# List of presidents of the Senate (Belgium)

The president of the Senate (Dutch: Voorzitter van de Senaat, French: Président du Sénat) is the presiding officer of the upper house of the Federal Parliament of Belgium. The current president of the Senate is Vincent Blondel.
It is custom that the president gets its portrait painted by an artist, in the collection of art of the Senate some famous works can be found like portraits painted by Alfred Cluysenaar.
| No. | No. | Name | Party | Entered office | Left office |
| Senate fully equal to the Chamber of Representatives ||||||
| | 1. | Goswin Baron de Stassart | Liberal | 12 September 1831 | 14 June 1838 |
| | 2. | Louis Baron de Schiervel | Catholic | 13 November 1838 | 27 May 1848 |
| | 3. | Augustin Dumon-Dumortier | Liberal Party | 27 June 1848 | 28 January 1852 |
| | 4. | Eugène Prince of Ligne, of Amblise and of Epinoy | Liberal Party | 25 March 1852 | 18 July 1879 |
| | 5. | Camille Baron de Tornaco | Liberal Party | 11 November 1879 | 8 March 1880 |
| | 6. | Michel Edmond Baron de Sélys-Longchamps | Liberal Party | 3 August 1880 | 28 May 1884 |
| | 7. | Jules Baron d'Anethan | Catholic Party | 23 July 1884 | 19 August 1885 |
| | 8. | Charles Count de Merode-Westerloo | Catholic Party | 10 November 1885 | 6 April 1892 |
| | 9. | Henri Baron t'Kint de Roodenbeke de Naeyer | Catholic Party | 26 April 1892 | 10 November 1899 |
| | 10. | Marie Joseph Charles, 6th Duke d'Ursel | Catholic Party | 14 November 1899 | 15 November 1903 |
| | 11. | Henri Count de Merode-Westerloo | Catholic Party | 2 December 1903 | 13 July 1908 |
| | 12. | Alfred Viscount Simonis | Catholic Party | 28 August 1908 | 5 August 1911 |
| | 13. | Paul Baron de Favereau | Catholic Union | 14 November 1911 | 26 September 1922 |
| | 14. | Arnold Count t'Kint de Roodenbeke | Catholic Union | 14 November 1922 | 10 August 1928 |
| | 15. | Charles Magnette | Liberal Party | 13 November 1928 | 28 October 1932 |
| | 16. | Emile Digneffe | Liberal Party | 27 December 1932 | 11 August 1934 |
| | 17. | Maurice Count Lippens | Liberal Party | 13 November 1934 | 13 April 1936 |
| | 18. | Romain Baron Moyersoen | Catholic Block | 1 July 1936 | 6 March 1939 |
| | 19. | Robert Gillon | Liberal Party | 26 April 1939 | 8 November 1947 |
| | 20. | Henri Rolin | BSP-PSB | 11 November 1947 | 6 November 1949 |
| | 21. | Robert Gillon | Liberal Party | 8 November 1949 | 30 April 1950 |
| | 22. | Paul Struye | CVP–PSC | 27 June 1950 | 12 March 1954 |
| | 23. | Robert Gillon | Liberal Party | 5 May 1954 | 29 April 1958 |
| | 24. | Paul Struye | CVP–PSC | 24 June 1958 | 5 October 1973 |
| | 25. | Pierre Harmel | PSC | 9 October, 1973 | 9 March 1977 |
| | 26. | Robert Vandekerckhove | CVP | 7 June 1977 | 23 February 1980 |
| | 27. | Edward Leemans | CVP | 5 March 1980 | 6 November 1987 |
| | 28. | Roger Lallemand | PS | 10 March 1988 | 9 May 1988 |
| | 29. | Lambert Kelchtermans | CVP | 16 May 1988 | 10 October 1988 |
| | 30. | Frank Swaelen | CVP | 11 October 1988 | 12 April 1995 |
| Senate quasi-equal to the Chamber of Representatives ||||||
| | 30. | Frank Swaelen | CVP | 8 June 1995 | 5 May 1999 |
| | 31. | Armand De Decker | MR | 14 July 1999 | 20 July 2004 |
| | 32. | Anne-Marie Lizin | PS | 20 July 2004 | 2 May 2007 |
| | 33. | Armand De Decker | MR | 12 July 2007 | 7 May 2010 |
| | 34. | Danny Pieters | N-VA | 20 July 2010 | 10 October 2011 |
| | 35. | Sabine de Bethune | CD&V | 11 October 2011 | 14 October 2014 |
| Senate as reflection platform with very limited power ||||||
| | 36. | Christine Defraigne | MR | 14 October 2014 | 3 December 2018 |
| | 37. | Jacques Brotchi | MR | 14 December 2018 | 23 May 2019 |
| | 38. | Sabine Laruelle | MR | 18 July 2019 | 13 October 2020 |
| | 39. | Stephanie D'Hose | Open Vld | 13 October 2020 | 18 May 2024 |
| | 40. | Valérie De Bue | MR | 25 July 2024 | 3 February 2025 |
| | 41. | Vincent Blondel | LE | 3 February 2025 | Incumbent |