Governor of Brussels-Capital
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The Governor of the Administrative Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital (French: Gouverneur de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Gouverneur van Brussel-Hoofdstad) has the responsibility to enforce laws concerned with public order in the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium
. The governor's powers are actually quite limited. Just as the Governors of the provinces of Belgium
he heads the coordination of all necessary actions and all emergency services during the provincial phase of a disaster on the territory of the Brussels-Capital Region.
The Governor of Brussels-Capital should be confused with neither the Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region
nor with the mayor of the City of Brussels, which is one of the 19 municipalities of Brussels
.
The regional government also appoints the Vice-Governor, who must have a considerable knowledge of both the French and the Dutch language
and who must ensure that the legislation regarding the use of languages is observed in Brussels.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The governor's powers are actually quite limited. Just as the Governors of the provinces of Belgium
Provinces of Belgium
Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each.The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Belgian Constitution...
he heads the coordination of all necessary actions and all emergency services during the provincial phase of a disaster on the territory of the Brussels-Capital Region.
The Governor of Brussels-Capital should be confused with neither the Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region
Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region
The Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region is the person leading the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region. The post is appointed for 5 years along with 4 ministers and 3 "state" secretaries...
nor with the mayor of the City of Brussels, which is one of the 19 municipalities of Brussels
Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region
The 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region are the political subdivisions of Belgium's central region...
.
The regional government also appoints the Vice-Governor, who must have a considerable knowledge of both the French and the Dutch language
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
and who must ensure that the legislation regarding the use of languages is observed in Brussels.
List of governors
- André Degroeve, 1 January 1995 – 30 April 1998
- Raymonde Dury, May 1998 – 13 November 1998
- Véronique Paulus de Châtelet, 22 December 1998 – 1 January 2009
- Hugo Nys (acting), 1 January 2009 – October 2010
- Jean Clément (acting), October 2010 –
External links
- Brussels-Capital Region. Centre d'Informatique pour la Région Bruxelloise (Brussels Regional Informatics Center)
- Official site, available in French and Dutch