Government of Tindemans I

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The government of Tindemans I was the government of Belgium from April 25, 1974 to June 11, 1974. The Christian Democrats CVP / PSC and the Liberals PVV were represented in the government. On June 11, 1974, the Rassemblement Wallon (RW) party joined the government. The government was then referred to as the Tindeman II government . On March 4, 1977, the RW ministers, Robert Moreau and Pierre Bertrand , resigned. From March 6, 1977 onwards one speaks of the government of Tindeman III .

The government followed the Leburton II government and was replaced by the Tindemans II government.

Ministers and State Secretaries

The government consisted of 19 ministers and 6 state secretaries. The distribution between the parties was CVP (9), PSC (7), PVV (5) and PLP (4).

minister Surname Political party
prime minister Leo Tindemans CVP
Defense and affairs of Brussels Paul Vanden Boeynants PSC
Finances Willy De Clercq PVV
Appearance and development cooperation Renaat Van Elslande CVP
Public Health and Families Jos De Saeger CVP
Social security Placide De Paepe CVP
Judiciary Herman Vanderpoorten PVV
Foreign trade Michel Toussaint PLP
Interior Charles Hanin PSC
Labor and Walloon Affairs Alfred Califice PSC
Agriculture Albert Lavens CVP
French culture Jean-Pierre Grafé PSC
communication Jos Chabert CVP
Middle class Louis Olivier PLP
National education (Francophone part of the country) Antoine Humblet PSC
Public buildings Jean Defraigne PLP
economy André Oleffe PSC
Dutch Culture and Flemish Affairs Rika De Backer CVP
National education (Dutch-speaking part of the country) Herman De Croo PVV
State Secretaries Surname Political party
Regional economy, spatial planning and housing (Dutch-speaking part of the country) Luc Dhoore CVP
Public service Louis D'haeseleer PVV
Regional economy, spatial planning and housing (Francophone part of the country) Claude Hubaux PLP
environment Karel Poma PVV
Household and sciences Gaston Geens CVP
Assigned to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Henri-François Van Aal PSC

activities

The best known measures of the Tindeman I government were:

  • The municipality merger that reduced the number of Belgian municipalities from 2359 to 596.
  • The law of August 1, 1974 on provisional regional formation, which created a Flemish, a Walloon and a Brussels region, each with provisional regional parliaments. In the second state reform in 1980, these regions were further institutionalized.