Dehaene I government

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The Belgian government Dehaene I was in office from March 7, 1992 to June 23, 1995. On March 11, 1992 she received the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies and on March 13, 1992 that of the Senate . It consisted of fifteen ministers (including the prime minister) and a state secretary.

This first government, led by Jean-Luc Dehaene (CVP), consisted of Flemish and Francophone Christian Socials ( CVP and PSC ) and Socialists ( SP and PS ). The Dehaene I government is the successor to the Martens IX government under Wilfried Martens (CVP), which was also composed of Christian Socialists and Socialists. Even if the coalition was able to keep its majority, it suffered losses after the elections of November 24, 1991 and watched how Flanders in particular experienced a radical right-wing jolt with the election victory of Vlaams Blok .

During its tenure, the Dehaene I government made profound personnel changes several times. The following ministers left the government for another position: Philippe Moureaux (Mayor of Molenbeek ), his successor Bernard Anselme (Minister of the Walloon Region ), Laurette Onkelinx (Prime Minister of the French Community ), Mieke Offeciers-Van De Wiele (return to the private sector ), Freddy Willockx (Member of the European Parliament ), Willy Claes (Secretary General of NATO ), Louis Tobback (President of the SP ) and Jean-Maurice Dehousse (Mayor of Liège ). Some ministers were forced to step down for other reasons, said Leo Delcroix after he was accused of dubious financial operations. Above all, the resignations of Guy Coëme and later of Frank Vandenbroucke , both of whom were accused of corruption in the context of the so-called " Agusta affair " (bribes for armaments contracts), caused a sensation.

In the federal elections of May 21, 1995, the first in federal Belgium after the fourth state reform of 1993, the parties in the Dehaene I government were confirmed by voters despite the Agusta affair. Thereupon, on June 23, 1995, the successor government Dehaene II , which in turn was composed of Christian Socialists and Socialists, was sworn in.

composition

minister Surname Political party
prime minister Jean-Luc Dehaene CVP
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport and Public Enterprises Elio Di Rupo
until January 23, 1994: Guy Coëme
PS
PS
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs Erik Derycke
until March 22, 1995: Franck Vandenbroucke
until October 10, 1994: Willy Claes
SP
SP
SP
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Justice and Economic Affairs Melchior Wathelet PSC
Minister of Finance Philippe Maystadt PSC
Minister for Social Affairs Magda De Galan
until January 23, 1994: Bernard Anselme
until May 4, 1993: Philippe Moureaux
PS
PS
PS
Minister for Science Policy Michel Daerden
until December 23, 1994: Jean-Maurice Dehousse
PS
PS
Minister for Foreign Trade and European Affairs, attached to the Foreign Minister Robert Urbain PS
Minister for Pensions Marcel Colla
until July 18, 1994: Freddy Willockx
SP
SP
Minister of the Interior and Civil Service Johan Vande Lanotte
until October 10, 1994: Louis Tobback
SP
SP
Minister for Employment and Labor, responsible for gender equality policy Rent Smet CVP
Minister for SMEs and Agriculture André Bourgeois CVP
Minister for National Defense Karel Pinxten
until December 8, 1994: Leo Delcroix
CVP
CVP
Minister for Public Health, Environment and Social Inclusion Jacques Santkin
until January 23, 1994: Magda De Galan
until May 4, 1993: Laurette Onkelinx
PS
PS
PS
Minister for the Budget Herman Van Rompuy
until September 5, 1993: Mieke Offeciers-Van De Wiele
CVP
CVP
State Secretaries Surname Political party
State Secretary for Development Cooperation
Office dissolved on March 22, 1995
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until March 22, 1995: Erik Derycke
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SP

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