Leterme II government

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The Belgian government Leterme II was in office from November 25, 2009 to December 5, 2011. On April 26, 2010, the king accepted the government's resignation, submitted on April 22; afterwards she led political affairs on a provisional basis for 540 days. The government consisted of 15 ministers (including the prime minister) and seven state secretaries. A government commissioner was also appointed.

This second government, led by Yves Leterme (CD&V), consisted of the Flemish Christian Democrats ( CD&V ) and the Francophone Center Humanists ( cdH ), the Flemish and French-speaking Liberals ( Open VLD and MR ) and the Francophone Socialists ( PS ).

The Leterme II government was appointed as the fourth federal government in the 2007-2011 legislative period after a brief mediation by former Prime Minister Wilfried Martens (CD&V) by King Albert II as the successor to the Van Rompuy government. This resigned after the previous Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was designated the first permanent President of the European Council on November 19, 2009 . Since this position is incompatible with that of a head of government, Van Rompuy had to resign.

There have been few personnel changes to the Van Rompuy government. The office of foreign minister, which had been exercised by Leterme, passed to Steven Vanackere (CD&V); Inge Vervotte (CD&V) replaced the latter as Minister for Public Service and State Enterprises.

The government was accompanied by former Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene (CD&V), who was appointed as the King's Special Commissioner for the resolution of the conflict around the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde constituency . After the latter was unable to solve the "BHV" problem, the Flemish Liberals of the Open VLD decided to leave the federal government and withdraw their trust. On April 22, 2010, Prime Minister Yves Leterme submitted the resignation of the government to the king, but Albert II suspended his decision and initially did not accept the offered resignation. A brief intermediary mediation by Didier Reynders (MR) was unsuccessful, so the king definitely accepted the resignation on April 26th. On May 6, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate were finally dissolved and new elections were arranged for June 13, 2010 . The election strengthened the Flemish nationalist and economically right-wing N-VA in Flanders and consolidated the supremacy of the PS in the south. Since the formation of a new government was initially unsuccessful after the new elections, the Leterme II government remained temporarily in office during the Belgian EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2010. On February 14, 2011, Charles Michel , who had since been elected chairman of the MR, resigned from the outgoing government and left his ministerial post to Olivier Chastel .

After several failed attempts and the longest state crisis in Belgian history , the Leterme II government was replaced by the Di Rupo government on December 5, 2011 .

composition

minister Surname Political party
prime minister Yves Leterme CD&V
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Institutional Reform Didier Reynders MR
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Social Affairs and Health Laurette Onkelinx PS
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reform Steven Vanackere CD&V
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Labor, Pensions, Migration and Asylum Policy Joëlle Milquet cdH
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for the Budget Guy Vanhengel Open VLD
Minister for Pensions and Large Cities Michel Daerden PS
Minister of Justice Stefaan De Clerck CD&V
Minister for SMEs, Self-Employed, Agriculture and Science Sabine Laruelle MR
Minister of Defense Pieter De Crem CD&V
Minister for Climate and Energy Paul Magnette PS
Development Cooperation Minister responsible for European Affairs
until 14 February 2011: Development Cooperation Minister 		Olivier Chastel
until February 14, 2011: Charles Michel 		MR
Minister for Public Service and Public Enterprises Inge Vervotte CD&V
Minister for Economy and Simplification Vincent Van Quickenborne Open VLD
Minister for Internal Affairs Annemie Turtelboom Open VLD
State Secretaries Surname Political party
State Secretary for Mobility Etienne Schouppe CD&V
State Secretary for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention Carl Devlies CD&V
State Secretary for Finance Bernard Clerfayt MR
State Secretary for the Preparation of the European Presidency
Office dissolved from February 14, 2011 		-
until February 14, 2011: Olivier Chastel 		MR
State Secretary for the Budget, Migration and Asylum Policy, Family Policy and Federal Cultural Institutions Melchior Wathelet cdH
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Persons with Disabilities Jean-Marc Delizée PS
State Secretary for Social Integration and Poverty Reduction Philippe Courard PS
Government commissioners Surname Political party
Government Commissioner, attached to the Budget Minister Guido De Padt Open VLD

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lalibre.be: Yves Leterme nommé Premier ministre (November 25, 2009) (French)
  2. ↑ Lalibre.be: Le Roi accepte la démission du gouvernement Leterme April 26, 2010 (French)
  3. ↑ Lesoir.be: L'Open VLD claque la porte du gouvernement 22 April 2010 (fr.)
  4. ↑ De Standaard: Koning houdt zijn antwoord in beraad April 22, 2010 (ndl.)
  5. ↑ De Standaard: Reynders geeft mandaat terug aan koning April 26, 2010 (ndl.)
  6. ↑ Lesoir.be: Dissolution de la Chambre et élections anticipées le 13 juin May 6, 2010 (French)
  7. ↑ De Standaard.be : Regering Di Rupo I published de eed on December 6, 2011 (ndl.)