List of governments in Belgium

Last updated November 25, 2024

This is a list of the Belgian federal, regional, and community governments.

Federal government

The federal government of Belgium is the executive branch of Belgium.


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister
Prime Minister (from 22 April 2022 until 14 July 2022 also acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (replacing Sophie Wilmès))	Alexander De Croo	1 October 2020	Incumbent	Open Vld
Deputy Prime Ministers
Minister of Economy and Employment	Pierre-Yves Dermagne	1 October 2020	Incumbent	PS
Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions (absent from 22 April 2022 until 14 July 2022, replaced by colleagues De Croo, Clarinval and Michel)	Sophie Wilmès	1 October 2020	14 July 2022	MR
Minister of the Small Businesses, Self-Employed, SMEs and Agriculture, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal (from 22 April 2022 until 14 July 2022 also acting Minister of Foreign Trade and Deputy Prime Minister for the MR (replacing Sophie Wilmès))	David Clarinval	22 April 2022	Incumbent	MR
Minister of Mobility	Georges Gilkinet	1 October 2020	Incumbent	Ecolo
Minister of Finance, in charge of the Coordination of the Fight against Fraud	Vincent Van Peteghem	1 October 2020	Incumbent	CD&V
Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health (from 19 October 2022 until 16 December 2022 also acting Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy (replacing Meryame Kitir))	Frank Vandenbroucke	1 October 2020	Incumbent	Vooruit
Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Telecommunication and Postal Services	Petra De Sutter	1 October 2020	Incumbent	Groen
Minister of Justice and the North Sea	Vincent Van Quickenborne	1 October 2020	20 October 2023	Open Vld
Minister of Justice and the North Sea	Paul Van Tigchelt	22 October 2023	Incumbent	Open Vld
Ministers
Minister of the Small Businesses, Self-Employed, SMEs and Agriculture, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal	David Clarinval	1 October 2020	21 April 2022	MR
Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions	Hadja Lahbib	15 July 2022	Incumbent	MR
Minister of Pensions and Social Integration, in charge of Persons with Disabilities, Combating Poverty and Beliris	Karine Lalieux	1 October 2020	Incumbent	PS
Minister of Defence	Ludivine Dedonder	1 October 2020	Incumbent	PS
Minister of Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal	Zakia Khattabi	1 October 2020	Incumbent	Ecolo
Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal	Annelies Verlinden	1 October 2020	Incumbent	CD&V
Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy (absent from 19 October 2022 until 16 December 2022, replaced by colleague Vandenbroucke)	Meryame Kitir	1 October 2020	16 December 2022	Vooruit
Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy	Caroline Gennez	17 December 2022	Incumbent	Vooruit
Minister of Energy	Tinne Van der Straeten	1 October 2020	Incumbent	Groen
Secretaries of State
Secretary of State for Recovery and Strategic Investments, in charge of Science Policy Deputy to the Minister of the Economy and Employment	Thomas Dermine	1 October 2020	Incumbent	PS
Secretary of State for Digitization, in charge of Administrative Simplification, Privacy and Buildings Administration (from 22 April 2022 until 14 July 2022 also acting Secretary of State for Federal Cultural Institutions (replacing Sophie Wilmès)) Deputy to the Prime Minister	Mathieu Michel (politician)	1 October 2020	Incumbent	MR
Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity Deputy to the Minister of Mobility	Sarah Schlitz	1 October 2020	26 April 2023	Ecolo
Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity Deputy to the Minister of Mobility	Marie-Colline Leroy	2 May 2023	Incumbent	Ecolo
Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, in charge of the National Lottery Deputy to the Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal	Sammy Mahdi	1 October 2020	27 June 2022	CD&V
Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, in charge of the National Lottery Deputy to the Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal	Nicole de Moor	28 June 2022	Incumbent	CD&V
Secretary of State for Budget and Consumer Protection Deputy to the Minister of Justice and the North Sea	Eva De Bleeker [ nl ]	1 October 2020	18 November 2022	Open Vld
Secretary of State for Budget and Consumer Protection Deputy to the Minister of Justice and the North Sea	Alexia Bertrand	18 November 2022	Incumbent	Open Vld

Changes in composition

On 21 April 2022, Sophie Wilmès took a temporary leave of absence for personal reasons. Officially she remains in office as both Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, however, in reality all her duties have been taken over by other members of the cabinet from 22 April 2022. Prime minister Alexander De Croo is the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of European Affairs, David Clarinval took over her duties as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Trade, and finally Mathieu Michel took over the portfolio of Federal Cultural Institutions.^[1] On 14 July 2022 Wilmès resigned definitively as a member of the De Croo government, with all her portfolios allocated to newcomer Hadja Lahbib, although David Clarinval kept the position of Deputy Prime Minister for the MR.^[2]
On 27 June 2022, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Sammy Mahdi was replaced by Nicole de Moor, as Mahdi had been elected the new party president of CD&V.^[3]
After a first revision of the budget after errors and a new proposal containing different errors, Secretary of State for Budget Eva De Bleeker [ nl ] offered her resignation on 18 November 2022 and was immediately replaced by Alexia Bertrand . Bertrand is a member of the French speaking liberals of MR, but was invited to become a party member as well for the Flemish speaking liberals of Open Vld, allowing her to take up the position.^[4]
Vooruit announced on 17 December 2022 that Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy Meryame Kitir, who had been on sick leave already for nearly two months at that point, would not be returning and is now officially replaced by Caroline Gennez.^[5]
On 23 April 2023, Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity Sarah Schlitz resigned following a week of criticism mainly centered around the use of a personal logo in governmental projects (thus promoting herself with tax money which is forbidden), lying about having requested the logo to be used and on top of that one of her staff members compared the New Flemish Alliance with Nazism.^[6] Schlitz' party Ecolo appointed Marie-Colline Leroy as her successor and she was sworn in on 2 May 2023.^[7]
Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne resigned on 20 October 2023, a few days after the 2023 Brussels shooting, as it turned out an error had been made as Tunisia had asked already in 2022 to transfer the perpetrator but the dossier had not been processed.^[8]. Two days later, Open Vld appointed Paul Van Tigchelt to replace him ^[9] causing former party president Gwendolyn Rutten to announce her immediate retirement from national politics.^[10]

Flemish government

The Flemish Government is the executive branch of both the Flemish Region and the Flemish Community.

The coalition replaced the Jambon Government following the 2024 Belgian federal election and again consisted of three parties, together having a narrow majority of 65 seats out of 124 seats total. The N-VA (31 seats) and CD&V (16 seats) were already part of the outgoing coalition, with Vooruit (18 seats) now replacing the Open Vld.


Party	Name	Function
N-VA	Matthias Diependaele	Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Innovation en Industry, External Affairs, Digitalisation, and Facility Management
N-VA	Ben Weyts	Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Budget and Finance, Vlaamse Rand, Real Estate Heritage, and Animal Welfare
Vooruit	Melissa Depraetere	Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Housing, Energy and Climate, Tourism, and Youth
CD&V	Hilde Crevits	Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister of the Interior, Urban and Rural Policy, Society, Integration and Inclusion, Administration, Social Economy, and Marine Fishing
N-VA	Zuhal Demir	Flemish Minister for Education, Justice, and Employment
N-VA	Annick De Ridder	Flemish Minister for Mobility, Public Works, Ports, and Sport
N-VA	Cieltje Van Achter	Flemish Minister for Brussels, and Media
Vooruit	Caroline Gennez	Flemish minister for Welfare and Poverty Alleviation, Culture, and Equal Opportunities
CD&V	Jo Brouns	Flemish Minister for Agriculture and Environment

Government of the French Community

The Government of the French Community is the executive branch of the French Community.


Party	Name	Function
LR	Élisabeth Degryse	Minister President and Minister of Budget, Higher Education, School Buildings, Culture, Continuous Education, International Relations, and Francophony
MR	Valérie Glatigny	Vice-Minister President and Minister of Mandatory Education
LR	Valérie Lescrenier	Minister of Early Childhood and Youth Care
LR	Yves Coppieters	Minister of Health, Equal Opportunities, and Women's Rights
MR	Jacqueline Galant	Minister of Sports, Media, and Education in Wallonia & Brussels
MR	Adrien Dolimont	Minister of Scientific Research

Government of the German-speaking Community

The Government of the German-speaking Community is the executive branch of the German-speaking Community.

Following the 9 June 224 election, ProDG (8 seats) and PFF (3 seats) now formed a coalition with the CSP (5 seats) instead of the PS, which moved to the opposition for the first time since 1990.


Party	Name	Function
ProDG	Oliver Paasch	Minister-President; Minister of Finance and Urban Development
CSP	Jérôme Franssen	Minister of Education and Employment
PFF	Gregor Freches	Minister of Culture, Sport, Youth and Tourism
ProDG	Lydia Klinkenberg	Minister of Social Affairs

Walloon Government

The Walloon Government is the executive branch of Wallonia.

Walloon Government - Dolimont v t e
Function	Name	Party
Minister-president ; Minister of Budget, Finance, Animal Welfare, International Affairs, and Firearms Licenses	Adrien Dolimont		MR
Vice-President; Minister of Urban Planning, Public Works, Traffic Safety; and Local Affairs	François Desquesnes		LE
Vice-President; Minister of Economy and Employment	Pierre-Yves Jeholet		MR
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs	Anne-Catherine Dalcq		MR
Minister of Energy, Air-Climate Plan, Housing and Airports	Cécile Neven		MR
Minister of Sports, Infrastructure, and Media	Jacqueline Galant		MR
Minister of Tourism, Heritage, Infrastructure, and Childcare	Valérie Lescrenier		LE
Minister of Health, Environment, Social Economy, Social Action, Fight against Poverty, Handicapped, and Families	Yves Coppieters		LE

Government of the Brussels-Capital Region

The Government of the Brussels-Capital Region is the executive branch of the Brussels-Capital Region.

Following the 7 June 2009 election, the French-speaking parties PS , Ecolo and CDH formed a coalition with the Dutch-speaking parties Open VLD , Sp.A , CD&V and Groen! . The government was originally led by Charles Picqué but he retired on 7 May 2013 and was replaced by Rudi Vervoort.

Composition 2019-


Party	Name	Function
PS	Rudi Vervoort	Minister-President; Minister of Urban Renewal, Spatial Development, Safety & Prevention, Tourism, the image of Brussels and bicultural issues of regional importance, Student Affairs and Paying Passenger Transport
Groen	Elke Van den Brandt	Minister of Mobility, Public Works and Road Safety
Ecolo	Alain Maron	Minister of Environment & Climate, Social Integration, Health, Energy, Water, Cleanliness and the Port of Brussels
Open Vld	Sven Gatz	Minister of Finance, Budget, Civil Service, Promotion of Multilingualism, Tourism, Statistics, Urbanism, Heritage, the image of Brussels and bicultural issues of regional importance
DéFI	Bernard Clerfayt	Minister of Employment, Professional Education, Local Authorities, Digitization, Animal Welfare and Child Benefits
PS	Nawal Ben Hamou	Secretary of State for Equal Opportunities and Housing
one.brussels-sp.a	Pascal Smet	Secretary of State for Urbanism, European and International Affairs, Foreign Trade, Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Assistance
Ecolo	Barbara Trachte	Secretary of State for Economic Transition and Research

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References

↑ vrtnws.be (21 April 2022). "Sophie Wilmès (MR) stopt voorlopig als minister door ziekte man, premier De Croo neemt Buitenlandse Zaken over" [Sophie Wilmès (MR) temporarily quits as Minister due to husband's illness, Prime Minister De Croo takes over Foreign Affairs].
↑ "Sophie Wilmès (MR) stopt definitief als minister van Buitenlandse Zaken door ziekte echtgenoot". VRT (in Dutch). 2022-07-14.
↑ vrtnws.be (27 June 2022). "CD&V verrast met nieuwe staatssecretaris voor Asiel en Migratie: wie is Nicole de Moor?" [CD&V surprises with choice for new Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration: who is Nicole de Moor?].
↑ vrtnws.be (18 November 2022). "Staatssecretaris Eva De Bleeker (Open VLD) neemt ontslag na nieuwe fouten in begroting, opvolger Alexia Bertrand stapt over van MR naar Open VLD" [Secretary of State Eva De Bleeker (Open VLD) resigns after new errors in budget, successor Alexia Bertrand comes over from MR to Open VLD].
↑ vrtnws.be (17 December 2022). "Caroline Gennez (Vooruit) vervangt Meryame Kitir als minister van Ontwikkelingssamenwerking" [Caroline Gennez (Vooruit) replaces Meryame Kitir as minister of Development Cooperation].
↑ vrtnws.be (26 April 2023). ""The situation is untenable": State Secretary Sarah Schlitz (Ecolo) resigns after fuss over use of personal logo" ["De situatie is onhoudbaar": Staatssecretaris Sarah Schlitz (Ecolo) neemt ontslag na heisa over gebruik persoonlijk logo] (in Dutch).
↑ vrtnws.be (2 May 2023). "Marie-Colline Leroy (Ecolo) legt eed af als staatssecretaris voor Gelijke Kansen" [Marie-Colline Leroy (Ecolo) sworn in as State Secretary of Equal Opportunities] (in Dutch).
↑ vrtnws.be (20 October 2023). "Minister van Justitie Vincent Van Quickenborne neemt ontslag in nasleep van aanslag in Brussel" [Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne resigns in aftermath of attack in Brussels] (in Dutch).
↑ vrtnws.be (22 October 2023). "Voormalig OCAD-topman Paul Van Tigchelt wordt de nieuwe minister van Justitie" [Former Threat Analysis Coordinating Body-head Paul Van Tigchelt becomes new Minister of Justice] (in Dutch).
↑ vrtnws.be (22 October 2023). "Oud-partijvoorzitter Gwendolyn Rutten (Open VLD) stopt met nationale politiek: "Respectloze behandeling door partijtop"" [Former party president Gwendolyn Rutten (Open VLD) stops with national politics: "Respectless treatment by head of party"] (in Dutch).

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[1] vrtnws.be (21 April 2022). "Sophie Wilmès (MR) stopt voorlopig als minister door ziekte man, premier De Croo neemt Buitenlandse Zaken over" [Sophie Wilmès (MR) temporarily quits as Minister due to husband's illness, Prime Minister De Croo takes over Foreign Affairs].

[2] "Sophie Wilmès (MR) stopt definitief als minister van Buitenlandse Zaken door ziekte echtgenoot". VRT (in Dutch). 2022-07-14.

[3] vrtnws.be (27 June 2022). "CD&V verrast met nieuwe staatssecretaris voor Asiel en Migratie: wie is Nicole de Moor?" [CD&V surprises with choice for new Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration: who is Nicole de Moor?].

[4] vrtnws.be (18 November 2022). "Staatssecretaris Eva De Bleeker (Open VLD) neemt ontslag na nieuwe fouten in begroting, opvolger Alexia Bertrand stapt over van MR naar Open VLD" [Secretary of State Eva De Bleeker (Open VLD) resigns after new errors in budget, successor Alexia Bertrand comes over from MR to Open VLD].

[5] vrtnws.be (17 December 2022). "Caroline Gennez (Vooruit) vervangt Meryame Kitir als minister van Ontwikkelingssamenwerking" [Caroline Gennez (Vooruit) replaces Meryame Kitir as minister of Development Cooperation].

[6] vrtnws.be (26 April 2023). ""The situation is untenable": State Secretary Sarah Schlitz (Ecolo) resigns after fuss over use of personal logo" ["De situatie is onhoudbaar": Staatssecretaris Sarah Schlitz (Ecolo) neemt ontslag na heisa over gebruik persoonlijk logo] (in Dutch).

[7] vrtnws.be (2 May 2023). "Marie-Colline Leroy (Ecolo) legt eed af als staatssecretaris voor Gelijke Kansen" [Marie-Colline Leroy (Ecolo) sworn in as State Secretary of Equal Opportunities] (in Dutch).

[8] vrtnws.be (20 October 2023). "Minister van Justitie Vincent Van Quickenborne neemt ontslag in nasleep van aanslag in Brussel" [Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne resigns in aftermath of attack in Brussels] (in Dutch).

[9] vrtnws.be (22 October 2023). "Voormalig OCAD-topman Paul Van Tigchelt wordt de nieuwe minister van Justitie" [Former Threat Analysis Coordinating Body-head Paul Van Tigchelt becomes new Minister of Justice] (in Dutch).

[10] vrtnws.be (22 October 2023). "Oud-partijvoorzitter Gwendolyn Rutten (Open VLD) stopt met nationale politiek: "Respectloze behandeling door partijtop"" [Former party president Gwendolyn Rutten (Open VLD) stops with national politics: "Respectless treatment by head of party"] (in Dutch).

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