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1800s
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Office Entered | Office Left | Party |
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| Jules d'Anethan Jules d'Anethan Jules Joseph, Baron d'Anethan was an Belgian Catholic Party politician.After serving as minister for Justice and Religion, D'Anethan was named the 12th Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Affairs by King Leopold II on 2 July 1870... |
23 April 1803 | 8 October 1888 | 1870 | 1871 | PC Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections... |
| Guillaume d'Aspremont Lynden | 14 October 1815 | 6 September 1889 | 1871 | 1878 | PC Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections... |
| Walthère Frère-Orban | 24 April 1812 | 1 January 1896 | 1878 | 1884 | LP Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded... |
| Alphonse de Moreau | 8 March 1840 | 2 August 1911 | 1884 | 1884 | PC Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections... |
| Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay | 9 October 1836 | 29 March 1892 | 1884 | 1892 | PC Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections... |
| Henri de Mérode-Westerloo | 28 December 1858 | 13 July 1908 | 1892 | 1895 | PC Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections... |
| Jules de Burlet Jules de Burlet Jules Philippe Marie de Burlet was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.Born in Ixelles, de Burlet was educated as a lawyer. He practised law in Nivelles, where he made his home, and he served as mayor of the town from 1872 to 1891.From 1884 he represented the Nivelles constituency in the Belgian... |
10 April 1844 | 1 March 1897 | 1895 | 1896 | PC Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections... |
| Paul de Favereau | 15 January 1856 | 26 September 1922 | 1896 | 1907 | PC Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections... |
1900s
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Office Entered | Office Left | Party |
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| Julien Davignon | 3 December 1854 | 12 March 1916 | 1907 | 1916 | PSC-CVP Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
| Eugène Beyens | 24 March 1855 | 3 January 1934 | 1916 | 1917 | PSC-CVP Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
| Charles de Broqueville Charles de Broqueville Charles Marie Pierre Albert, Count de Broqueville was the 20th Prime Minister of Belgium, serving during World War I. He was born in Postel, Belgium. He was the leader of Belgium's Catholic Party, and he served as prime minister between 1911 and 1918... |
4 December 1860 | 5 September 1940 | 1917 | 1918 | PSC-CVP Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
| Paul Hymans Paul Hymans Paul Louis Adrien Henri Hymans , was a Belgian politician associated with the Liberal Party. He was the first President of the League of Nations, and served again as its president in 1932-33.... |
23 March 1865 | 8 March 1941 | 1918 | 1920 | LP Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded... |
| Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.Jaspar was born in Schaerbeek and trained as a lawyer. He represented Liège as a Catholic in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1919 until 1936. He helped create the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union in 1921, and served as the 27th... |
28 July 1870 | 15 February 1939 | 1920 | 1924 | PSC-CVP Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
| Paul Hymans | 23 March 1865 | 8 March 1941 | 1924 | 1925 | LP Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded... |
| Emile Vandervelde Emile Vandervelde thumb|upright|Emile VanderveldeEmile Vandervelde was a Belgian statesman, born at Ixelles. He studied law at the Free University of Brussels and became doctor of laws in 1885 and doctor of social science in 1888.-Activities:Vandervelde became a member of the Parti Ouvrier... |
25 January 1866 | 27 December 1938 | 1925 | 1927 | BWP Belgian Labour Party The Belgian Labour Party, called Belgische Werkliedenpartij in Dutch and Parti Ouvrier Belge in French, was the first socialist party in Belgium, founded in 1885.-History:... |
| Paul Hymans | 23 March 1865 | 8 March 1941 | 1927 | 1934 | LP Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded... |
| Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.Jaspar was born in Schaerbeek and trained as a lawyer. He represented Liège as a Catholic in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1919 until 1936. He helped create the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union in 1921, and served as the 27th... |
28 July 1870 | 15 February 1939 | 1934 | 1934 | PSC-CVP Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
| Paul Hymans | 23 March 1865 | 8 March 1941 | 1934 | 1935 | LP Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded... |
| Paul Van Zeeland Paul van Zeeland Paul Guillaume van Zeeland was a Belgian lawyer, economist, Catholic politician and statesman born in Soignies.... |
11 November 1893 | 22 September 1973 | 1935 | 1936 | PSC-CVP Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
| Paul-Henri Spaak Paul-Henri Spaak Paul Henri Charles Spaak was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman.-Early life:Paul-Henri Spaak was born on 25 January 1899 in Schaerbeek, Belgium, to a distinguished Belgian family. His grandfather, Paul Janson was an important member of the Liberal Party... |
25 January 1899 | 31 July 1972 | 1939 | 1949 | PSB-BSP Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
| Paul Van Zeeland | 11 November 1893 | 22 September 1973 | 1949 | 1954 | PSC-CVP Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
| Paul-Henri Spaak | 25 January 1899 | 31 July 1972 | 1954 | 1957 | PSB-BSP Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
| Victor Larock Victor Larock Victor Larock was a Belgian socialist politician. At the time of the liberation from Nazi German occupation he was editor of Le Peuple. By 1954 he was Minister of Foreign Trade... |
6 October 1904 | 24 April 1977 | 1957 | 1958 | PSB-BSP Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
| Pierre Wigny | 18 April 1905 | 21 September 1986 | 1958 | 1961 | PSC-CVP Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
| Paul-Henri Spaak | 25 January 1899 | 31 July 1972 | 1961 | 1966 | PSB-BSP Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
| Pierre Harmel Pierre Harmel Pierre Charles José Marie Harmel, from 1991 Count Harmel was a Belgian lawyer, Christian Democratic politician and diplomat... |
16 March 1911 | 15 November 2009 | 1966 | 1973 | PSC-CVP Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
| Renaat Van Elslande Renaat Van Elslande Renaat Antoon Joseph Van Elslande was a Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams politician who had been culture minister and foreign minister.... |
21 January 1916 | 21 December 2000 | 1973 | 1977 | CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... |
| Henri Simonet Henri Simonet Henri François Simonet was a Belgian politician.Born in Brussels, Henri Simonet studied law and economics at the ULB and then went to Columbia University as CRB Graduate Fellow. Simonet began his political life as a member of the Socialist Party . He served as mayor of Anderlecht between 1966 and... |
10 May 1931 | 15 February 1996 | 1977 | 1980 | PS 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... |
| Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb Baron Charles-Ferdinand N.M.P. Nothomb is a French speaking Belgian politician.He is a member of the Humanist Democratic Centre . He served as Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1980 until 1981... |
3 May 1936 | 1980 | 1981 | PSC | |
| Leo Tindemans | 16 April 1922 | 1981 | 1989 | CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... |
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| Mark Eyskens Mark Eyskens Marc Maria Frans, Viscount Eyskens , known as Mark Eyskens , is a Belgian economist and politician in the Christian People's Party , now called Christian Democratic and Flemish, and briefly served as Prime Minister of Belgium in 1981.-Background:He was born in Leuven, the son of Gaston Eyskens, and... |
29 April 1933 | 1989 | 1992 | CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... |
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| Willy Claes Willy Claes Willem Werner Hubert "Willy" Claes was the eighth Secretary General of NATO and a Belgian politician. He was a member of the Flemish Socialist Party.... |
24 November 1938 | 1992 | 1994 | SP Socialist Party - Different ' is a Flemish social-democratic party in Belgium. It was formerly known as the Socialistische Partij , which in turn had branched off from the Belgian Socialist Party, itself formed by former members of the Belgian Labour Party.-1978-now:The party was the big winner in the 2003 election, running... |
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| Frank Vandenbroucke | 21 October 1955 | 10 October 1994 | 22 March 1995 | SP Socialistische Partij Socialistische Partij may refer toNetherlands parties:* Socialist Party * Socialist Party Belgian parties:* Socialist Party - Different* Socialist Party... |
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| Erik Derycke | 28 October 1949 | 22 March 1995 | 12 July 1999 | SP Socialistische Partij Socialistische Partij may refer toNetherlands parties:* Socialist Party * Socialist Party Belgian parties:* Socialist Party - Different* Socialist Party... |
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| Louis Michel Louis Michel Louis H. O. Ch. Michel is a Belgian politician. He served in the government of Belgium as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2004 and was European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid from 2004 to 2009. Since 2009, he has been a Member of the European Parliament... |
2 September 1947 | 12 July 1999 | 18 July 2004 | PRL, MR Liberal Reformist Party The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968... |
2000s
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Office Entered | Office Left | Party |
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| Karel De Gucht Karel De Gucht Karel Lodewijk Georgette Emmerence De Gucht is a Belgian politician who has been the European Commissioner for Trade since 2010... |
27 January 1954 | 18 July 2004 | 17 July 2009 | VLD Flemish Liberals and Democrats ' , commonly known as Open VLD and also simply as the VLD, is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium, created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress and a few other politicians from other parties. The party led the government for three cabinets under Guy Verhofstadt from 1999... |
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| Yves Leterme Yves Leterme Yves Camille Désiré Leterme is a Flemish Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party , and the 48th Prime Minister of Belgium.Leterme was the Prime Minister of Belgium from March 2008 to December 2008... |
6 October 1960 | 17 July 2009 | 25 November 2009 | CD&V | |
| Steven Vanackere Steven Vanackere Steven Vanackere, born 4 February 1964 in Wevelgem, Belgium, is a Flemish politician, member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party . He holds the portfolios of Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reform in the Leterme II Government... |
4 February 1964 | 25 November 2009 | Present | CD&V |