Timeline
The following is a list of those who have served as foreign ministers of Belgium .
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Office Entered | Office Left | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvain Van de Weyer | 19 January 1802 | 23 May 1874 | 1831 | 1831 | LP |
| Joseph Lebeau | 3 January 1794 | 19 March 1865 | 1831 | 1831 | |
| Felix de Muelenaere | 5 April 1793 | 5 August 1862 | 1831 | 1831 | PC |
| Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella | 26 May 1790 | 5 May 1873 | 1831 | 1834 | LP |
| Felix de Muelenaere | 5 April 1793 | 5 August 1862 | 1834 | 1836 | PC |
| Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt | 26 February 1794 | 21 August 1874 | 1836 | 1840 | |
| Joseph Lebeau | 3 January 1794 | 19 March 1865 | 1840 | 1841 | LP |
| Camille de Briey | 27 June 1799 | 3 June 1877 | 1841 | 1843 | PC |
| Felix de Muelenaere | 5 April 1793 | 5 August 1862 | 1843 | 1845 | |
| Adolphe Dechamps | 18 June 1807 | 19 July 1875 | 1845 | 1847 | |
| Constant d'Hoffschmidt | 7 March 1804 | 14 February 1873 | 1847 | 1852 | LP |
| Henri de Brouckère | 25 January 1801 | 25 January 1891 | 1852 | 1855 | |
| Charles Vilain XIIII | 15 May 1803 | 16 November 1878 | 1855 | 1857 | PC |
| Adolphe de Vrière | 9 April 1806 | 16 July 1885 | 1857 | 1861 | LP |
| Charles Rogier | 17 August 1800 | 27 May 1885 | 1861 | 1867 | |
| Jules Vander Stichelen | 18 September 1822 | 19 July 1880 | 1868 | 1870 | |
| Jules d'Anethan | 23 April 1803 | 8 October 1888 | 1870 | 1871 | PC |
| Guillaume d'Aspremont Lynden | 14 October 1815 | 6 September 1889 | 1871 | 1878 | |
| Walthère Frère-Orban | 24 April 1812 | 1 January 1896 | 1878 | 1884 | LP |
| Alphonse de Moreau | 8 March 1840 | 2 August 1911 | 1884 | 1884 | PC |
| Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay | 9 October 1836 | 29 March 1892 | 1884 | 1892 | |
| Henri de Mérode-Westerloo | 28 December 1858 | 13 July 1908 | 1892 | 1895 | |
| Jules de Burlet | 10 April 1844 | 1 March 1897 | 1895 | 1896 | |
| Paul de Favereau | 15 January 1856 | 26 September 1922 | 1896 | 1907 |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Office Entered | Office Left | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Davignon | 3 December 1854 | 12 March 1916 | 1907 | 1916 | PSC-CVP |
| Eugène Beyens | 24 March 1855 | 3 January 1934 | 1916 | 1917 | |
| Charles de Broqueville | 4 December 1860 | 5 September 1940 | 1917 | 1918 | |
| Paul Hymans | 23 March 1865 | 8 March 1941 | 1918 | 1920 | LP |
| Henri Jaspar | 28 July 1870 | 15 February 1939 | 1920 | 1924 | PSC-CVP |
| Paul Hymans | 23 March 1865 | 8 March 1941 | 1924 | 1925 | LP |
| Emile Vandervelde | 25 January 1866 | 27 December 1938 | 1925 | 1927 | BWP |
| Paul Hymans | 23 March 1865 | 8 March 1941 | 1927 | 1934 | LP |
| Henri Jaspar | 28 July 1870 | 15 February 1939 | 1934 | 1934 | PSC-CVP |
| Paul Hymans | 23 March 1865 | 8 March 1941 | 1934 | 1935 | LP |
| Paul Van Zeeland | 11 November 1893 | 22 September 1973 | 1935 | 1936 | PSC-CVP |
| Paul-Henri Spaak | 25 January 1899 | 31 July 1972 | 1939 | 1949 | PSB-BSP |
| Paul Van Zeeland | 11 November 1893 | 22 September 1973 | 1949 | 1954 | PSC-CVP |
| Paul-Henri Spaak | 25 January 1899 | 31 July 1972 | 1954 | 1957 | PSB-BSP |
| Victor Larock | 6 October 1904 | 24 April 1977 | 1957 | 1958 | |
| Pierre Wigny | 18 April 1905 | 21 September 1986 | 1958 | 1961 | PSC-CVP |
| Paul-Henri Spaak | 25 January 1899 | 31 July 1972 | 1961 | 1966 | PSB-BSP |
| Pierre Harmel | 16 March 1911 | 15 November 2009 | 1966 | 1973 | PSC-CVP |
| Renaat Van Elslande | 21 January 1916 | 21 December 2000 | 1973 | 1977 | CVP |
| Henri Simonet | 10 May 1931 | 15 February 1996 | 1977 | 1980 | PS |
| Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb | 3 May 1936 | 19 April 2023 | 1980 | 1981 | PSC |
| Leo Tindemans | 16 April 1922 | 26 December 2014 | 1981 | 1989 | CVP |
| Mark Eyskens | 29 April 1933 | 1989 | 1992 | ||
| Willy Claes | 24 November 1938 | 1992 | 1994 | SP | |
| Frank Vandenbroucke | 21 October 1955 | 10 October 1994 | 22 March 1995 | ||
| Erik Derycke | 28 October 1949 | 22 March 1995 | 12 July 1999 | ||
| Louis Michel | 2 September 1947 | 12 July 1999 | 18 July 2004 | PRL, MR |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Office Entered | Office Left | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel De Gucht | 27 January 1954 | 18 July 2004 | 17 July 2009 | VLD | |
| Yves Leterme | 6 October 1960 | 17 July 2009 | 25 November 2009 | CD&V | |
| Steven Vanackere | 4 February 1964 | 25 November 2009 | 6 December 2011 | ||
| Didier Reynders | 6 August 1958 | 6 December 2011 | 30 November 2019 | MR | |
| Philippe Goffin | 1 April 1967 | 30 November 2019 | 1 October 2020 | ||
| Sophie Wilmès | 15 January 1975 | 1 October 2020 | 14 July 2022 | ||
| Hadja Lahbib | 21 June 1970 | 15 July 2022 |
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