Government of Verhofstadt I
The Belgian government Verhofstadt I was in office from July 12, 1999 to July 12, 2003. On July 17, 1999, the Chamber of Deputies gave her confidence. The government consisted of 15 ministers (including prime ministers) and three state secretaries. In addition, three government commissioners were commissioned.
This first government, led by Guy Verhofstadt (VLD), consisted of Flemish and Francophone Liberals ( VLD and PRL ), Socialists ( SP and PS ) and Greens ( Agalev and Ecolo ). It was named "Rainbow Coalition" (Dutch rainboog , French arc-en-ciel ) based on the mixture between blue, red and green (the colors of the forming parties).
The Verhofstadt I government was the successor to the Dehaene II government under Jean-Luc Dehaene ( CVP ), which in turn was composed of Christian Socialists and Socialists. The Christian Socials in particular were punished in the federal elections on June 13, 1999, among other things because of the " Dutroux affair" (pedophile scandal ) and the dioxin crisis (dioxin-poisoned food), and thus had to come into opposition for the first time since 1958.
During its lifetime, the government experienced some personnel changes. So attracted Jaak Gabriëls and Rudy Demotte , respectively, in the Flemish Government and the Government of the French Community , during the first Pierre Chevalier (legal problems in Switzerland ) and Magda Aelvoet (protest against Belgian arms shipments to Nepal ) prematurely declared their resignation. Two weeks before the new elections, the two representatives of the francophone Greens from Ecolo , Isabelle Durant and Olivier Deleuze , resigned from the government and let the legislative period end with a scandal. The reason for this were disagreements about the airline schedule, which should run certain night flights from Brussels-Zaventem airport via the city of Brussels .
In the elections on May 18, 2003, the Greens lost numerous votes, while Liberals and Socialists alone were able to form a majority. On July 12, 2003, the Verhofstadt I government was replaced by the Verhofstadt II government.
composition
minister | Surname | Political party |
---|---|---|
prime minister | Guy Verhofstadt | VLD |
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Employment, Mobility and Transport until May 5, 2003: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Employment |
Laurette Onkelinx | PS |
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs | Louis Michel | PRL |
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for the Budget, Social Integration and Social Economy | Johan Vande Lanotte | SP |
Minister attached to the Minister for Scientific Research until May 5, 2003: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Mobility and Transport |
Yvan Ylieff until May 5, 2003: Isabelle Durant |
PS Ecolo |
Minister for Consumer Protection, Public Health and the Environment |
Jef Tavernier until August 28, 2002: Magda Aelvoet |
Agalev Agalev |
Minister of the Interior | Antoine Duquesne | PRL |
Minister for Social Affairs and Pensions | Frank Vandenbroucke | SP |
Minister for Public Office and Administration Modernization | Luc Van den Bossche | SP |
Minister of Defense | André Flahaut | PS |
Minister for Agriculture and the Minister for Foreign Affairs until July 10, 2001: Minister for Agriculture and SMEs |
Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck until July 10, 2001: Jaak Gabriëls |
VLD VLD |
Minister of Justice | Marc Verwilghen | VLD |
Minister of Finance | Didier Reynders | PRL |
Minister for Telecommunications, Public Enterprises and Holdings and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises until July 10, 2001: Minister for Telecommunications and Public Enterprises and Holdings |
Rik Daems | VLD |
Minister of Economy and Scientific Research, in charge of metropolitan politics until April 8, 2000: Minister of Economy and Scientific Research |
Charles Picqué to April 4, 2000: Rudy Demotte |
PS PS |
State Secretaries | Surname | Political party |
State Secretary, attached to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Office on July 10, 2001 dissolved until October 11, 2000: State Secretary for Foreign Trade |
- until July 10, 2001: Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck until October 11, 2000: Pierre Chevalier |
- VLD VLD |
State Secretary for Development Cooperation | Eddy Boutmans | Agalev |
State Secretary for Energy and Sustainable Development, charged with simplifying tax procedures and combating tax evasion on a large scale until May 5, 2003: State Secretary for Energy and Sustainable Development |
Alain Zenner until May 5, 2003: Olivier Deleuze |
PRL Ecolo |
Government commissioners | Surname | Political party |
Government Commissioner, assigned to the Minister for Social Affairs and Pensions until January 19, 2001: Government Commissioner in charge of the dioxin problem |
Greet van Gool until January 19, 2001: Freddy Willockx |
SP SP |
Government Commissioner, assigned to the Minister of Finance. Office dissolved on May 5, 2003 until October 25, 2000: Government Commissioner charged with administrative simplification |
- until May 5, 2003: Alain Zenner until October 25, 2000: Anne André-Léonard |
- PRL PRL |
Government Commissioner, assigned to the Minister for Scientific Research Office on May 5, 2003 dissolved until April 8, 2000: Government Commissioner responsible for the politics of the big cities |
- until May 5, 2003: Yvan Ylieff until April 8, 2000: Charles Picqué |
- PS PS |
Web links
- Belgian Prime Minister's website (multilingual)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The government declaration of the government Verhofstadt I is in Dutch and French on the website ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the CRISP.
- ^ The francophone liberals of the PRL, together with the smaller parties FDF and MCC, formed a so-called cartel in the federal parliament ; The latter, however, did not have their own representation in the government.
- ↑ Sometimes also referred to on the Flemish side as the “violet-green government” (Dutch paars-groen ).
- ↑ Lalibre.be: Durant et Deleuze démissionnent (May 4, 2003) (French)
- ↑ Lalibre.be: Anatomie d'un crash (May 4, 2003) (French)