Dehaene I government

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	- until March 22, 1995: Erik Derycke	- SP

Web links

Premier.be - Official website of the Belgian Prime Minister (multilingual)