Rulers: Belgium
Regions and communities
Note: In the 1970s Belgium was divided in three regions (Brussels, Flanders, Wallonia) and three communities (Flemish, French, German). On 8 Aug 1980 the Flemish and Walloon regions and the Flemish and French communities were granted autonomy. On 22 Dec 1981 separate governments were constituted for the Flemish and Walloon regions and for the French community, the government of the Flemish community being entrusted to the government of the Flemish region. The German-speaking community was granted autonomy on 31 Dec 1983, and the Brussels region on 12 Jan 1989. Brussels-Capital is the only of the three regions to have (since 1 Jan 1995) a governor/haut fonctionnaire, representing the king and the central government.
Party abbreviations: CD&V=Christian Democratic and Flemish, CDH=Humanist Democratic Centre, CVP=Christian People's Party (Flemish), MR=Reformist Movement, N-VA=New Flemish Alliance, PRL=Liberal Reformist Party (French), ProDG=For the German-speaking Community, PS=Socialist Party (French), PSC=Social Christian Party (French), SP=Socialist Party (Flemish), VLD=Flemish Liberals and Democrats-Citizens Party
Brussels-Capital
Governors
1 Jan 1995 - 30 Apr 1998 André Degroeve PS (b. 1931 - d. 2014)
1 May 1998 - 13 Nov 1998 Raymonde Dury (f) PS (b. 1947)
22 Dec 1998 - 31 Dec 2008 Véronique Paulus de Châtelet
(f) PS (b. 1948)
1 Jan 2009 - 30 Sep 2010 Hugo Nys (acting) VLD (b. 1946)
1 Oct 2010 - 30 Jun 2014 Jean Clément (acting) - (b. 1950)
Hauts fonctionnaires/Hoge ambtenaren
1 Jul 2014 - 31 May 2016 Jean Clément - (s.a.)
1 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 Viviane Scholliers Ndaya (f) CDH (b. 1968)
1 Jul 2021 - 25 Jul 2021 Yves Bastaerts (acting) CD&V (b. 1966)
26 Jul 2021 - Sophie Lavaux (f) (acting) -
Minister-presidents
12 Jul 1989 - 15 Jul 1999 Charles Picqué (1st time) PS (b. 1948)
15 Jul 1999 - 18 Oct 2000 Jacques Simonet (1st time) PRL (b. 1963 - d. 2007)
18 Oct 2000 - 6 Jun 2003 François-Xavier de Donnéa PRL (b. 1941)
6 Jun 2003 - 18 Feb 2004 Daniel Ducarme PRL (b. 1954 - d. 2010)
18 Feb 2004 - 19 Jul 2004 Jacques Simonet (2nd time) PRL (s.a.)
19 Jul 2004 - 7 May 2013 Charles Picqué (2nd time) PS (s.a.)
7 May 2013 - Rudi Vervoort PS (b. 1958)
Flanders and the Flemish community
Minister-presidents
22 Dec 1981 - 21 Jan 1992 Gaston Geens CVP (b. 1931 - d. 2002)
21 Jan 1992 - 13 Jul 1999 Luc Van den Brande CVP (b. 1945)
13 Jul 1999 - 5 Jun 2003 Patrick Dewael VLD (b. 1955)
5 Jun 2003 - 11 Jun 2003 Renaat Landuyt (acting) SP (b. 1959)
11 Jun 2003 - 20 Jul 2004 Bart Somers VLD (b. 1964)
20 Jul 2004 - 28 Jun 2007 Yves Leterme CD&V (b. 1960)
28 Jun 2007 - 25 Jul 2014 Kris Peeters CD&V (b. 1962)
25 Jul 2014 - 2 Jul 2019 Geert Bourgeois N-VA (b. 1951)
2 Jul 2019 - 2 Oct 2019 Liesbeth Homans (f) N-VA (b. 1973)
2 Oct 2019 - Jan Jambon N-VA (b. 1960)
Independent State of Flanders
22 Dec 1917 the Council of Flanders, believing that the German occupiers
would encourage secession, proclaims independence
25 Jul 1918 terminated by German occupation authorities
President of the Council of Flanders
22 Dec 1917 - 25 Jul 1918 Willem de Vreese (b. 1869 - d. 1938)
President of the Commission of Plenipotentiaries
22 Dec 1917 - 25 Jul 1918 Pieter L. Tack (b. 1870 - d. 1943)
French community
25 May 2011 name Wallonia-Brussels Federation locally adopted
Minister-presidents
22 Dec 1981 - 9 Dec 1985 Philippe Moureaux (1st time) PS (b. 1939 - d. 2018)
9 Dec 1985 - 2 Feb 1988 Philippe Monfils PRL (b. 1939)
2 Feb 1988 - 9 May 1988 Philippe Moureaux (2nd time) PS (s.a.)
17 May 1988 - 7 Jan 1992 Valmy Féaux PS (b. 1933)
7 Jan 1992 - 4 May 1993 Bernard Anselme PS (b. 1945)
4 May 1993 - 13 Jul 1999 Laurette Onkelinx (f) PS (b. 1958)
13 Jul 1999 - 19 Jul 2004 Hervé Hasquin PRL (b. 1942)
19 Jul 2004 - 20 Mar 2008 Marie Arena (f) PS (b. 1966)
20 Mar 2008 - 17 Sep 2019 Rudy Demotte PS (b. 1963)
17 Sep 2019 - Pierre-Yves Jeholet MR (b. 1968)
German-speaking community
Chairmen of the Executive (from 10 Sep 1993, minister-presidents)
30 Jan 1984 - 11 Nov 1986 Bruno Fagnoul PRL (b. 1936 - d. 2023)
11 Nov 1986 - 6 Jul 1999 Joseph Maraite PSC (b. 1949 - d. 2021)
6 Jul 1999 - 30 Jun 2014 Karl-Heinz Lambertz PS (b. 1952)
30 Jun 2014 - Oliver Paasch ProDG (b. 1971)
Wallonia
Chairmen of the Executive (from 30 Oct 1993, minister-presidents)
26 Jan 1982 - 25 Oct 1982 André Damseaux PRL (b. 1937 - d. 2007)
25 Oct 1982 - 11 Dec 1985 Jean-Maurice Dehousse PS (b. 1936 - d. 2023)
11 Dec 1985 - 3 Feb 1988 Melchior Wathelet PSC (b. 1949)
3 Feb 1988 - 9 May 1988 Guy Coëme PS (b. 1946)
11 May 1988 - 7 Jan 1992 Bernard Anselme PS (b. 1945)
7 Jan 1992 - 25 Jan 1994 Guy Spitaels PS (b. 1931 - d. 2012)
25 Jan 1994 - 15 Jul 1999 Robert Collignon PS (b. 1943)
15 Jul 1999 - 4 Apr 2000 Elio Di Rupo (1st time) PS (b. 1951)
4 Apr 2000 - 30 Sep 2005 Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe PS (b. 1944)
30 Sep 2005 - 6 Oct 2005 André Antoine (acting) CDH (b. 1960)
6 Oct 2005 - 20 Jul 2007 Elio Di Rupo (2nd time) PS (s.a.)
20 Jul 2007 - 22 Jul 2014 Rudy Demotte PS (b. 1963)
22 Jul 2014 - 28 Jul 2017 Paul Magnette PS (b. 1971)
28 Jul 2017 - 13 Sep 2019 Willy Borsus MR (b. 1962)
13 Sep 2019 - Elio Di Rupo (3rd time) PS (s.a.)