List of prime ministers of Belgium

The prime minister of Belgium (; ; ) or the premier of Belgium is the head of the federal government in the Kingdom of Belgium.

Although leaders of Government (French: ) had been appointed since the independence of the country, until 1918 the king often presided over the Council of Ministers, so the modern era of the "premiership" started after World War I with Léon Delacroix. The political importance of the king of the Belgians has decreased over time, whereas the position of prime minister has gradually become more important.

Chiefs of government (1831–1918) Political parties

N°Portrait Name Term of officePolitical Party Election Cabinet Monarch of Belgium Took office Left office Time in office1 Étienne Constantin de Gerlache 27 February 1831 10 March 1831 Independent (Confessional) 1830De Gerlache rowspan="2" 2 Joseph Lebeau 10 March 1831 24 July 1831 Independent (Liberal) —Lebeau I Leopold I3 Félix de Muelenaere 24 July 1831 20 October 1832 Independent (Confessional)1831De Mûelenaere4 Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella 20 October 1832 4 August 1834 Independent (Liberal)1833Goblet d'Alviella—Rogier5 Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt 4 August 1834 18 April 1840 Independent (Confessional)183518371839De Theux de Meylandt I6 Joseph Lebeau 18 April 1840 13 April 1841 Independent (Liberal) —Lebeau II7 Jean-Baptiste Nothomb 13 April 1841 30 July 1845 Independent (Liberal)18411843Nothomb8 Sylvain Van de Weyer 30 July 1845 31 March 1846 Independent (Liberal)1845Van de Weyer9 Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt 31 March 1846 12 August 1847 Independent (Confessional) —De Theux de Meylandt II10 Charles Rogier 12 August 1847 31 October 1852 Liberal Party 184718481850Rogier I 11 Henri de Brouckère 31 October 1852 30 March 1855 Liberal Party 18521854De Brouckère 12 Pierre de Decker 30 March 1855 9 November 1857 Independent (Confessional)18551856De Decker 13 Charles Rogier 9 November 1857 3 January 1868 Liberal Party 1857185918611863186418661867Rogier II Leopold II14 Walthère Frère-Orban 3 January 1868 2 July 1870 Liberal Party1868Frère-Orban I 15 Jules d'Anethan 2 July 1870 7 December 1871 Catholic Party18701870D'Anethan 16 Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt 7 December 1871 21 August 1874 Catholic Party18721874Malou I 17 Jules Malou 21 August 1874 19 June 1878 Catholic Party187618 Walthère Frère-Orban 19 June 1878 16 June 1884 Liberal Party187818801882Frère-Orban II 19 Jules Malou 16 June 1884 26 October 1884 Catholic Party1884Malou II 20 Auguste Beernaert 26 October 1884 26 March 1894 Catholic Party1886188818901892Beernaert 21 Jules de Burlet 26 March 1894 25 February 1896 Catholic Party1894De Burlet 22 Paul de Smet de Naeyer 25 February 1896 24 January 1899 Catholic Party18961898De Smet de Naeyer I 23 Jules Vandenpeereboom 24 January 1899 5 August 1899 Catholic Party —Vandenpeereboom 24 Paul de Smet de Naeyer 5 August 1899 2 May 1907 Catholic Party1900190219041906De Smet de Naeyer II 25 Jules de Trooz 2 May 1907 31 December 1907 Catholic Party —De Trooz 26 Frans Schollaert 9 January 1908 17 June 1911 Catholic Party 19081910Schollaert Albert I27 Charles de Broqueville 17 June 1911 18 January 1916 Catholic Party19121914De Broqueville I(in exile, 1914–1918) (until 1916) (from 1916) 18 January 1916 1 June 1918 —28 Gérard Cooreman 1 June 1918 21 November 1918 Catholic Party —Cooreman

Prime ministers (1918–present) Political parties Christian democrat

Liberal

Socialist

Flemish nationalist

N°Portrait Name Term of officePolitical Party Election Cabinet Monarch of Belgium Took office Left office Time in office29 Léon Delacroix 21 November 1918 2 December 1919 Catholic Party —Delacroix I Albert I 2 December 1919 20 November 1920 1919Delacroix II30 Henry Carton de Wiart 20 November 1920 16 December 1921Catholic Party —Carton de Wiart 31 Georges Theunis 16 December 1921 13 May 1925Catholic Party 1921Theunis I 32 Aloys Van de Vyvere 13 May 1925 17 June 1925 Catholic Party 1925Van de Vyvere 33 Prosper Poullet 17 June 1925 20 May 1926 Catholic Party —Poullet—Vandervelde 34 Henri Jaspar 20 May 1926 22 November 1927Catholic Party —Jaspar I 22 November 1927 6 June 1931 1929Jaspar II 35 Jules Renkin 6 June 1931 22 October 1932Catholic Party —Renkin 36 Charles de Broqueville 22 October 1932 20 November 1934Catholic Party 1932De Broqueville II Leopold III37 Georges Theunis 20 November 1934 25 March 1935 Catholic Party —Theunis II 38 Paul van Zeeland 25 March 1935 13 June 1936Catholic Party —Van Zeeland I 13 June 1936 24 November 1937 1936Van Zeeland II 39 Paul-Émile Janson 24 November 1937 15 May 1938 Liberal Party —Janson 40 Paul-Henri Spaak 15 May 1938 22 February 1939 Belgian Labour Party —Spaak I 41 Hubert Pierlot 22 February 1939 16 April 1939 Catholic Party 1939Pierlot I 16 April 1939 3 September 1939 —Pierlot II 3 September 1939 28 May 1940 —Pierlot III 28 May 1940 27 September 1944 —Pierlot IV(in exile) 27 September 1944 12 December 1944 —Pierlot V 12 December 1944 12 February 1945 —Pierlot VI 42 Achille Van Acker 12 February 1945 2 August 1945 Belgian Socialist Party —Van Acker I 2 August 1945 13 March 1946Van Acker II 43 Paul-Henri Spaak 13 March 1946 31 March 1946 Belgian Socialist Party 1946Spaak II 44 Achille Van Acker 31 March 1946 3 August 1946 Belgian Socialist Party —Van Acker III 45 Camille Huysmans 3 August 1946 20 March 1947 Belgian Socialist Party —Huysmans 46 Paul-Henri Spaak 20 March 1947 27 November 1948Belgian Socialist Party —Spaak III 27 November 1948 11 August 1949Spaak IV 47 Gaston Eyskens 11 August 1949 8 June 1950 Christian Social Party 1949G.Eyskens I 48 Jean Duvieusart 8 June 1950 16 August 1950 Christian Social Party 1950Duvieusart 49 Joseph Pholien 16 August 1950 15 January 1952 Christian Social Party —Pholien Baudouin50 Jean Van Houtte 15 January 1952 23 April 1954 Christian Social Party —Van Houtte 51 Achille Van Acker 23 April 1954 26 June 1958 Belgian Socialist Party 1954Van Acker IV 52 Gaston Eyskens 26 June 1958 6 November 1958 Christian Social Party 1958G.Eyskens II 6 November 1958 3 September 1960 —G.Eyskens III 3 September 1960 25 April 1961 —G.Eyskens IV 53 Théo Lefèvre 25 April 1961 28 July 1965 Christian Social Party 1961Lefèvre 54 Pierre Harmel 28 July 1965 19 March 1966 Christian Social Party 1965Harmel 55 Paul Vanden Boeynants 19 March 1966 17 July 1968 Christian Social Party —Vanden Boeynants I 56 Gaston Eyskens 17 July 1968 20 January 1972 Christian People's Party 1968G.Eyskens V 20 January 1972 26 January 1973 1971G.Eyskens VI 57 Edmond Leburton 26 January 1973 23 October 1973 Belgian Socialist Party —Leburton I 23 October 1973 25 April 1974Leburton II 58 Leo Tindemans 25 April 1974 3 June 1977 Christian People's Party 1974Tindemans I 3 June 1977 20 October 1978 1977Tindemans II 59 Paul Vanden Boeynants 20 October 1978 3 April 1979 Christian Social Party —Vanden Boeynants II 60 Wilfried Martens 3 April 1979 23 January 1980 Christian People's Party 1978Martens I 23 January 1980 18 May 1980 —Martens II 18 May 1980 22 October 1980 —Martens III 22 October 1980 31 March 1981 —Martens IV 61 Mark Eyskens 31 March 1981 17 December 1981 Christian People's Party —M.Eyskens 62 Wilfried Martens 17 December 1981 28 November 1985 Christian People's Party 1981Martens V 28 November 1985 21 October 1987 1985Martens VI 21 October 1987 9 May 1988 1987Martens VII 9 May 1988 29 September 1991 —Martens VIII 29 September 1991 7 March 1992 1991Martens IX 63 Jean-Luc Dehaene 7 March 1992 21 May 1995 Christian People's Party —Dehaene I Albert II 21 May 1995 12 July 1999 1995Dehaene II 64 Guy Verhofstadt 12 July 1999 12 July 2003 Flemish Liberals and Democrats 1999Verhofstadt I 12 July 2003 21 December 2007 2003Verhofstadt II 21 December 2007 20 March 2008 Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats 2007Verhofstadt III 65 Yves Leterme 20 March 2008 30 December 2008 Christian Democratic and Flemish —Leterme I 66 Herman Van Rompuy 30 December 2008 25 November 2009 daysChristian Democratic and Flemish —Van Rompuy 67 Yves Leterme 25 November 2009 6 December 2011 Christian Democratic and Flemish —Leterme II 68 Elio Di Rupo 6 December 2011 11 October 2014 Socialist Party 2010Di Rupo Philippe69 Charles Michel 11 October 2014 21 December 2018 Reformist Movement 2014Michel I 21 December 2018 27 October 2019 —Michel II 70 Sophie Wilmès 27 October 2019 17 March 2020 Reformist Movement —Wilmès I 17 March 2020 1 October 2020 2019Wilmès II 71 Alexander De Croo 1 October 2020 3 February 2025 Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats —De Croo 72Bart De Wever 3 February 2025 incumbent New Flemish Alliance2024De Wever

Timeline

Lifespan timeline

See also List of Belgian monarchs List of prime ministers of Belgium by political affiliation List of prime ministers of Belgium by time in office

References

List of prime ministers of Belgium

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