Government of Tindeman IV
The Tindemans IV government was in office in Belgium from June 3, 1977 to October 11, 1978. After the early parliamentary elections on April 17, 1977 , Prime Minister Léo Tindemans (CVP) formed a government of Flemish ( CVP ) and Walloon ( PSC ) Christian Democrats and Socialists ( PSB / BSP ), the Francophone ( FDF ) and the Flemish VU . After the Egmont Pact negotiated by the government, who was supposed to regulate the federal structure of Belgium and the relationship between the language communities, encountered increasing resistance from various parties, Prime Minister Tindemans announced his resignation on October 11, 1978. The previous Defense Minister Paul Vanden Boeynants (PSC) headed a transitional government until the general election on December 17, 1978 .
cabinet
minister | ||||
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Office | Official | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
prime minister | Léo Tindemans | CVP | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Civil Service |
Léon Hurez | PSB | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Deputy Prime Minister Defense Minister |
Paul Vanden Boeynants | PSC | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister of Justice | Renaat Van Elslande | CVP | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Foreign minister | Henri Simonet | PSB | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Economics Minister | Willy Claes | E.G | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister of Social Affairs State Secretary for Social Affairs at the Minister for Walloon Affairs |
Alfred Califice | PSC | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister of Communication | Jos Chabert | CVP | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister of Education | Jef Ramaekers | E.G | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister for Agriculture and Small Business | Antoine Humblet | PSC | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister for Dutch Culture and Flemish Affairs | Rika De Backer-Van Ocken | CVP | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister of Education | Joseph Michel | PSC | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister for Health and the Environment | Luc Dhoore | CVP | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Finance minister | Gaston Geens | CVP | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister for Foreign Trade | Hector De Bruyne | VU | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister for Development Cooperation | Lucien Outers | FDF | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister for Post, Telegraphy and Telephone and Affairs for Brussels | Léon Defosset | FDF | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister for Pensions | Jos Wijninckx | E.G | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister of Labor | Guy Spitaels | PSB | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Interior minister | Henri Boel | E.G | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Science Minister | Rik Vandekerckhove | VU | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister for French Culture | Jean-Maurice Dehousse | PSB | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Minister for Public Works and Walloon Affairs | Guy Mathot | PSB | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
State Secretaries | ||||
State Secretary for Regional Economy at the Minister for Walloon Affairs | Robert Urbain | PSB | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
State Secretary for Budget at the Prime Minister State Secretary for Regional Economy at the Minister for Flemish Affairs |
Marc Eyskens | CVP | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
State Secretary for Constitutional Reform to the Prime Minister | Ferdinand De Bondt | CVP | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
State Secretary for French Culture at the Minister for French Culture | François Persoons | FDF | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
State Secretary for Economic Affairs at the Minister for Economic Affairs, State Secretary for Social Affairs at the Minister for Flemish Affairs |
Roger De Wulf | E.G | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
State Secretary for Constitutional Reform to Deputy Prime Minister L. Hurez | Jacques Hoyaux | PSB | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
State Secretary for Dutch Culture at the Minister for Dutch Culture State Secretary for Social Affairs at the Minister for Affairs in Brussels |
Vic Anciaux | VU | 3rd June 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
State Secretary for Regional Economy at the Minister for Affairs of Brussels | Henri Simonet | CVP | June 8, 1977 | October 11, 1978 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patrick Dumont, Lieven De Winter, Régis Dandoy: Démissions gouvernementales et performances électorales des majorités sortantes (1946-1999) . In: Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP . tape 17 , no. 1722 , 2001, ISSN 0008-9664 , p. 27 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.1722.0005 (French).
Web links
- Leo Tindemans IV governorate (June 3, 1977 to October 11, 1978). (PDF; 163 kB) Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, accessed on December 29, 2019 (French).
- Déclaration gouvernementale lue par le Premier ministre Léo Tindemans à la Chambre le 7 juin 1977 et au Sénat le 7 juin 1977. (PDF; 26 kB) Retrieved on December 29, 2019 (French).