List of Prime Ministers of Belgium

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as: Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, and Premierminister in German.

Although Leaders of Government (French: Chefs de Cabinet) had been appointed since the independence of the country, until 1918 the King often presided over the Council of Ministers, so the modern era of the "Premiership" started after WWI with Léon Delacroix.

Prime Minister Party Term Native tongue 1. Etienne Constantin de Gerlache Catholic 27 February 1831- 10 March 18312. Joseph Lebeau Liberal 28 March 1831- 21 July 18313. Félix de MuelenaereCatholic 24 July 1831- 20 October 18324. Albert Joseph Goblet d'AlviellaLiberal 20 October 1832- 4 August 18345. Barthélémy de Theux de MeylandtCatholic 4 August 1834- 18 April 1840Joseph Lebeau (2nd time) Liberal 18 April 1840- 13 April 18416. Jean-Baptiste NothombLiberal 13 April 1841- 30 July 18457. Sylvain Van de WeyerLiberal 30 July 1845- 31 March 1846Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (2nd time) Catholic 31 March 1846- 12 August 18478. Charles RogierLiberal 12 August 1847- 31 October 18529. Henri de BrouckèreLiberal 31 October 1852- 30 March 185510. Pierre de DeckerCatholic 30 March 1855- 9 November 1857Charles Rogier (2nd time) Liberal 9 November 1857- 3 January 186811. Walthère Frère-OrbanLiberal 3 January 1868- 2 July 187012. Jules d'AnethanCatholic 2 July 1870- 7 December 187113. Jules MalouCatholic 7 December 1871- 19 June 1878Walthère Frère-Orban (2nd time) Liberal 19 June 1878- 16 June 1884Jules Malou (2nd time) Catholic 16 June 1884- 26 October- 1884 14. Auguste BeernaertCatholic 26 October- 1884- 26 March 189415. Jules de BurletCatholic 26 March 1894- 25 February 189616. Paul de Smet de NaeyerCatholic 25 February 1896- 24 January 189917. Jules VandenpeereboomCatholic 24 January 1899- 5 August 1899Paul de Smet de Naeyer (2nd time) Catholic 5 August 1899- 2 May 190718. Jules de TroozCatholic 2 May 1907- 9 January 190819. François SchollaertCatholic 9 January 1908- 17 June 191120. Charles de BroquevilleCatholic 17 June 1911- 1 June 191821. Gérard CooremanCatholic 1 June 1918- 21 November 191822. Léon DelacroixCatholic 21 November 1918- 20 November 192023. Henri Carton de WiartCatholic 20 November 1920- 16 December 192124. Georges TheunisCatholic 16 December 1921- 13 May 192525. Aloys Vande VyvereCatholic 13 May 1925- 17 June 192526. Prosper PoulletCatholic 17 June 1925- 20 May 192627. Henri JasparCatholic 20 May 1926- 6 June 193128. Jules RenkinCatholic 6 June 1931- 22 October 1932Charles de Broqueville (2nd time) Catholic 22 October 1932- 20 November 1934Georges Theunis (2nd time) Catholic 20 November 1934- 25 March 193529. Paul Van ZeelandCatholic 25 March 1935- 24 November 193730. Paul-Émile JansonLiberal 24 November 1937- 15 May 193831. Paul-Henri SpaakSocialist 15 May 1938- 22 February 193932. Hubert PierlotCatholic 22 February 1939- 12 February 194533. Achille Van Acker BSP-PSB 12 February 1945- 13 March 1946 DutchPaul-Henri Spaak (2nd time) BSP-PSB 13 March 1946- 31 March 1946Achille Van Acker (2nd time) BSP-PSB 31 March 1946- 3 August 194634. Camille Huysmans BSP-PSB 3 August 1946- 20 March 1947 DutchPaul-Henri Spaak (3rd time) BSP-PSB 20 March 1947- 11 August 194935. Gaston Eyskens PSC-CVP 11 August 1949- 8 June 1950 Dutch36. Jean Duvieusart PSC-CVP 8 June 1950- 16 August 1950 French37. Joseph Pholien PSC-CVP 16 August 1950- 15 January 1952 French38. Jean Van Houtte PSC-CVP 15 January 1952- 23 April 1954 DutchAchille Van Acker (3rd time) BSP-PSB 23 April 1954- 26 June 1958Gaston Eyskens (2nd time) PSC-CVP 26 June 1958- 25 April 196139. Théo Lefèvre PSC-CVP 25 April 1961- 28 July 1965 Dutch40. Pierre Harmel PSC-CVP 28 July 1965- 19 March 1966 French41. Paul Vanden Boeynants PSC-CVP 19 March 1966- 17 July 1968 FrenchGaston Eyskens (3rd time) CVP 17 July 1968- 26 January 197342. Edmond Leburton BSP-PSB 26 January 1973- 25 April 1974 French43. Leo Tindemans CVP 25 April 1974- 20 October 1978 DutchPaul Vanden Boeynants (2nd time) PSC 20 October 1978- 3 March 1979 French44. Wilfried Martens CVP 3 March 1979- 31 March 1981 Dutch45. Mark Eyskens CVP 31 March 1981- 17 December 1981 DutchWilfried Martens (2nd time) CVP 17 December 1981- 7 March 199246. Jean-Luc Dehaene CVP 7 March 1992- 12 July 1999 Dutch47. Guy Verhofstadt VLD 12 July 1999- 20 March 2008 Dutch48. Yves Leterme CD&V 20 March 2008- present Dutch

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v • d • eHeads of Government of European States Albania · Andorra · Armenia1 · Austria · Azerbaijan2 · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus1 · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia2 · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan2 · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia3 · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey3 · Ukraine · United Kingdom (Northern Ireland · Scotland · Wales) · Vatican City

1 Entirely in Southwest Asia; included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. 2 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the border between Europe and Asia.

3 Mostly in Asia.