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 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

Timeline from 1831 till 1919


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from: 10/03/1831 till: 24/07/1831 color:independent text:"Lebeau I" fontsize:10
from: 24/07/1831 till: 20/10/1832 color:independent text:"de Muelenaere" fontsize:10
from: 20/10/1832 till: 04/08/1834 color:independent text:"Goblet d'Alviella—Rogier" fontsize:10
from: 04/08/1834 till: 18/04/1840 color:independent text:"de Theux de Meylandt I" fontsize:10
from: 18/04/1840 till: 13/04/1841 color:independent text:"Lebeau II" fontsize:10
from: 13/04/1841 till: 30/07/1845 color:independent text:"Nothomb" fontsize:10
from: 30/07/1845 till: 31/03/1846 color:independent text:"Van de Weyer" fontsize:10
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from: 12/08/1847 till: 31/10/1852 color:liberal text:"Rogier I" fontsize:10
from: 31/10/1852 till: 30/03/1855 color:liberal text:"de Brouckère" fontsize:10
from: 30/03/1855 till: 09/11/1857 color:independent text:"de Decker" fontsize:10
from: 09/11/1857 till: 03/01/1868 color:liberal text:"Rogier II" fontsize:10
from: 03/01/1868 till: 02/07/1870 color:liberal text:"Frère-Orban I" fontsize:10
from: 02/07/1870 till: 07/12/1871 color:catholic text:"d'Anethan" fontsize:10
from: 07/12/1871 till: 21/08/1874 color:catholic text:"de Theux de Meylandt " fontsize:10
from: 21/08/1874 till: 19/06/1878 color:catholic text:"Malou I" fontsize:10
from: 19/06/1878 till: 16/06/1884 color:liberal text:"Frère-Orban II" fontsize:10
from: 16/06/1884 till: 26/10/1884 color:catholic text:"Malou II" fontsize:10
from: 26/10/1884 till: 26/03/1894 color:catholic text:"Beernaert" fontsize:10
from: 26/03/1894 till: 25/02/1896 color:catholic text:"de Burlet" fontsize:10
from: 25/02/1896 till: 24/01/1899 color:catholic text:"de Smet de Naeyer I" fontsize:10
from: 24/01/1899 till: 05/08/1899 color:catholic text:"Vandenpeereboom" fontsize:10
from: 05/08/1899 till: 02/05/1907 color:catholic text:"de Smet de Naeyer II" fontsize:10
from: 02/05/1907 till: 31/12/1907 color:catholic text:"de Trooz" fontsize:10
from: 09/01/1908 till: 17/06/1911 color:catholic text:"Schollaert" fontsize:10
from: 17/06/1911 till: 01/06/1918 color:catholic text:"de Broqueville I" fontsize:10
from: 01/06/1918 till: 21/11/1918 color:catholic text:"Cooreman" fontsize:10

Prime Ministers (1918–present)

;Political parties
;;Christian Democrat
;;Liberal
;;Socialist

Timeline since 1918


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from: 21/11/1918 till: 20/11/1920 color:catholic text:"Delacroix I-II" fontsize:10
from: 20/11/1920 till: 16/12/1921 color:catholic text:"Carton de Wiart" fontsize:10
from: 16/12/1921 till: 17/06/1925 color:catholic text:"Theunis" fontsize:10
from: 13/05/1925 till: 17/06/1925 color:catholic text:"Van de Vyvere" fontsize:10
from: 17/06/1925 till: 20/05/1926 color:catholic text:"Poullet" fontsize:10
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from: 06/06/1931 till: 22/10/1932 color:catholic text:"Renkin" fontsize:10
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from: 20/11/1934 till: 25/03/1935 color:catholic text:"Theunis II" fontsize:10
from: 25/03/1935 till: 24/11/1937 color:catholic text:"Van Zeeland I-II" fontsize:10
from: 24/11/1937 till: 15/05/1938 color:liberal text:"Janson" fontsize:10
from: 15/05/1938 till: 22/02/1939 color:socialist text:"Spaak I" fontsize:10
from: 22/02/1939 till: 12/02/1945 color:catholic text:"Pierlot I-VI" fontsize:10
from: 12/02/1945 till: 13/03/1946 color:socialist text:"Van Acker I-II" fontsize:10
from: 13/03/1946 till: 31/03/1946 color:socialist text:"Spaak II" fontsize:10
from: 31/03/1946 till: 03/08/1946 color:socialist text:"Van Acker III" fontsize:10
from: 03/08/1946 till: 20/03/1947 color:socialist text:"Huysmans I" fontsize:10
from: 20/03/1947 till: 11/08/1949 color:socialist text:"Spaak III-IV" fontsize:10
from: 11/08/1949 till: 08/07/1950 color:catholic text:"G. Eyskens I" fontsize:10
from: 08/07/1950 till: 16/08/1950 color:catholic text:"Duvieusart" fontsize:10
from: 16/08/1950 till: 15/01/1952 color:catholic text:"Pholien I" fontsize:10
from: 15/01/1952 till: 23/04/1954 color:catholic text:"Van Houtte" fontsize:10
from: 23/04/1954 till: 26/07/1958 color:socialist text:"Van Acker IV" fontsize:10
from: 26/07/1958 till: 25/04/1961 color:catholic text:"G. Eyskens II-IV" fontsize:10
from: 25/04/1961 till: 28/07/1965 color:catholic text:"Lefèvre" fontsize:10
from: 28/07/1965 till: 19/03/1966 color:catholic text:"Harmel" fontsize:10
from: 19/03/1966 till: 17/06/1968 color:catholic text:"Vanden Boeynants I" fontsize:10
from: 17/06/1968 till: 26/01/1973 color:catholic text:"G. Eyskens V-VI" fontsize:10
from: 26/01/1973 till: 25/04/1974 color:socialist text:"Leburton I-II" fontsize:10
from: 25/04/1974 till: 20/10/1978 color:catholic text:"Tindemans I-II" fontsize:10
from: 20/10/1978 till: 03/04/1979 color:catholic text:"Vanden Boeynants II" fontsize:10
from: 03/04/1979 till: 06/04/1981 color:catholic text:"Martens I-IV" fontsize:10
from: 06/04/1981 till: 17/12/1981 color:catholic text:"M. Eyskens" fontsize:10
from: 17/12/1981 till: 07/03/1992 color:catholic text:"Martens V-IX" fontsize:10
from: 07/03/1992 till: 12/07/1999 color:catholic text:"Dehaene I-II" fontsize:10
from: 12/07/1999 till: 20/03/2008 color:liberal text:"Verhofstadt I-III" fontsize:10
from: 20/03/2008 till: 30/12/2008 color:catholic text:"Leterme I" fontsize:10
from: 30/12/2008 till: 25/11/2009 color:catholic text:"Van Rompuy" fontsize:10
from: 25/11/2009 till: 06/12/2011 color:catholic text:"Leterme II" fontsize:10
from: 06/12/2011 till: 11/10/2014 color:socialist text:"Di Rupo" fontsize:10
from: 11/10/2014 till: 27/09/2019 color:liberal text:"Michel I-II" fontsize:10
from: 27/10/2019 till: 29/06/2020 color:liberal text:"Wilmès I-II" fontsize:10

Living former Prime Ministers