Government of Di Rupo

The Belgian government of Di Rupo (sometimes also the government of Di Rupo I ) was in office from December 6, 2011 to October 11, 2014. On December 10, 2011 she received the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies . It consisted of thirteen ministers (including prime ministers) and six state secretaries. In addition, a government commissioner was appointed on September 21, 2013.

This federal government , led by Elio Di Rupo (PS) , was made up of the Walloon and Flemish Socialists ( PS and sp.a ), the Flemish and Walloon Christian Democrats ( CD&V and cdH ) and the Flemish and French-speaking liberals ( Open VLD and MR ), what in Belgium is understood as " tripartite ", as a coalition of the three big old parties or their two regional successors.

Elio Di Rupo was the first Walloon and first Socialist Prime Minister of Belgium since Edmond Leburton (PS) (January 1973 to April 1974) and the first Francophone Prime Minister since Paul Vanden Boeynants (PSC) in 1978.

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The Di Rupo government was appointed by King Albert II after the new federal elections on June 13, 2010 and the subsequent national crisis of over 541 days ; it followed the Leterme II government under Yves Leterme (CD&V). The reason for the failure of the Leterme II government was the conflict surrounding the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde constituency (BHV). After the polls, there were various attempts to form a government with the Flemish national N-VA , the big election winner in Flanders . These failed, however, after no agreement could be found either on the level of the planned state reform with a view to strengthening the communities and regions or the federal austerity budget. The Flemish and Walloon Socialists, Christian Democrats, Liberals and Greens ( Ecolo and Groen! ) Therefore agreed without the N-VA on September 15 to split BHV and on October 4, 2011 on the overall package of the sixth state reform. The Greens were not invited to the negotiations that began afterwards to form a federal government and to draw up an austerity budget that was necessary in the context of the financial and euro crisis . On December 1, 2011 (a few days after the rating agency Standard & Poor’s lowered Belgium's rating from AA + to AA with a negative outlook), a coalition was finally formed.

composition

Office	Surname		Political party
prime minister		Elio Di Rupo		PS
Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs		Didier Reynders		MR
Deputy Prime Minister Economy, Consumers and the North Sea		Johan Vande Lanotte		spa
Vice Prime Minister Interior and Equal Opportunities		Melchior Wathelet until July 22, 2014: Joëlle Milquet		cdH cdH
Deputy Prime Minister Social Affairs and Health entrusted with the administration of BELIRIS and the federal cultural institutions from September 15, 2014: entrusted with social affairs, families, the disabled, occupational risks and science		Laurette Onkelinx		PS
Deputy Prime Minister Pensions		Alexander De Croo until October 18, 2012: Vincent Van Quickenborne		Open VLD Open VLD
Deputy Prime Minister Defense until March 5, 2013: Minister of Defense		Pieter De Crem		CD&V
Medium-sized businesses, SMEs, the self-employed and agriculture		Sabine Laruelle		MR
Justice responsible for asylum policy, immigration and social integration until July 25, 2014: Minister of Justice		Maggie De Block until July 25, 2014: Annemie Turtelboom		Open VLD Open VLD
Budget and administrative simplification		Olivier Chastel		MR
job		Monica De Coninck		spa
Public Enterprises and Development Cooperation with Big Cities mandated until January 17, 2013: Minister for Public Enterprises, Science and Development Cooperation, mandated with the big cities		Jean-Pascal Labille until January 17, 2013: Paul Magnette		PS PS
Finance entrusted to the public service until March 5, 2013: Minister of Finance and Sustainable Development, entrusted with the public service		Koen Geens until March 5, 2013: Steven Vanackere		CD&V CD&V
State Secretaries	Surname		Political party
Environment, energy, mobility and institutional reforms		Catherine Fonck until July 22, 2014: Melchior Wathelet		cdH cdH
Social affairs, families, the disabled and science entrusted with occupational risks until January 17, 2013: State Secretary for social affairs, families and the disabled, entrusted with occupational risks; Office dissolved on September 15, 2014		- until September 15, 2014: Philippe Courard		- PS
Institutional reforms, building management and sustainable development until March 5, 2013: State Secretary for institutional reforms and for building management		Servais Verherstraeten		CD&V
Asylum Policy, Immigration and Social Integration Office dissolved on July 25, 2014		- until July 25, 2014: Maggie De Block		- Open VLD
Public administration and modernization of the public service		Hendrik Bogaert		CD&V
Combating social and tax fraud		John Crombez		spa
Government commissioners	Surname		Political party
Government Commissioner, assigned to the Minister for Public Enterprises, new office from 21 September 2013		Jean-Pierre Hansen		-

Changes

As a result of the municipal and provincial elections on October 14, 2012, there was a change in government: Vice Prime Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD) left the government after accepting the office of mayor in Kortrijk ( Alexander De Croo became his successor). Paul Magnette became mayor in Charleroi and chaired the PS in January 2013 ; his successor in the government was Jean-Pascal Labille . On March 5, 2013, Treasury Secretary Steven Vanackere submitted his resignation due to a suspected tax scandal of the Christian labor movement ( Algemeen Christelijk Werknemersverbond - ACW), with which he was close. Koen Geens was appointed as his successor . On September 21, 2013, Jean-Pierre Hansen was appointed government commissioner to initiate structural reform of the NMBS / SNCB .

The Di Rupo government ended the legislative period that had begun without any major incident. In the federal elections on May 25, 2014 , the N-VA emerged as the big winner on the Flemish side, while the PS suffered slight losses in the French-speaking part of the country, but remained the first francophone party; the MR, however, could improve slightly. Since the formation of a new government in the communities and regions took place faster than at the federal level, the Di Rupo government, which has only acted provisionally since the elections, experienced further personnel changes: Joëlle Milquet (cdH) became Minister of Education in France on July 22, 2014 Community elected and replaced in the federal government by the previous State Secretary Melchior Wathelet , who in turn handed over his responsibilities to Catherine Fonck . Justice Minister Annemie Turtelboom (Open VLD) became Flemish Minister of Finance and Budget and then gave up her place in the federal government for Maggie De Block . On September 15, 2014, Philippe Courard (PS) resigned from his post as State Secretary to take over the chairmanship of the PS group in the Walloon Parliament; Laurette Onkelinx took over his responsibilities .

The End

In the federal elections on May 25, 2014 , the N-VA and CD&V on the Flemish side and the MR on the Francophone side emerged victorious. The PS and the cdH, on the other hand, incurred slight losses. When the possibility of a coalition of N-VA, CD&V, Open VLD and MR became apparent, the king commissioned the tandem Charles Michel (MR) and Kris Peeters (CD&V) to form a government on July 22, 2014. An agreement was reached on October 7, 2014 after around two and a half months of negotiations, so that the Di Rupo government was replaced by the Michel I government on October 11, 2014 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ De Standaard.be: Regering Di Rupo I places de eed af (December 6, 2011) (ndl.)
2. ↑ Lalibre.be: La Chambre accorde la confiance au gouvernement Di Rupo (December 10, 2011) (French)
3. ↑ DeStandaard.be: Alexander De Croo stapt in regering (October 18, 2012) (ndl.)
4. ↑ Lalibre.be: Paul Magnette est le nouveau président du PS (January 17, 2013) (French)
5. ↑ DeMorgen.be: Koen Geens nieuwe minister van Financiën (March 5, 2013) (ndl.)
6. ↑ rtbf.be: Réforme de la SNCB: Jean-Pierre Hansen exercera à titre gratuit en tant que Commissaire du gouvernement (September 26, 2013) (French)
7. ↑ Lavenir.net: Joëlle Milquet devient ministre de l'Enseignement à la Fédération, André Antoine sera président du Parlement (July 21, 2014) (French)
8. ↑ De Standaard.be: Maggie De Block neemt Justitie over van Turtelboom (July 25, 2014) (ndl.)
9. ↑ Lalibre.be: Philippe Courard démissionne en toute discrétion (September 15, 2014) (French)
10. ↑ Lesoir.be: La suédoise boucle l'accord de gouvernement, Charles Michel Premier ministre (October 7, 2014) (French)