Map indicating the language areas and provinces of Belgium. Provinces are marked by the thinner black lines.
  Dutch-speaking
  
  French-speaking
  German-speaking
  
  Bilingual FR/NL
Community:   Region:
Flemish   Flanders
French and Flemish   Brussels
French   Wallonia
German-speaking   Wallonia

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

Federal government

See also: Belgian Federal Parliament

The Belgian Federal Government is the executive branch of the whole Kingdom of Belgium.


Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister
Prime Minister
(from 22 April 2022 until 14 July 2022 also acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (replacing Sophie Wilmès))		1 October 2020Incumbent Open Vld
Deputy Prime Ministers
Minister of Economy and Employment1 October 2020Incumbent 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)		1 October 202014 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))		22 April 2022Incumbent MR
Minister of Mobility1 October 2020Incumbent Ecolo
Minister of Finance, in charge of the Coordination of the Fight against Fraud1 October 2020Incumbent 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))		1 October 2020Incumbent Vooruit
Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Telecommunication and Postal Services1 October 2020Incumbent Groen
Minister of Justice and the North Sea1 October 202020 October 2023 Open Vld
Minister of Justice and the North Sea22 October 2023Incumbent Open Vld
Ministers
Minister of the Small Businesses, Self-Employed, SMEs and Agriculture, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal1 October 202021 April 2022 MR
Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions15 July 2022Incumbent MR
Minister of Pensions and Social Integration, in charge of Persons with Disabilities, Combating Poverty and Beliris1 October 2020Incumbent PS
Minister of Defence1 October 2020Incumbent PS
Minister of Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal1 October 2020Incumbent Ecolo
Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal1 October 2020Incumbent CD&V
Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy
(absent from 19 October 2022 until 16 December 2022, replaced by colleague Vandenbroucke)		1 October 202016 December 2022 Vooruit
Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy17 December 2022Incumbent Vooruit
Minister of Energy1 October 2020Incumbent 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 [fr]
1 October 2020Incumbent 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		1 October 2020Incumbent MR
Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity
Deputy to the Minister of Mobility		1 October 202026 April 2023 Ecolo
Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity
Deputy to the Minister of Mobility		2 May 2023Incumbent 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		1 October 202027 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		28 June 2022Incumbent 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 202018 November 2022 Open Vld
Secretary of State for Budget and Consumer Protection
Deputy to the Minister of Justice and the North Sea
Alexia Bertrand [nl]
18 November 2022Incumbent Open Vld

Changes in composition


Changes


Composition 2019-

Government of the Brussels-Capital Region - Vervoort III
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



Flemish government

See also: Flemish Parliament

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

The coalition replaced the interim Homans Government, again consisting of the   N-VA (35 seats),   CD&V (19 seats) and   Open Vld (16 seats). In contrary to what was expected, the N-VA only has four ministers (instead of five), while CD&V has three (instead of only two). Finally, Open Vld has two ministers.

Flemish Government - Jambon 2019-current
Party Name Function
N-VA Jan Jambon Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Culture, Foreign Policy and Development Cooperation
CD&V Hilde Crevits (until May 17, 2022) Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Employment, Social Economy, Innovation and Agriculture
CD&V Hilde Crevits (from May 18, 2022) Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Welfare, Health and Family
Open Vld Bart Somers (until November 6, 2023) Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for the Interior, Administrative Affairs, Integration, and Equal Opportunities
Open Vld Gwendolyn Rutten (from November 7, 2023) Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for the Interior, Administrative Affairs, Integration, and Equal Opportunities
N-VA Ben Weyts Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Education, Animal Welfare, Brussels Periphery and Sport
N-VA Zuhal Demir Flemish Minister for Justice and Enforcement, Environment, Energy and Tourism
CD&V Wouter Beke (until May 12, 2022) Flemish Minister for Welfare, Health, Family and Poverty Reduction
CD&V Jo Brouns (from May 18, 2022) Flemish Minister for Economy, Employment, Social Economy, Innovation and Agriculture
N-VA Matthias Diependaele Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Housing and Immovable Heritage
Open Vld Lydia Peeters Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works
CD&V Benjamin Dalle Flemish Minister for Brussels, Media, Youth and Poverty Reduction (Poverty Reduction from May 18, 2022)

Government of the French Community

See also: Parliament of the French Community

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

Government of the French Community – Jeholet
Party Name Function
MR Pierre-Yves Jeholet (from 7 July 2023) Minister President and Minister of Intra-Belgian Relations, International and European Relations, Development Cooperation, Education for Social Promotion and Sports
MR Pierre-Yves Jeholet (until 7 July 2023) Minister President and Minister of Intra-Belgian Relations, International and European Relations and Development Cooperation
MR Françoise Bertieaux (from 7 July 2023) Minister of Higher Education, University Hospitals, Youthcare, Justice, Youth and the Promotion of Brussels
MR Valérie Glatigny (until 7 July 2023) Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, Youth and Sports
PS Caroline Désir Minister of Education
PS Frédéric Daerden Minister of Budget, Public Functions and Equal Rights
Ecolo Bénédicte Linard Minister of Culture, Media, Day-care and Women's Rights


Government of the German-speaking Community

See also: Parliament of the German-speaking Community

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

Following the 26 May 2019 election,   ProDG (6 seats), the   PS (4 seats) and   PFF (3 seats) parties continued their coalition of the previous five years.

Government of the German-speaking Community - Paasch II
Party Name Function
ProDG Oliver Paasch Minister-President; Minister of Local Government and Finances
PS Antonios Antoniadis (politician) Vice Minister-President; Minister of Health, Social Affairs, Spatial Development and Housing
PFF Isabelle Weykmans Minister of Sport, Employment and Media
ProDG Harald Mollers Minister of Education and Scientific Research

Walloon Government

See also: Parliament of Wallonia

The Walloon Government is the executive branch of Wallonia.

Walloon Government - Di Rupo III
Function Name Party
Minister-president Elio di Rupo PS
Vice-President; Minister of Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Equality Christie Morreale [fr] PS
Vice-President; Minister of Economy, Foreign Trade, Spatial Planning and Agriculture Willy Borsus MR
Minister of Local Government and Housing Pierre-Yves Dermagne (until 1st October 2020) PS
Christophe Collignon (from 1st October 2020)
Minister of Budget, Sports Infrastructure and Airports Jean-Luc Crucke [fr] (until 13 January 2022) MR
Adrien Dolimont [fr] (from 13 January 2022)
Minister of Civil Service Matters, Administrative Simplification, Child Benefits, Tourism, Heritage and Traffic Safety Valérie De Bue [fr] MR
Minister of Environment, Nature, Rural Renovation and Animal Welfare Céline Tellier [fr] Ecolo
Minister of Climate, Mobility, Infrastructure and Energy Philippe Henry Ecolo

Government of the Brussels-Capital Region

See also: Parliament 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.


See also

References

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  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).
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  15. ^ "Françoise Bertieaux (MR) vervangt Valérie Glatigny als minister in Franse Gemeenschapsregering" [Françoise Bertieaux (MR) replaces Valérie Glatigny as minister in government of the French Community]. VRT News (in Flemish). 7 July 2023.

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