National
Prime Minister
- Dutch: Eerste minister
- French: Premier ministre
- German: Premierminister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the King of the Belgians
- Exact method
- Appointed by the King (Art. 96). In practice the King appoints the person who can command a majority in the House of Representatives after consultations; the government must obtain the House's confidence. The Government is sworn in before the King.
- Chosen by
- King of the Belgians
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Bart De Wever N-VA since February 2025 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- 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
- 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: Prime Minister in Dutch, Prime Minister in French, Prime Minister in German
- 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, current term