Lefèvre government

The Lefèvre government was in office in Belgium from April 25, 1961 to May 24, 1965. After the early parliamentary elections in March 1961, Théo Lefèvre (PSC / CVP) formed a coalition of Christian Democrats ( PSC / CVP ) and socialists ( PSB / BSP ). Both governing parties suffered significant losses in the parliamentary elections in 1965 , and Pierre Harmel (PSC / CVP) again formed a coalition government of Christian Democrats and Socialists.

cabinet

Office	Official	Political party	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires
Prime Minister tasked with economic and science policy coordination	Théo Lefèvre	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Deputy Prime Minister Foreign Minister	Paul-Henri Spaak	PSB / BSP	April 25, 1961	May 30, 1961
Deputy Prime Minister Foreign Minister Minister for Rwanda-Urundi			May 30, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister of Justice	Piet Vermeylen	PSB / BSP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Defense Minister	Paul-Willem Segers	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Finance minister	André Dequae	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister of Agriculture	Charles Héger	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister for Economy and Energy	Antoon Spinoy	PSB / BSP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister of Social Affairs	Edmond Leburton	PSB / BSP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister of the Interior and Civil Service	Arthur Gilson	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister for Public Works	Jean-Joseph Merlot	PSB / BSP	April 25, 1961	5th November 1962
	Georges Bohy	PSB / BSP	5th November 1962	May 24, 1965
Minister of Foreign Trade and Technical Assistance	Maurice Brasseur	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	April 14, 1965
	Paul-Henri Spaak (acting)	PSB / BSP	April 14, 1965	May 24, 1965
Minister for Education and Culture	Victor Larock	PSB / BSP	April 25, 1961	July 31, 1963
	Henri Janne	PSB / BSP	July 31, 1963	May 24, 1965
deputy foreign minister	Henri Fayat	PSB / BSP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister of Labor	Léon Servais	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister for Culture attached to the Ministry of Education	Renaat Van Elslande	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister for Health and Family	Josephus Custers	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Finance minister	François Tielemans	PSB / BSP	April 25, 1961	January 18, 1963
	Henri Deruelles	PSB / BSP	January 18, 1963	May 24, 1965
Minister of Communication	Alfred Bertrand	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister for SMEs	Albert De Clerck	PSC / CVP	April 25, 1961	May 24, 1965
Minister for Post, Telegraphy and Telephone	Marcel Busieau	PSB / BSP	April 25, 1961	January 18, 1963
	Edouard Anseele	PSB / BSP	January 18, 1963	May 24, 1965

Web links

• Théo Lefevre Governorate (April 25, 1961 - May 24, 1965). (PDF; 12 kB) Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, accessed on December 27, 2019 (French). 
• Déclaration gouvernementale lue par le Premier ministre Théo Lefèvre à la Chambre le 2 may 1961 et au Sénat le 2 may 1961. (PDF; 35 kB) Retrieved on December 27, 2019 (French).