Martens V government
The Martens V government was the federal government of Belgium from December 17, 1981 to November 28, 1985 . Represented in the government were the Flemish (CVP) and Francophone Christian Democrats (PSC) and the Liberal Flemish (PVV) and Francophone Party (PRL) .
The government succeeded M. Eysken's government after the parliamentary elections in Belgium in 1981 . It was replaced by the Martens VI government after the parliamentary elections in Belgium in 1985 .
Ministers and State Secretaries
The government consisted of 15 ministers and 10 state secretaries. The distribution between the parties was: CVP (8), PVV (6), PRL (6) and PSC (5).
minister | Surname | Political party | |
---|---|---|---|
prime minister | Wilfried Martens | CVP | |
Vice Prime Minister, Justice and Institutional Reforms | Jean Gol | PRL | |
Vice Prime Minister, Finance and Foreign Trade | Willy De Clercq | PVV | |
Vice Prime Minister, Home Affairs and Public Service | Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb | PSC | |
Foreign Affairs | Leo Tindemans | CVP | |
economy | Mark Eyskens | CVP | |
Public Works | Louis Olivier | PRL | |
Communication and Post, Telephone and Telegraph (PTT) | Herman De Croo | PVV | |
job | Michel Hansenne | PSC | |
education | Daniël Coens | CVP | |
Household, Science and Planning | Philippe Maystadt | PSC | |
Brussels region and the middle class | Albert Demuyter | PRL | |
National defense | Alfred Vreven | PVV | |
education | Michel Tromont | PRL | |
Social and institutional reforms | Jean-Luc Dehaene | CVP | |
State Secretaries | Surname | Political party | |
Foreign trade | André Kempinaire | PVV | |
energy | Etienne Knoops | PRL | |
Brussels region | Cécile Goor-Eyben | PSC | |
pensions | Pierre Mainil | PSC | |
Public service | Louis Waltniel | PVV | |
PTT | Paula D'Hondt | CVP | |
European affairs and agriculture | Paul De Keersmaecker | CVP | |
Social | Firmin Aerts | CVP | |
Development cooperation | Jacqueline Mayence-Goossens | PRL | |
Brussels region | Annemie Neyts | PVV |
activities
The best-known measures of the Mertens V government were:
- The devaluation of the Belgian franc in February 1982
- The stationing of 16 American cruise missiles in Florennes in March 1985 as a result of NATO's double decision