National
Chamber of Representatives
- French: Chambre des représentants
- German: Abgeordnetenkammer
- Dutch: Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers
Governs Belgium · Part of Federal Parliament of Belgium
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Source: dekamer.be, checkedNext vote
- Must be held by June 2029 (no fixed date) General election · Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Who sits on it
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President of the Chamber of Representatives
Chosen by the Chamber of Representatives from among its members
- Peter De Roover N-VA
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150 members of the Chamber of Representatives
Elected one per riding
See every Member of the Chamber of Representatives and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Chamber of Representatives dekamer.be · checked
- Peter De Roover as President of the Chamber of Representatives dekamer.be · checked
- Member of the Chamber of Representatives dekamer.be · checked
What it can do
- Confidence and control of the government
The House of Representatives holds the government to account (Art. 101), can withdraw confidence by a constructive motion proposing a successor Prime Minister (Art. 96), and approves treaties concluded by the King (Art. 167 §2).
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Sources for what it can do
- Confidence and control of the government dekamer.be · checked
Sources
- dekamer.be · checked Belgian House of Representatives, The Belgian Constitution (English translation), March 2021, read 2026-10-12: Art. 36 (federal legislative power exercised jointly by the King, the House and the Senate), Art. 63 (150 representatives), Art. 67 (60 senators). For: Chamber of Representatives
- 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: Chamber of Representatives in French, Chamber of Representatives in German, Chamber of Representatives 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: Confidence and control of the government
- dekamer.be · checked Belgian House of Representatives, The Belgian Constitution (English translation), March 2021, read 2026-10-12: Art. 63, 65, 67: number of seats, term and how members are chosen. For: President of the Chamber of Representatives, Member of the Chamber of Representatives
- dekamer.be · checked Chamber of Representatives, list of members (English page), read 2026-10-12: current member and party/group. Start date not on the list, left empty. For: Achraf El Yakhloufi as Member of the Chamber of Representatives, Alain Yzermans as Member of the Chamber of Representatives, Alexander Van Hoecke as Member of the Chamber of Representatives, Alexia Bertrand as Member of the Chamber of Representatives, Anja Vanrobaeys as Member of the Chamber of Representatives and 145 more
- dekamer.be · checked Wikipedia, Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) infobox, read 2026-10-12: Peter De Roover (N-VA) is President of the Chamber; he is also on the Chamber member list. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the Chamber site did not show the presiding officer in the fetched page. Start date left empty. For: Peter De Roover as President of the Chamber of Representatives
- dekamer.be · checked Belgian House of Representatives, The Belgian Constitution (English translation), March 2021, read 2026-10-12: Art. 65: five-year term, same day as European Parliament election; date is a placeholder (fifth anniversary of 9 June 2024). For: General election, June 9, 2029