Wilmès I government

Headquarters of the federal government in the Wetstraat / Rue de la loi in Brussels

The Wilmès I government was the governing government of Belgium from October 27, 2019 to March 17, 2020. It was followed by the Wilmès II government .

Following the decision of the Michel I government to join the UN Migration Pact, the ministers of the New Flemish Alliance announced on December 9, 2018 that they would leave the government, which thus lost its parliamentary majority. King Philippe entrusted the previous Prime Minister Charles Michel with the management of an executive government ( Michel II ). In the parliamentary elections on May 26, 2019 , the governing parties lost 14 seats and only have 38 of the 150 MPs. Prime Minister Michel was elected President of the European Council from December 1st on July 2nd, 2019 . He announced his resignation on October 25, 2019, and was succeeded by Sophie Wilmès, the previous budget minister , on October 27, 2019 .

composition

The government consists of seven ministers - including the Prime Minister - the Walloon liberal MR and three representatives each from the Flemish liberal Open Vld and the Flemish Christian Democratic CD&V . The composition of the cabinet has only changed in two positions compared to the previous government . The previous Minister for the Budget, Sophie Wilmès , became Prime Minister. Her successor as Minister of Budget was David Clarinval .

Office	Surname		Political party		Term of office
Prime minister		Sophie Wilmès		MR	October 27, 2019 - November 30, 2019
Prime Minister responsible for Beliris and federal cultural institutions					since November 30, 2019
Deputy Prime Minister of Justice responsible for building management		Koen Geens		CD&V	October 27, 2019 - November 30, 2019
Deputy Prime Minister European Affairs Justice in charge of building management					since November 30, 2019
Deputy Prime Minister of Finance, Development Aid responsible for combating tax fraud		Alexander De Croo		Open VLD	October 27, 2019
Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Defense responsible for Beliris and federal cultural institutions		Didier Reynders		MR	October 27, 2019 - November 30, 2019
Budget and public service responsible for the national lottery and science policy		David Clarinval		MR	October 27, 2019 - November 30, 2019
Deputy Prime Minister Budget and Public Service responsible for the national lottery and science policy					since November 30, 2019
Appearance and Defense		Philippe Goffin		MR	since November 30, 2019
Security and Home Affairs responsible for foreign trade		Pieter De Crem		CD&V	since October 27, 2019
Social affairs, health, asylum and migration		Maggie De Block		Open VLD	since October 27, 2019
Pensions		Daniel Bacquelaine		MR	since October 27, 2019
Energy, environment and sustainability		Marie-Christine Marghem		MR	since October 27, 2019
Mobility responsible for Belgocontrol and the NMBS / SNCB		François Bellot		MR	since October 27, 2019
Medium-sized, self-employed, small and medium-sized enterprises, agriculture and social integration responsible for large cities		Denis Ducarme		MR	since October 27, 2019
Digital Agenda, Telecommunications and Post responsible for administrative simplification, combating social fraud, data protection and the North Sea		Philippe De Backer		Open VLD	since October 27, 2019
Employment, economy and consumer protection responsible for poverty reduction, equal opportunities and the disabled		Nathalie Muylle		CD&V	since October 27, 2019

Government reshuffle

On November 30, 2019, there was a government reshuffle. Didier Reynders joined the European Commission as Commissioner for Justice and Rule of Law . The Liberal Philippe Goffin, who took over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defense, joined the government. Budget Minister Clarinval became Deputy Prime Minister, Justice Minister Geens took over responsibility for European affairs and Prime Minister Wilmès took over responsibility for Beliris and federal cultural institutions.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gouvernements nationaux et fédéraux depuis 1944. (PDF; 77 kB) Sophie WILMES (27/10/2019 - 27/10/2019) Declaration. In: Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques. Retrieved November 1, 2019 (French).  
2. ^ Result of the parliamentary elections of May 26, 2019. In: Federal Public Service Home Affairs. June 24, 2019, accessed November 1, 2019 .  
3. ↑ European Council appoints new EU leaders. In: European Council . July 2, 2019, accessed November 1, 2019 .  
4. ↑ Le Premier Ministre souhaite passer le témoin début novembre. In: Prime Minister of Belgium. October 25, 2019, accessed November 1, 2019 (French).  
5. ^ Sophie Wilmès appointed Prime Minister. In: belgium.de. Belgian Federal Public Service, October 29, 2019, accessed November 1, 2019 .  
6. ↑ Gouvernements nationaux et fédéraux depuis 1944. (PDF; 100 kB) Sophie WILMES (27/10/2019 - 27/10/2019) Compositions. In: Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques. Retrieved November 1, 2019 (French).  
7. ^ Belgian federal government. In: Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved November 1, 2019 .  
8. ^ Sophie Wilmès: a woman at the head of the government. In: belgieninfo.net. Retrieved November 1, 2019 .  
9. ↑ Gouvernements nationaux et fédéraux depuis 1944. (PDF; 103 kB) Sophie WILMES (27/10/2019 - 27/10/2019) Compositions. In: Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques. Retrieved December 25, 2019 (French).