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List of governments in Belgium

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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

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

Portfolio Minister Took Office Left Office Party
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Prime Minister
Prime minister of Belgium Bart De Wever 3 February 2025 Incumbent N-VA
Deputy Prime Ministers
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance, Pensions, National Lottery and Federal Culture Institutions Jan Jambon 3 February 2025 Incumbent N-VA

Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Labour, Economy and Agriculture

David Clarinval 3 February 2025 Incumbent MR
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation Maxime Prévot 3 February 2025 Incumbent LE

Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Health and Social Affairs

Frank Vandenbroucke 3 February 2025 Incumbent Vooruit
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Budget Vincent Van Peteghem 3 February 2025 Incumbent CD&V
Ministers
Minister of Defence and Foreign Trade Theo Francken 3 February 2025 Incumbent N-VA
Minister of Asylum, Migration, Integration and Urban policy Anneleen Van Bossuyt 3 February 2025 Incumbent
Minister of the Interior and in charge of Beliris Bernard Quintin 3 February 2025 Incumbent MR
Minister of the Middle class, Self-Employed and SMEs Eléonore Simonet 3 February 2025 Incumbent
Minister of Energy Mathieu Bihet 3 February 2025 Incumbent
Minister of Mobility and Climate Jean-Luc Crucke 3 February 2025 Incumbent LE
Minister of Public Modernisation Vanessa Matz 3 February 2025 Incumbent
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Social Fraud, and Equal Opportunities Rob Beenders 3 February 2025 Incumbent Vooruit
Minister of Justice Annelies Verlinden 3 February 2025 Incumbent CD&V

Flemish government

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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

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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

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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

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The Walloon Government is the executive branch of Wallonia.

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

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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-

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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



See also

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