De Wever Government

De Wever Government

99th Cabinet of Belgium
Date formed3 February 2025
People and organisations
Head of statePhilippe of Belgium
Head of governmentBart De Wever
No. of ministers15
Member parties
Status in legislatureArizona coalition [d] (majority)
81 / 150 (54%)








Opposition parties
History
Election2024 Belgian federal election
Legislature term2024–2029
Incoming formation2024–2025 formation
PredecessorDe Croo
Distribution of seats in the Chamber of Representatives.
Flag of Arizona, colours correspond to customary colours of political groups in Belgium
Yellow: Flemish nationalists (N-VA)
Blue: Liberals (MR, LE)
Red: Socialists (Vooruit)
Orange: Christians (CD&V)

The De Wever government is the incumbent federal government of Belgium after the 2024 Belgian federal election. On 31 January 2025, a final agreement was reached between N-VA, CD&V, Vooruit, MR and Les Engagés to form a so-called "Arizona coalition", named after the colours of the Arizona state flag. The new government is led by Bart de Wever, who is the first Flemish-Nationalist Prime Minister of Belgium.[1] The ministers were sworn in before King Philippe on the third of February.

Composition

Portfolio Minister Took Office Left Office Party
Image Name
Prime Minister
Prime minister of Belgium[2] Bart De Wever 3 February 2025 Incumbent N-VA
Deputy Prime Ministers
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance, Pensions, National Lottery and Federal Culture Institutions Jan Jambon 3 February 2025 Incumbent N-VA

Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Labour, Economy and Agriculture

David Clarinval 3 February 2025 Incumbent MR
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation Maxime Prévot 3 February 2025 Incumbent LE

Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Health and Social Affairs

Frank Vandenbroucke 1 October 2020 Incumbent Vooruit
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Budget and Administrative Simplification Vincent Van Peteghem 3 February 2025 Incumbent CD&V
Ministers
Minister of Defence and Foreign Trade Theo Francken 3 February 2025 Incumbent N-VA
Minister of Asylum, Migration, Integration and Urban policy Anneleen Van Bossuyt 3 February 2025 Incumbent
Minister of the Interior and in charge of Beliris Bernard Quintin 3 February 2025 Incumbent MR
Minister of the Middle Class, Self-Employed and SMEs Eléonore Simonet 3 February 2025 Incumbent
Minister of Energy
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 Mathieu Bihet 3 February 2025 Incumbent
Minister of Mobility, Climate and Ecological Transition Jean-Luc Crucke 3 February 2025 Incumbent LE
Minister of Public Modernisation, Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Digitisation and Buildings Administration Vanessa Matz 3 February 2025 Incumbent
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Social Fraud, and Equal Opportunities Rob Beenders 3 February 2025 Incumbent Vooruit
Minister of Justice and the North Sea Annelies Verlinden 3 February 2025 Incumbent CD&V

Other functions

Portfolio Image Name Party Term
European Union

European commissioner

Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management (von der Leyen Commission II)

Hadja Lahbib MR 1 December 2024 —
Belgium

President

Chamber of Representatives

Peter De Roover N-VA 10 July 2024 —
Belgium

President

Senate

Vincent Blondel LE 21 February 2025 —

References

  1. ^ Arnoudt, Rik (1 February 2025). "Van 'Slimste mens' tot eerste Vlaams-nationalist als premier: hoe Bart De Wever al 20 jaar de politiek in België domineert". VRT NWS. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. ^ Chini, Maïthé (1 February 2025). "Belgium's next Prime Minister: Who is Bart De Wever?". Brussels Times. Retrieved 1 February 2025.


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