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Federal Government of Belgium

  • French: Gouvernement fédéral
  • German: Föderalregierung
  • Dutch: Federale regering

Governs Belgium

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What it can't do

Belgium's federal government is a coalition of parties. The Prime Minister leads a Council of Ministers of at most 15 members, with equal numbers of Dutch-speaking and French-speaking ministers, the Prime Minister possibly excepted (Art. 99). Communities and Regions have their own governments for the matters assigned to them.

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Who sits on it

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Sources for who sits on it

  • Prime Minister dekamer.be · checked
  • Bart De Wever as Prime Minister en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Pensions, the National Lottery and Federal Cultural Institutions en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Jan Jambon as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Pensions, the National Lottery and Federal Cultural Institutions en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour, Economy and Agriculture en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • David Clarinval as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour, Economy and Agriculture en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Maxime Prévot as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Social Affairs en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Frank Vandenbroucke as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Social Affairs en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget and Administrative Simplification en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Vincent Van Peteghem as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget and Administrative Simplification en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Minister of Defence and Foreign Trade en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Theo Francken as Minister of Defence and Foreign Trade en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Minister of Asylum, Migration, Integration and Urban Policy en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Anneleen Van Bossuyt as Minister of Asylum, Migration, Integration and Urban Policy en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Minister of the Interior (in charge of Beliris) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Bernard Quintin as Minister of the Interior (in charge of Beliris) en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Minister of Middle Class, Self-Employed and SMEs en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Eléonore Simonet as Minister of Middle Class, Self-Employed and SMEs en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Minister of Energy en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Mathieu Bihet as Minister of Energy en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Minister of Mobility, Climate and Ecological Transition en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Jean-Luc Crucke as Minister of Mobility, Climate and Ecological Transition en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Minister of Public Modernisation, Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Digitisation and Buildings Administration en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Vanessa Matz as Minister of Public Modernisation, Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Digitisation and Buildings Administration en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Minister of Consumer Affairs, Social Fraud and Equal Opportunities en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Rob Beenders as Minister of Consumer Affairs, Social Fraud and Equal Opportunities en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Minister of Justice and the North Sea en.wikipedia.org · checked
  • Annelies Verlinden as Minister of Justice and the North Sea en.wikipedia.org · checked
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What it can do

  • Collective federal government

    The Council of Ministers has at most 15 members, with equal numbers of Dutch-speaking and French-speaking members, the Prime Minister possibly excepted (Constitution, Art. 99). Ministers are accountable to the House of Representatives (Art. 101).

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Sources for what it can do

  • Collective federal government dekamer.be · checked
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Sources

  • dekamer.be · checked Belgian House of Representatives, The Belgian Constitution (English translation), March 2021, read 2026-10-12: Art. 37, 96, 99, 101: federal executive power, ministers appointed by the King, Council of Ministers of at most 15 members, accountable to the House. For: Federal Government of Belgium
  • dekamer.be · checked Belgian House of Representatives, The Belgian Constitution (English translation), March 2021, read 2026-10-12: Art. 67, 77, 99, 115-117 for the statements in this text. For: What it can't do
  • belgium.be · checked Official Dutch, French and German names of Belgian federal and regional bodies as used by their own institutions (Kamer/Chambre, Senaat/Sénat, regional parliaments); names from general knowledge of the official usage, not read page by page on 2026-10-12. official=false pending verification. For: Federal Government of Belgium in French, Federal Government of Belgium in German, Federal Government of Belgium in Dutch
  • dekamer.be · checked Belgian House of Representatives, The Belgian Constitution (English translation), March 2021, read 2026-10-12: article cited in each power description. For: Collective federal government
  • dekamer.be · checked Belgian House of Representatives, The Belgian Constitution (English translation), March 2021, read 2026-10-12: Art. 96 (King appoints ministers; confidence mechanism), Art. 99. For: Prime Minister
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, De Wever Government, read 2026-10-12: portfolio title (English form as on that page). Fallback: official belgium.be unreachable (CAPTCHA); constitution Art. 96, 99 for appointment rules. For: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Pensions, the National Lottery and Federal Cultural Institutions, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour, Economy and Agriculture, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget and Administrative Simplification and 9 more
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, De Wever Government, page last edited 2026-10-07, read 2026-10-12: Prime Minister Bart De Wever, government sworn in 3 February 2025. Fallback: Wikipedia and Wikidata Q336599, because belgium.be returns a CAPTCHA and premier.be HTTP 403 to automated requests. For: Bart De Wever as Prime Minister
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, De Wever Government (list of ministers), page last edited 2026-10-07, read 2026-10-12: portfolio, holder, start (government sworn in 3 February 2025). Fallback: Wikipedia and Wikidata P102 (party), because belgium.be returns a CAPTCHA and premier.be HTTP 403 to automated requests. For: Jan Jambon as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Pensions, the National Lottery and Federal Cultural Institutions, David Clarinval as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour, Economy and Agriculture, Maxime Prévot as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation, Frank Vandenbroucke as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Vincent Van Peteghem as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget and Administrative Simplification and 9 more

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