Van Rompuy government

The Belgian Van Rompuy Government , also Van Rompuy I Government, was in office from December 30, 2008 to November 25, 2009. On January 2, 2009, the Chamber of Deputies gave her confidence. The government consisted of 15 ministers (including prime ministers) and seven state secretaries.

This government, led by Herman Van Rompuy (CD&V), consisted of the Flemish (Open VLD) and Francophone Liberals (MR), the Flemish Christian Democrats (CD&V) and the Francophone Center Humanists (cdH) and Socialists (PS).

The Van Rompuy government succeeded the Leterme I government , which fell as a result of the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme (CD&V) and Justice Minister Jo Vandeurzen (CD&V) in connection with the so-called " Fortis affair".

During her tenure, the government experienced several personnel changes and shifts in responsibilities. On July 17, 2009, Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht was designated to represent Belgium in the European Commission ; at the same time, after the regional elections of 2009, which led to a new majority situation and the formation of a new government, especially on the Walloon side, some politicians changed office. The following ministers and state secretaries left the original Van Rompuy government: Karel de Gucht, Marie Arena , Guido De Padt and Julie Fernandez Fernandez ; The following happened: Guy Vanhengel , Yves Leterme , Michel Daerden and Philippe Courard .

Van Rompuy submitted his resignation as Prime Minister on November 25, 2009 after being appointed the first permanent President of the European Council on November 19, 2009 . On the same day, Foreign Minister Yves Leterme was appointed as the new head of government. He formed the successor government Leterme II .

composition

minister	Surname	Political party
prime minister	Herman Van Rompuy	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 of Public Service and Public Enterprises	Steven Vanackere	CD&V
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Labor, Pension Plans, Migration and Asylum Policy until July 17, 2009: Minister for Labor and Pension Plans	Joëlle Milquet	cdH
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for the Budget new office from 17 July 2009	Guy Vanhengel	Open VLD
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade	Yves Leterme until July 17, 2009: Karel de Gucht	CD&V Open VLD
Minister for Pensions and Large Cities until July 17, 2009: Minister for Social Integration, Pensions and Large Cities	Michel Daerden until July 17, 2009: Marie Arena	PS 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
Minister for Development Cooperation	Charles Michel	MR
Minister for Economy	Vincent Van Quickenborne	Open VLD
Minister for Internal Affairs	Annemie Turtelboom until July 17, 2009: Guido De Padt	Open VLD Open VLD
Minister for Migration and Asylum Affairs dissolved on July 17, 2009	- until July 17, 2009: 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	Olivier Chastel	MR
State Secretary for the Budget, Migration and Asylum Policy, Family Policy and Federal Cultural Institutions until July 17, 2009: State Secretary for Budget and Family Policy ; Migration and asylum policy were a separate ministerial responsibility	Melchior Wathelet	cdH
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Persons with a Disability until July 17, 2009: State Secretary for Persons with a Disability	Jean-Marc Delizée until July 17, 2009: Julie Fernandez Fernandez	PS PS
State Secretary for Social Integration and Poverty Reduction until July 17, 2009: State Secretary for Poverty Reduction	Philippe Courard until July 17, 2009: Jean-Marc Delizée	PS PS

Web links

• Premier.be - Official website of the Belgian Prime Minister (multilingual)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lalibre.be: La Belgique a un nouveau gouvernement December 30, 2008 (French)
2. ↑ Lalibre.be: Le gouvernement obtient la confiance des députés January 2, 2009 (French)
3. ↑ DeMorgen.be: Koning aanvaardt ontslag, Martens wordt verkenner December 22, 2008 (ndl.)
4. ↑ De Standaard Online: Turtelboom Verkast naar Binnenlandse Zaken July 17, 2009 (ndl.)
5. ↑ Lalibre.be: Yves Leterme nommé Premier ministre (November 25, 2009) (French)