The Committee on the Interior, General Affairs and the Civil Service , more commonly referred to as the Committee on the Interior, is a standing committee

Standing Committee

In the United States Congress, standing committees are permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules. . Because they have legislative jurisdiction, standing committees consider bills and issues and recommend measures for...

 of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. It is responsible for all matters related to the internal affairs

Interior minister

An interior ministry is a government ministry typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. The ministry is often headed by a minister of the interior or minister of home affairs...

 of Belgium

Belgium

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. The committee consists of 17 members and is currently chaired by Pieter De Crem

Pieter De Crem

Pieter Frans Norbert Jozef Raymond De Crem is a Belgian, Flemish politician and member of Christian Democratic and Flemish . He is the current Minister of Defense in the Belgian federal government. He has been a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 1995. He headed the CD&V...

 (CD&V

Christian Democratic and Flemish

The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...

/N-VA

New-Flemish Alliance

' is a Flemish right-wing political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. It is a conservative and liberal movement that promotes civic nationalism...

).

The Committee on the Interior will also be responsible for dealing with the Flemish

Flanders

Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...

 proposals to split up Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde

Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde

Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde is a Belgian electoral and judicial arrondissement in the center of the country, encompassing:* the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital Region, which coincides...

.

Membership

The following table shows the membership of the Committee on the Interior:

	Name	Party	Language group
	Josy Arens	Humanist Democratic Centre Humanist Democratic Centre The Humanist Democratic Centre is a Francophone Christian democratic political party in Belgium. The cdH currently participates in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Government of the French Community and the Walloon Government.- History :...	French language group
	Hans Bonte	Socialist Party – Different	Dutch language group
	Philippe Collard	Reformist Movement Reformist Movement The Reformist Movement is a French-speaking liberal political party in Belgium. The party was in coalition as part of the Leterme II Government, and was also part of the governing coalition in the Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region until the 2004 regional elections...	French language group
	Pieter De Crem Pieter De Crem Pieter Frans Norbert Jozef Raymond De Crem is a Belgian, Flemish politician and member of Christian Democratic and Flemish . He is the current Minister of Defense in the Belgian federal government. He has been a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 1995. He headed the CD&V... , Chair	Christian Democratic and Flemish Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...	Dutch language group
	Francois-Xavier de Donnea François-Xavier de Donnéa François Xavier Gustave Marie Joseph Corneille Hubert, Knight de Donnea de Hamoir is a Belgian politician and a former mayor of the City of Brussels and Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region....	Reformist Movement Reformist Movement The Reformist Movement is a French-speaking liberal political party in Belgium. The party was in coalition as part of the Leterme II Government, and was also part of the governing coalition in the Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region until the 2004 regional elections...	French language group
	Filip De Man Filip De Man Filip Emiel Julien De Man is a Flemish politician and journalist. He has an M.A. in philosophy and currently lives in Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant...	Vlaams Belang Vlaams Belang Vlaams Belang is a Belgian far-right political party in the Flemish Region and Brussels that advocates the independence of Flanders and strict limits on immigration, whereby immigrants would be obliged to adopt Flemish culture and language...	Dutch language group
	Carl Devlies	Christian Democratic and Flemish Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...	Dutch language group
	Bart De Wever Bart De Wever Bart Albert Liliane De Wever is a Belgian politician and since 2004 has been the president of the New Flemish Alliance , a Flemish party that strives for an independent Flanders in a united Europe. He has also been a member of the Flemish parliament since 2004...	New-Flemish Alliance New-Flemish Alliance ' is a Flemish right-wing political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. It is a conservative and liberal movement that promotes civic nationalism...	Dutch language group
	Michel Doomst	Christian Democratic and Flemish Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...	Dutch language group
	Jacqueline Galant, Deputy Chair	Reformist Movement Reformist Movement The Reformist Movement is a French-speaking liberal political party in Belgium. The party was in coalition as part of the Leterme II Government, and was also part of the governing coalition in the Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region until the 2004 regional elections...	French language group
	Karin Lalieux	Socialist Party Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party...	French language group
	Eric Thiébaut	Socialist Party Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party...	French language group
	Bart Tommelein	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats	Dutch language group
	Luk Van Biesen	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats	Dutch language group
	Ludwig Vandenhove	Socialist Party – Different	Dutch language group
	Tinne Van der Straeten Tinne Van der Straeten Tinne Van der Straeten is a Flemish politician. She is member of the party Groen!. From 2007 till 2010, she was a representative in the Belgian Chamber for the electoral arrondissement Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde...	Green! Green! Groen! is a Belgian green political party. Green! is the smallest Flemish party with a representation in the federal, regional or European parliament.-Before 1979:...	Dutch language group
	Linda Vissers Linda Vissers Linda Vissers is a member of the Flemish Parliament from the right-wing, separatist Vlaams Belang party of Belgium.-References:...	Vlaams Belang Vlaams Belang Vlaams Belang is a Belgian far-right political party in the Flemish Region and Brussels that advocates the independence of Flanders and strict limits on immigration, whereby immigrants would be obliged to adopt Flemish culture and language...	Dutch language group