Martens VIII government
The Belgian Martens VIII government was in office from May 9, 1988 to September 29, 1991. On May 15, 1988 she received the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies and on May 19, 1988 that of the Senate . It consisted of nineteen ministers (including prime ministers) and thirteen state secretaries.
This eighth of Wilfried Martens cited (CVP) Government was made up of Flemish and Francophone Christian Socialists ( CVP and PSC ) and the Socialists ( SP and PS ) and the Flemish -nationalist Volksunie together (VU). The Martens VIII government was the successor to the short-lived Martens VII government , which was composed of Christian Socials and Liberals. In the early elections on December 13, 1987, triggered by the government crisis surrounding the municipality of Voeren and the person of José Happart (PS), both the Flemish Christian Socials and the French-speaking liberals lost votes, while the Socialists became the strongest political party Family, so that a continuation of the outgoing government was no longer possible. The new government, in which especially Jean-Luc Dehaene (CVP), the Gros made work (at that time the saying was "Sire, give me a hundred days," the Dehaene at the King addressed), was extremely long and tough, because it presupposed a solution to the Voeren problem and the basic principles of a new state reform.
During its tenure, the Martens VIII government made profound personnel changes several times. The following politicians left the government for other functions: Herman Van Rompuy (party chairman of the CVP), Norbert De Batselier and Luc Van den Bossche (Flemish government), Paula D'Hondt (Royal Commissioner for Immigration Policy ), Michel Hansenne ( International Labor Organization ) , Leo Tindemans ( European Parliament ) and Alain Van der Biest (Walloon Government). Pierre Chevalier resigned because of problems with the judiciary. Above all, however, the third state reform, in which some responsibilities were ceded to the member states and the Brussels-Capital region was christened, resulted in some staff changes and redistribution of offices.
The Martens VIII government came to an end when VU refused to allow arms to be exported from the Walloon region to Saudi Arabia . The Prime Minister then replaced the VU ministers in his government and formed the Martens IX government alone with Christian Socialists and Socialists . Without the VU, the government still had an absolute majority in parliament, but not a two-thirds majority, which would have been necessary for further state reforms.
composition
minister | Surname | Political party |
---|---|---|
prime minister | Wilfried Martens | CVP |
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Institutional Reforms, tasked with restructuring the national education system and the Ministry of the Brussels Region until July 11, 1989: Vice Prime Minister, Minister of the Brussels Region and for Institutional Reforms, tasked with restructuring the national education system until January 16, 1989: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Brussels Region and for Institutional Reforms |
Philippe Moureaux | PS |
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for the Economy, Planning and the Reorganization of the National Education System until January 16, 1989: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economy, Planning and for the National Education System |
Willy Claes | SP |
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport and Institutional Reform | Jean-Luc Dehaene | CVP |
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and the Middle Class | Melchior Wathelet | PSC |
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for the Budget and Science Policy | Hugo Schiltz | VU |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Mark Eyskens until June 19, 1989: Leo Tindemans |
CVP CVP |
Minister of Finance | Philippe Maystadt | PSC |
Minister for Foreign Trade | Robert Urbain | PS |
Minister of Public Service |
Raymond Langendries to March 2, 1989: Michel Hansenne |
PSC PSC |
Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone |
Marcel Colla until January 16, 1989: Freddy Willockx |
SP SP |
Minister for Social Affairs | Philippe Busquin | PS |
Minister for National Defense | Guy Coëme | PS |
Minister for Public Works dissolved on January 16, 1989 |
- until January 16, 1989: Paula D'Hondt |
- CVP |
Minister of Internal Affairs, Civil Service Modernization and National Cultural and Scientific Institutions | Louis Tobback | SP |
Minister for National Education Office dissolved on January 16, 1989 |
- until January 16, 1989: Yvan Ylieff |
- PS |
Minister for Development Cooperation | André Geens | VU |
Minister for Pensions |
Gilbert Mottard to May 2, 1990: Alain Van der Biest |
PS PS |
Minister for Employment and Labor | Luc Van den Brande | CVP |
State Secretaries | Surname | Political party |
State Secretary for Energy | Élie Deworme | PS |
State Secretary for the Middle Class and War Victims | Pierre Mainil | PSC |
State Secretary for European Affairs and Agriculture | Paul De Keersmaeker | CVP |
State Secretary for the Brussels Region Office dissolved on July 11, 1989 |
- until July 11, 1989: Jean-Louis Thys |
- PSC |
State Secretary for the Environment, Social Emancipation | Rent Smet | CVP |
State Secretary for Europe 1992 | Anne-Marie Lizin | PS |
State Secretary for the Brussels Region Office dissolved on July 11, 1989 |
- until July 11, 1989: Jef Valkeniers |
- VU |
State Secretary for Public Health and Disability Policy | Roger Delizée | PS |
State Secretary for Pensions | Leona Detiège | SP |
State Secretary for Science Policy |
Erik Derycke to January 18, 1990: Pierre Chevalier to January 16, 1989: Marcel Colla |
SP SP SP |
State Secretary for National Education Office dissolved on January 16, 1989 |
- until January 16, 1989: Pierre Chevalier until October 18, 1988: Luc Van den Bossche |
- SP SP |
State Secretary for Finance until September 18, 1988: State Secretary for Finance and SMEs |
Wivina Demeester until September 18, 1988: Herman Van Rompuy |
CVP CVP |
State Secretary for Institutional Reforms, SMEs and the Restructuring of Public Works until January 16, 1989: State Secretary for Institutional Reforms and SMEs until October 18, 1988: State Secretary for Institutional Reforms |
Jos Dupré until October 18, 1988: Norbert De Batselier |
CVP SP |
Web links
- Premier.be - Official website of the Belgian Prime Minister (multilingual)