, organising events and official ceremonies, coordinating public procurement legislation and hiring out conference rooms and facilities at the Résidence Palace – International Press Centre and the Château of Val-Duchesse.
Besides the core values of the ethical framework applying to all federal government personnel, the Chancellery espouses its own values of flexibility, excellence and trust.
The FPS Chancellery comprises two operational directorates-general (DGs): DG Secretariats & Coordination and DG External Communication. It has a number of support services: ICT, Translation, Personnel & Organisation, Budget & Management Control, and Secretariat & Logistics. These also assist the entities falling under the aegis of the Chancellery, as well as the federal cultural institutions and HNP.
1 Royal Decree of 15 May 2001 establishing the Federal Public Service Chancellery and General Services (in French and Dutch)
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