List of Prime Ministers of Belgium
The following list shows all Prime Ministers of Belgium . The exact title was Chef du Cabinet from 1830 to 1918 ; the official name has only been Prime Minister since 1918.
Official | image | Taking office | Term of office | Political party |
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Étienne Constantin de Gerlache | ![]() |
February 27, 1831 | March 10, 1831 | Catholic |
Joseph Lebeau | ![]() |
March 28, 1831 | July 21, 1831 | Liberal |
Felix de Muelenaere | ![]() |
July 24, 1831 | October 20, 1832 | Catholic |
Albert Goblet d'Alviella | ![]() |
October 20, 1832 | 4th August 1834 | Liberal |
Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt | ![]() |
4th August 1834 | April 18, 1840 | Catholic |
Joseph Lebeau | ![]() |
April 18, 1840 | April 13, 1841 | Liberal |
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb | ![]() |
April 13, 1841 | July 30, 1845 | Liberal |
Sylvain van de Weyer | ![]() |
July 30, 1845 | March 31, 1846 | Liberal |
Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt | ![]() |
March 31, 1846 | August 12, 1847 | Catholic |
Charles Rogier | ![]() |
August 12, 1847 | October 31, 1852 | Liberal |
Henri de Brouckere | ![]() |
October 31, 1852 | March 30, 1855 | Liberal |
Pierre de Decker | ![]() |
March 30, 1855 | November 9, 1857 | Catholic |
Charles Rogier | ![]() |
November 9, 1857 | January 3, 1868 | Liberal |
Walthère Frère-Orban | ![]() |
January 3, 1868 | July 2, 1870 | Liberal |
Jules d'Anethan | ![]() |
July 2, 1870 | December 7, 1871 | Catholic |
Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt | ![]() |
December 7, 1871 | August 21, 1874 | Catholic |
Jules Malou | ![]() |
August 21, 1874 | June 19, 1878 | Catholic |
Walthère Frère-Orban | ![]() |
June 19, 1878 | June 16, 1884 | Liberal |
Jules Malou | ![]() |
June 16, 1884 | October 26, 1884 | Catholic |
Auguste Beernaert | ![]() |
October 26, 1884 | March 26, 1894 | Catholic |
Jules de Burlet | ![]() |
March 26, 1894 | February 25, 1896 | Catholic |
Paul de Smet de Naeyer | ![]() |
February 25, 1896 | January 24, 1899 | Catholic |
Jules Vandenpeereboom | ![]() |
January 24, 1899 | August 5, 1899 | Catholic |
Paul de Smet de Naeyer | ![]() |
August 5, 1899 | May 2, 1907 | Catholic |
Jules de Trooz | ![]() |
May 2, 1907 | December 31, 1907 | Catholic |
Frans Schollaert | ![]() |
January 9, 1908 | June 17, 1911 | Catholic |
Charles de Broqueville | ![]() |
June 17, 1911 | June 1, 1918 | Catholic |
Gerard Cooreman | ![]() |
June 1, 1918 | November 21, 1918 | Catholic |
Léon Delacroix | ![]() |
November 21, 1918 | November 20, 1920 | Catholic |
Henri Carton de Wiart | ![]() |
November 20, 1920 | December 16, 1921 | Catholic |
Georges Theunis | ![]() |
December 16, 1921 | May 13, 1925 | Catholic |
Aloys Vande Vyvere | ![]() |
May 13, 1925 | June 17, 1925 | Catholic |
Prosper Poullet | ![]() |
June 17, 1925 | May 20, 1926 | Catholic |
Henri Jaspar | ![]() |
May 20, 1926 | June 6, 1931 | Catholic |
Jules Renkin | ![]() |
June 6, 1931 | October 22, 1932 | Catholic |
Charles de Broqueville | ![]() |
October 22, 1932 | November 20, 1934 | Catholic |
Georges Theunis | ![]() |
November 20, 1934 | March 25, 1935 | Catholic |
Paul van Zeeland | ![]() |
March 25, 1935 | November 24, 1937 | Catholic |
Paul-Émile Janson | ![]() |
November 24, 1937 | May 15, 1938 | Liberal |
Paul-Henri Spaak | ![]() |
May 15, 1938 | February 22, 1939 | BWP-POB |
Hubert Pierlot | ![]() |
February 22, 1939 | February 12, 1945 | Catholic |
Achille Van Acker | ![]() |
February 12, 1945 | March 13, 1946 | BSP-PSB |
Paul-Henri Spaak | ![]() |
March 13, 1946 | March 31, 1946 | BSP-PSB |
Achille Van Acker | ![]() |
March 31, 1946 | August 3, 1946 | BSP-PSB |
Camille Huysmans | ![]() |
August 3, 1946 | March 20, 1947 | BSP-PSB |
Paul-Henri Spaak | ![]() |
March 20, 1947 | August 11, 1949 | BSP-PSB |
Gaston Eyskens | ![]() |
August 11, 1949 | June 8, 1950 | PSC-CVP |
Jean Duvieusart | ![]() |
June 8, 1950 | August 16, 1950 | PSC-CVP |
Joseph Pholien | ![]() |
August 16, 1950 | January 15, 1952 | PSC-CVP |
Jean Van Houtte | ![]() |
January 15, 1952 | April 23, 1954 | PSC-CVP |
Achille Van Acker | ![]() |
April 23, 1954 | June 26, 1958 | BSP-PSB |
Gaston Eyskens | ![]() |
June 26, 1958 | April 25, 1961 | PSC-CVP |
Théo Lefèvre | ![]() |
April 25, 1961 | July 28, 1965 | PSC-CVP |
Pierre Harmel | July 28, 1965 | March 19, 1966 | PSC-CVP | |
Paul Vanden Boeynants | ![]() |
March 19, 1966 | 17th July 1968 | PSC-CVP |
Gaston Eyskens | ![]() |
17th July 1968 | January 26, 1973 | CVP |
Edmond Leburton | ![]() |
January 26, 1973 | April 25, 1974 | BSP-PSB |
Leo Tindemans | ![]() |
April 25, 1974 | October 20, 1978 | CVP |
Paul Vanden Boeynants | ![]() |
October 20, 1978 | April 3, 1979 | PSC |
Wilfried Martens | ![]() |
April 3, 1979 | March 31, 1981 | CVP |
Mark Eyskens | ![]() |
March 31, 1981 | 17th December 1981 | CVP |
Wilfried Martens | ![]() |
17th December 1981 | March 7, 1992 | CVP |
Jean-Luc Dehaene | ![]() |
March 7, 1992 | July 12, 1999 | CVP |
Guy Verhofstadt | ![]() |
July 12, 1999 | March 20, 2008 | VLD |
Yves Leterme | ![]() |
March 20, 2008 | December 30, 2008 | CD&V |
Herman Van Rompuy | ![]() |
December 30, 2008 | November 25, 2009 | CD&V |
Yves Leterme | ![]() |
November 25, 2009 | December 6, 2011 | CD&V |
Elio Di Rupo | ![]() |
December 6, 2011 | October 11, 2014 | PS |
Charles Michel | ![]() |
October 11, 2014 | October 27, 2019 | MR |
Sophie Wilmès | ![]() |
October 27, 2019 | officiating | MR |
Timeline (from 1918)
