Bart De Wever

**Bart Albert Liliane De Wever** (; born 21 December 1970) is a Belgian politician who has been the Prime Minister of Belgium since February 2025. From 2004 to 2025, De Wever had been the leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). From January 2013 to February 2025, he was Mayor of Antwerp.

## Prime Minister of Belgium (2025–present)

De Wever was in charge of his party's victory in the 2010 federal elections when N-VA became the largest party in both Flanders and in Belgium as a whole. He did this again in the three following elections, eventually being asked with forming a new government by King Philippe after the 2024 elections.

After more than eight months of talks between the many parties, it was announced on 31 January 2025 that an agreement had been reached, with De Wever becoming the prime minister. On 3 February 2025, De Wever and his government took the oath of office, with De Wever becoming the first Flemish nationalist politician to hold the office of prime minister of Belgium.

## Personal life

De Wever was born in Mortsel and grew up in Kontich, where his parents Irene and Henri owned a small supermarket.  De Wever's older brother is historian and professor Bruno de Wever, who teaches at Ghent University.

De Wever began studying law at the University of Antwerp, but dropped out before switching to study History at Saint Ignatius University Centre, Antwerp and then the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL).

De Wever is married to Veerle Hegge and has four children. They live together in Deurne.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Bart De Wever
- **image**: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever (March 2025).jpg
- **caption**: De Wever in 2025
- **office**: Prime Minister of Belgium
- **status**: Incumbent
- **monarch**: Philippe of Belgium, Philippe
- **term start**: 3 February 2025
- **predecessor**: Alexander De Croo
- **office1**: List of mayors of Antwerp, Mayor of Antwerp
- **term start1**: 1 January 2013
- **term end1**: 3 February 2025
- **predecessor1**: Patrick Janssens
- **successor1**: Els van Doesburg
- **birthname**: Bart Albert Liliane De Wever
- **birth place**: Mortsel, Belgium
- **party**: New Flemish Alliance
(2001–present)
- **spouse**: Veerle Hegge
- **children**: 4
- **residence**: Deurne, Belgium
- **alma mater**: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Catholic University of Leuven
- **otherparty**: People's Union (Belgium), People's Union (until 2001)
- **office2**: President of the New Flemish Alliance
- **term start2**: 24 October 2004
- **term end2**: 3 February 2025
- **predecessor2**: Geert Bourgeois
- **successor2**: Steven Vandeput (acting)
- **office3**: Member of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), Chamber of Representatives
- **constituency3**: Antwerp (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Antwerp
- **term start3**: 10 July 2024
- **term end3**: 3 February 2025
- **constituency4**: Antwerp
- **term start4**: 19 June 2014
- **term end4**: 25 April 2019
- **constituency5**: Antwerp
- **term start5**: 28 June 2007
- **term end5**: 30 June 2009
- **constituency6**: Antwerp (Flemish Parliament constituency), Antwerp
- **office6**: Member of the Flemish Parliament
- **term start6**: 18 June 2019
- **term end6**: 8 June 2024
- **constituency7**: Antwerp
- **term start7**: 6 July 2004
- **term end7**: 28 June 2007
- **office8**: Member of the Senate (Belgium), Senate
- **appointer8**: Flemish Parliament
- **term start8**: 6 July 2010
- **term end8**: 9 January 2013
- **successor8**: Wilfried Vandaele