Prime Minister of Belgium

The prime minister of Belgium or the premier of Belgium is the head of the federal government of Belgium, and the most powerful person in Belgian politics.

Although Leaders of Government (French: ) had been appointed since the independence of the country, until 1918 the king of the Belgians often led over the Council of Ministers, so the modern era of the "Premiership" started after World War I with Léon Delacroix.

Chiefs of government (1831–1918)
Political parties 

 Portrait Name Election Term of office Political Party Cabinet Monarch of Belgium Took office Left office Time in office Name Composition1 70px Étienne Constantin de Gerlache 1830 27 February 1831 10 March 1831  days Independent (Confessional)  – rowspan="2" 2 70px Joseph Lebeau — 10 March 1831 24 July 1831  days Independent (Liberal)  – Leopold I70px3 70px Félix de Muelenaere1831 24 July 1831  20 October 1832 1 year, 88 days Independent (Confessional)  –4 70px Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella1833 20 October 1832 4 August 1834 1 year, 288 days Independent (Liberal)  –5 70px Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt183518371839 4 August 1834 18 April 1840 5 years, 258 days Independent (Confessional)  –6 70px Joseph Lebeau — 18 April 1840 13 April 1841  days Independent (Liberal)  –7 70px Jean-Baptiste Nothomb18411843 13 April 1841 30 July 1845 4 years, 108 days  –8 70px Sylvain Van de Weyer1845 30 July 1845 31 March 1846  days  –9 70px Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt — 31 March 1846 12 August 1847 1 year, 134 days Independent (Confessional)  –10 70px Charles Rogier 184718481850 12 August 1847 31 October 1852 5 years, 80 days Liberal Party  11 70px Henri de Brouckère 18521854 31 October 1852 30 March 1855 2 years, 150 days 12 70px Pierre de Decker18551856 30 March 1855 9 November 1857 2 years, 224 days Independent (Confessional)  13 70px Charles Rogier 1857185918611863186418661867 9 November 1857 3 January 1868 10 years, 55 days Liberal Party   Leopold II70px14 70px Walthère Frère-Orban1868 3 January 1868 2 July 1870 2 years, 180 days 15 70px Jules d'Anethan18701870 2 July 1870 7 December 1871 1 year, 158 days Catholic Party  16 70px Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt18721874 7 December 1871 21 August 1874 2 years, 257 days17 70px Jules Malou1876 21 August 1874 19 June 1878 3 years, 302 days18 70px Walthère Frère-Orban187818801882 19 June 1878 16 June 1884 5 years, 363 days Liberal Party  19 70px Jules Malou1884 16 June 1884 26 October 1884  days Catholic Party  20 70px Auguste Beernaert1886188818901892 26 October 1884 26 March 1894 9 years, 151 days 21 70px Jules de Burlet1894 26 March 1894 25 February 1896 1 year, 336 days 22 70px Paul de Smet de Naeyer18961898 25 February 1896 24 January 1899 2 years, 333 days 23 70px Jules Vandenpeereboom — 24 January 1899 5 August 1899  days 24 70px Paul de Smet de Naeyer1900190219041906 5 August 1899 2 May 1907 7 years, 270 days 25 70px Jules de Trooz — 2 May 1907 31 December 1907  days 26 70px Frans Schollaert 19081910 9 January 1908 17 June 1911 3 years, 159 days  Albert I70px27 70px Charles de Broqueville19121914 17 June 1911 18 January 1916 6 years, 349 days  — 18 January 1916 1 June 1918 28 70px Gérard Cooreman — 1 June 1918 21 November 1918  days 

Prime ministers (1918–present)
Political parties
Christian Democrat

Liberal

Socialist

Flemish-Nationalist

 Portrait Name Election Term of office Political Party Cabinet Monarch of Belgium Took office Left office Time in office Name Composition29 70px Léon Delacroix — 21 November 1918 2 December 1919 1 year,
365 days Catholic Party   Albert I70px 1919 2 December 1919 20 November 1920 30 70px Henry Carton de Wiart — 20 November 1920 16 December 1921 1 year,
26 days 31 70px Georges Theunis 1921 16 December 1921 13 May 1925 3 years,
148 days  32 70px Aloys Van de Vyvere 1925 13 May 1925  17 June 1925  days  33 70px Prosper Poullet — 17 June 1925 20 May 1926  days  34 70px Henri Jaspar — 20 May 1926  22 November 1927 5 years,
17 days   1929 22 November 1927  6 June 1931  35 70px Jules Renkin — 6 June 1931 22 October 1932 1 year,
138 days 36 70px Charles de Broqueville 1932 22 October 1932 20 November 1934 2 years,
29 days  Leopold III70px37 70px Georges Theunis — 20 November 1934 25 March 1935  days 38 70px Paul van Zeeland — 25 March 1935 13 June 1936 2 years,
244 days   1936 13 June 1936 24 November 1937 39 70px Paul-Émile Janson — 24 November 1937 15 May 1938  days Liberal Party 40 70px Paul-Henri Spaak — 15 May 1938 22 February 1939  days Belgian Labour Party 41 70px Hubert Pierlot 1939 22 February 1939 16 April 1939 5 years,
356 days Catholic Party   — 16 April 1939 3 September 1939   — 3 September 1939 28 May 1940   — 28 May 1940 27 September 1944  — 27 September 1944 12 December 1944   — 12 December 1944 12 February 1945  42 70px Achille Van Acker — 12 February 1945 2 August 1945 1 year,
29 days Belgian Socialist Party   2 August 1945 13 March 1946  43 70px Paul-Henri Spaak 1946 13 March 1946 31 March 1946  days  44 70px Achille Van Acker — 31 March 1946 3 August 1946  days  45 70px Camille Huysmans — 3 August 1946 20 March 1947  days 46 70px Paul-Henri Spaak — 20 March 1947  27 November 1948 2 years,
144 days   27 November 1948 11 August 1949 47 70px Gaston Eyskens 1949 11 August 1949  8 June 1950  days Christian Social Party  48 70px Jean Duvieusart 1950 8 June 1950 16 August 1950  days  49 70px Joseph Pholien — 16 August 1950 15 January 1952 1 year,
152 days  Baudouin70px50 70px Jean Van Houtte — 15 January 1952  23 April 1954 2 years,
98 days 51 70px Achille Van Acker 1954 23 April 1954 26 June 1958 4 years,
64 days Belgian Socialist Party  52 70px Gaston Eyskens 1958 26 June 1958 6 November 1958 2 years, 303 days Christian Social Party   — 6 November 1958 3 September 1960   — 3 September 1960 25 April 1961 53 70px Théo Lefèvre 1961 25 April 1961 28 July 1965 4 years,
94 days  54 70px Pierre Harmel 1965 28 July 1965  19 March 1966  days 55 70px Paul Vanden Boeynants — 19 March 1966 17 July 1968 2 years,
120 days  56 70px Gaston Eyskens 1968 17 July 1968 20 January 1972 4 years,
193 days Christian People's Party (CVP)   1971 20 January 1972 26 January 1973 57 Edmond Leburton — 26 January 1973 23 October 1973 1 year,
89 days Belgian Socialist Party   23 October 1973 25 April 1974  58 70px Leo Tindemans 1974 25 April 1974 3 June 1977 4 years,
178 days Christian People's Party (CVP)   1977 3 June 1977 20 October 1978  59 70px Paul Vanden Boeynants — 20 October 1978 3 April 1979  days Christian Social Party (PSC) 60 70px Wilfried Martens 1978 3 April 1979 23 January 1980 1 year,
362 days Christian People's Party (CVP)  — 23 January 1980 18 May 1980   — 18 May 1980 22 October 1980   — 22 October 1980 31 March 1981  61 70px Mark Eyskens — 31 March 1981 17 December 1981  days 62 70px Wilfried Martens 1981 17 December 1981 28 November 1985 10 years, 81 days   1985 28 November 1985 21 October 1987  1987 21 October 1987 9 May 1988  — 9 May 1988 29 September 1991   1991 29 September 1991 7 March 1992  63 70px Jean-Luc Dehaene — 7 March 1992 21 May 1995 7 years, 127 days  Albert II70px 1995 21 May 1995 12 July 1999 64 70px Guy Verhofstadt 1999 12 July 1999 12 July 2003 8 years, 252 days Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)   2003 12 July 2003 21 December 2007   2007 21 December 2007 20 March 2008 Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open VLD)  65 70px Yves Leterme — 20 March 2008  30 December 2008  days Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V)  66 70px Herman Van Rompuy — 30 December 2008 25 November 2009  days  67 70px Yves Leterme — 25 November 2009 6 December 2011  68 70px Elio Di Rupo 2010 6 December 2011 11 October 2014  Socialist Party (PS)   Philippe70px69 70px Charles Michel 2014 11 October 2014 21 December 2018  Reformist Movement (MR)   — 21 December 2018 27 October 2019  70 70px Sophie Wilmès — 27 October 2019 17 March 2020   2019 17 March 2020 1 October 2020 71 70px Alexander De Croo — 1 October 2020 3 February 2025  Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open VLD)  72frameless|86x86pxBart De Wever2024 3 February 2025 incumbent New Flemish Alliance (N-VA)

References

Belgium