List of Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium

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This is a list of Presidents of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives .

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The President of the Chamber of Representatives (Dutch : Voorzitter van de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French : Président de la Chambre des Représentants) is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Belgium. The current President of the Chamber of Representatives is Siegfried Bracke of the N-VA.

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No.NamePartyEntered officeLeft office
1. Etienne Constantin de Gerlache Catholic September 10, 1831July 18, 1832
2. Jean Raikem Catholic November 15, 1832May 24, 1839
3. Isidore Fallon Catholic November 15, 1839September 10, 1842
4. Jean Raikem Catholic November 9, 1842April 6, 1843
5. Charles Liedts Liberal Party November 17, 1843May 20, 1848
6. Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen Liberal Party June 28, 1848April 3, 1852
7. Noël Joseph Auguste Delfosse Liberal Party October 26, 1852April 24, 1855
8. Josse Joseph de Lehaye Liberal Party April 25, 1855June 13, 1857
9. Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen Liberal Party December 17, 1857May 30, 1859
10. Auguste Englebert Pierre Orts Liberal Party July 19, 1859July 18, 1860
11. Désiré Jean Léon Vervoort Liberal Party November 23, 1860May 27, 1863
12. Ernest Louis de Gonzague Vandenpeereboom Liberal Party December 15, 1863October 23, 1867
13. Hubert Joseph Dolez Liberal Party October 23, 1867May 20, 1870
14. Charles Vilain XIIII Catholic Party August 11, 1870July 26, 1871
15. Xavier Victor Thibaut Catholic Party November 15, 1871May 29, 1878
16. Charles Rogier Liberal Party August 1, 1878August 26, 1878
17. Jules Louis Guillery Liberal Party November 13, 1878March 10, 1881
18. Joseph Jules Descamps Liberal Party March 22, 1881May 17, 1884
19. Xavier Victor Thibaut Catholic Party July 23, 1884September 2, 1884
20. Théophile de Lantsheere Catholic Party November 12, 1884November 25, 1895
21. Auguste Marie François Beernaert Catholic Party January 30, 1895May 7, 1900
22. Louis Marie Joseph de Sadeleer Catholic Party July 18, 1900November 8, 1901
23. Frans Schollaert Catholic Party November 12, 1901January 9, 1908
24. Gérard Cooreman Catholic Party January 16, 1908August 8, 1912
25. Frans Schollaert Catholic Party November 12, 1912June 29, 1917
26. Prosper Poullet Catholic Party November 28, 1918October 13, 1919
27. Emile Brunet BWP-POB December 10, 1919August 6, 1928
28. Emile Tibbaut Catholic Union August 16, 1928September 5, 1930
29. Jules Poncelet Catholic Union November 11, 1930April 13, 1936
30. Camille Huysmans BWP-POB June 23, 1936March 6, 1939
31. Frans Van Cauwelaert CVP – PSC April 21, 1939March 12, 1954
32. Camille Huysmans BSP-PSB April 27, 1954November 11, 1958
33. Paul Kronacker Liberal Party November 11, 1958April 17, 1961
34. Achille Van Acker BSP-PSB April 27, 1961March 10, 1974
35. André Dequae CVP April 30, 1974June 7, 1977
36. Edmond Leburton PS June 7, 1977April 3, 1979
37. Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb PSC April 3, 1979May 20, 1980
38. Jean Defraigne PRL May 20, 1980October 24, 1980
39. Joseph Michel PSC October 24, 1980December 18, 1981
40. Jean Defraigne PRL December 18, 1981January 19, 1988
41. Erik Vankeirsbilck CVP January 19, 1988May 10, 1988
42. Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb PSC May 10, 1988April 12, 1995
43. Jos Dupré CVP June 8, 1995June 28, 1995
44. Raymond Langendries PSC June 28, 1995July 1, 1999
45. Herman De Croo VLD 1 July 199912 July 2007
46. Herman Van Rompuy CD&V 12 July 200730 December 2008
47. Patrick Dewael Open VLD 30 December 200820 July 2010
48. André Flahaut PS 20 July 201030 June 2014
49. Patrick Dewael Open VLD 30 June 201414 October 2014
50. Siegfried Bracke N-VA 14 October 201426 May 2019
49. Patrick Dewael Open VLD 27 June 2019Incumbent

See also

Politics of Belgium

The politics of Belgium take place in the framework of a federal, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy. The King of the Belgians is the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Belgium is the head of government, in a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives. The federation is made up of (language-based) communities and (territorial) regions. Philippe is the seventh and current King of the Belgians, having ascended the throne on 21 July 2013.

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