List of Prime Ministers of Belgium
Prime Ministers (1918–present)
Political parties Christian Democrat Catholic Party Christian Social Party Christian Democratic and Flemish Liberal Liberal Party Flemish Liberals and Democrats Reformist Movement Socialist Socialist Party

List of Prime Ministers of Belgium

Section Title: Prime Ministers (1918–present)
Table Section Text: Political parties Christian Democrat Catholic Party Christian Social Party Christian Democratic and Flemish Liberal Liberal Party Flemish Liberals and Democrats Reformist Movement Socialist Socialist Party

Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Term of Office	Political Party	Election	Cabinet	Monarch of Belgium (Reign)

Took Office	Left Office	Days	Name	Composition

-	Léon Frédéric Gustave Delacroix (1867–1929)	21 November 1918	2 December 1919	730	Catholic Party	–	Delacroix I	Cath.–Lib.–BWP/POB	-

2 December 1919	20 November 1920	1919	Delacroix II

Henry Victor Marie Ghislain, Comte Carton de Wiart (1869–1951)	20 November 1920	16 December 1921	391	Catholic Party	–	Carton de Wiart	Cath.–Lib.–BWP/POB

Georges (George) Emile Léonard Theunis (1873–1966)	16 December 1921	13 May 1925	1244	Catholic Party	1921	Theunis I	Cath.–Lib.

Aloys (Alois) Jean Maria Joseph, Vicomte Van de Vyvere (1871–1961)	13 May 1925	17 June 1925	35	Catholic Party	1925	Van de Vyvere	Cath.

Prosper Antoine Marie Joseph, Vicomte Poullet (1868–1937)	17 June 1925	20 May 1926	337	Catholic Party	–	Poullet— Vandervelde	Cath.–BWP/POB

Henri Jaspar (1870–1939)	20 May 1926	22 November 1927	1843	Catholic Party	–	Jaspar I	Cath.–Lib.–BWP/POB

22 November 1927	6 June 1931	1929	Jaspar II	Cath.–Lib.

Jules Laurent Jean Louis Renkin (1862–1934)	6 June 1931	22 October 1932	504	Catholic Party	–	Renkin	Cath.–Lib.

Charles Marie Pierre Albert, Comte de Broqueville (1860–1940)	22 October 1932	20 November 1934	759	Catholic Party	1932	De Broqueville II	Cath.–Lib.

-	Georges (George) Emile Léonard Theunis (1873–1966)	20 November 1934	25 March 1935	125	Catholic Party	–	Theunis II	Cath.–Lib.	-

Paul Guillaume, Vicomte van Zeeland (1893–1973)	25 March 1935	13 June 1936	975	Catholic Party	–	Van Zeeland I	Cath.–Lib.–BWP/POB

13 June 1936	24 November 1937	1936	Van Zeeland II

Paul-Émile (Paul Emil) Janson (1873–1944)	24 November 1937	15 May 1938	172	Liberal Party	–	Janson	Cath.–Lib.–BWP/POB

Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (1899–1972)	15 May 1938	22 February 1939	283	Belgian Labour Party	–	Spaak I	Cath.–Lib.–BWP/POB

Hubert Marie Eugène Pierlot (1883–1963)	22 February 1939	16 April 1939	2465	Catholic Party	1939	Pierlot I	Cath.–Lib.–BSP/PSB

16 April 1939	3 September 1939	–	Pierlot II	Cath.–Lib.

3 September 1939	28 May 1940	–	Pierlot III	Cath.–Lib.–BSP/PSB

28 May 1940	27 September 1944	–	Pierlot IV (in exile)

27 September 1944	12 December 1944	–	Pierlot V	Cath.–Lib.–BSP/PSB–KPB-PCB

12 December 1944	12 February 1945	–	Pierlot VI	Cath.–Lib.–BSP/PSB

Achille Honoré Van Acker (1898–1975)	12 February 1945	2 August 1945	394	Belgian Socialist Party	–	Van Acker I	BSP/PSB–Cath.–Lib.

2 August 1945	13 March 1946	Van Acker II	BSP/PSB–BDU/UDB–Lib.–KPB-PCB

Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (1899–1972)	13 March 1946	31 March 1946	18	Belgian Socialist Party	1946	Spaak II	BSP/PSB–PSC/CVP

Achille Honoré Van Acker (1898–1975)	31 March 1946	3 August 1946	125	Belgian Socialist Party	–	Van Acker III	BSP/PSB–LP/PL–KPB-PCB

Jean Joseph Camille Huysmans (1871–1968)	3 August 1946	20 March 1947	229	Belgian Socialist Party	–	Huysmans	BSP/PSB–LP/PL–KPB-PCB

Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (1899–1972)	20 March 1947	27 November 1948	875	Belgian Socialist Party	–	Spaak III	BSP/PSB–PSC/CVP

27 November 1948	11 August 1949	Spaak IV

Gaston François Marie, Vicomte Eyskens (1905–1988)	11 August 1949	8 June 1950	301	Christian Social Party	1949	G.Eyskens I	PSC/CVP–LP/PL

Jean Pierre Duvieusart (1900–1977)	8 June 1950	16 August 1950	69	Christian Social Party	1950	Duvieusart	PSC/CVP

Joseph Clovis Louis Marie Emmanuel Pholien (1884–1968)	16 August 1950	15 January 1952	517	Christian Social Party	–	Pholien	PSC/CVP

-	Jean (Jan) Marie Joseph, Baron Van Houtte (1907–1991)	15 January 1952	23 April 1954	829	Christian Social Party	–	Van Houtte	PSC/CVP	-

Achille Honoré Van Acker (1898–1975)	23 April 1954	26 June 1958	1525	Belgian Socialist Party	1954	Van Acker IV	BSP/PSB–LP/PL

Gaston François Marie, Vicomte Eyskens (1905–1988)	26 June 1958	6 November 1958	1034	Christian Social Party	1958	G.Eyskens II	PSC/CVP

6 November 1958	3 September 1960	–	G.Eyskens III	PSC/CVP–LP/PL

3 September 1960	25 April 1961	–	G.Eyskens IV

Théodore Joseph Albéric Marie (Théo) Lefèvre (1914–1973)	25 April 1961	28 July 1965	1555	Christian Social Party	1961	Lefèvre	PSC/CVP–BSP/PSB

Pierre Charles José Marie, Comte Harmel (1911–2009)	28 July 1965	19 March 1966	234	Christian Social Party	1965	Harmel	PSC/CVP–BSP/PSB

Paul Émile François Henri Vanden Boeynants (1919–2001)	19 March 1966	17 July 1968	851	Christian Social Party	–	Vanden Boeynants I	PSC/CVP–PVV/PLP

Gaston François Marie, Vicomte Eyskens (1905–1988)	17 July 1968	20 January 1972	1654	Christian People's Party (CVP)	1968	G.Eyskens V	CVP/PSC–BSP/PSB

20 January 1972	26 January 1973	1971	G.Eyskens VI

Edmond Jules Isidore Leburton (1915–1997)	26 January 1973	23 October 1973	454	Belgian Socialist Party	–	Leburton I	BSP/PSB–CVP/PSC–PVV/PLP

23 October 1973	25 April 1974	–	Leburton II	BSP/PSB–CVP/PSC

Leonard Clémence (Leo) Tindemans (1922–2014)	25 April 1974	3 June 1977	1135	Christian People's Party (CVP)	1974	Tindemans I	CVP/PSC–PVV/PLP

3 June 1977	20 October 1978	1977	Tindemans II	CVP/PSC–SP/PS–VU/FDF

Paul Émile François Henri Vanden Boeynants (1919–2001)	20 October 1978	3 April 1979	165	Christian Social Party (PSC)	–	Vanden Boeynants II	CVP/PSC–SP/PS–VU/FDF

Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (1936–2013)	3 April 1979	23 January 1980	728	Christian People's Party (CVP)	1978	Martens I	CVP/PSC–SP/PS–VU/FDF

23 January 1980	18 May 1980	–	Martens II	CVP/PSC–SP/PS

18 May 1980	22 October 1980	–	Martens III	CVP/PSC–SP/PS–PVV/PRL

22 October 1980	31 March 1981	–	Martens IV	CVP/PSC–SP/PS

Marc (Mark) Maria Frans, Vicomte Eyskens (born 1933)	31 March 1981	17 December 1981	261	Christian People's Party (CVP)	–	M.Eyskens	CVP/PSC–SP/PS

Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (1936–2013)	17 December 1981	28 November 1985	3733	Christian People's Party (CVP)	1981	Martens V	CVP/PSC-PVV/PRL

28 November 1985	21 October 1987	1985	Martens VI

21 October 1987	9 May 1988	1987	Martens VII	CVP/PSC–PVV/PRL

9 May 1988	29 September 1991	–	Martens VIII	CVP/PSC–SP/PS–VU/FDF

29 September 1991	7 March 1992	1991	Martens IX	CVP/PSC–SP/PS

-	Jean Luc (Jean-Luc) Joseph Marie Dehaene (1940–2014)	7 March 1992	21 May 1995	2683	Christian People's Party (CVP)	–	Dehaene I	CVP/PSC–SP/PS	-

21 May 1995	12 July 1999	1995	Dehaene II

Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt (born 1953)	12 July 1999	12 July 2003	3174	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)	1999	Verhofstadt I	VLD/PRL–SP.A/PS–Agalev/Ecolo

12 July 2003	21 December 2007	2003	Verhofstadt II	VLD/MR–SP.A/PS

21 December 2007	20 March 2008	2007	Verhofstadt III	VLD/MR–CD&V/CDH–PS

Yves Camille Désiré Leterme (born 1960)	20 March 2008	30 December 2008	285	Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V)	–	Leterme I	CD&V/CDH–PS–VLD/MR

Herman Achille, Comte Van Rompuy (born 1947)	30 December 2008	25 November 2009	330	Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V)	–	Van Rompuy	CD&V/CDH–VLD/MR–PS

Yves Camille Désiré Leterme (born 1960)	25 November 2009	6 December 2011	741	Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V)	–	Leterme II	CD&V/CDH–VLD/MR–PS

Elio Di Rupo (born 1951)	6 December 2011	11 October 2014	1040	Socialist Party (PS)	2010	Di Rupo	SP.A/PS–CD&V/CDH–VLD/MR

-	Charles Yves Jean Ghislaine Michel (born 1975)	11 October 2014	21 December 2018	1637	Reformist Movement (MR)	2014	Michel I	VLD/MR–N-VA–CD&V	-

21 December 2018	Incumbent	–	Michel II	VLD/MR–CD&V

Sentence(s)

Van Houtte replaced Pholien to become the Prime Minister of Belgium in January 1952.

final_sentence: Van Houtte replaced Pholien to become the Prime Minister of Belgium in January 1952.