Christian Democratic and Flemish
Christian Democratic and Flemish Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams | |
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Christian Social Party | |
Headquarters | Wetstraat 89 1040 Brussels |
Membership (2017) | 48,791[1] |
Ideology | Christian democracy[2][3][4] |
Political position | Centre[5][6][7] to centre-right[8] |
Regional affiliation | Christian Group[9] |
European affiliation | European People's Party |
International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
European Parliament group | European People's Party |
Francophone counterpart | Les Engagés (traditionally) |
Germanophone counterpart | Christian Social Party |
Colours | Orange |
Chamber of Representatives | 12 / 87 (Flemish seats) |
Senate | 5 / 35 (Flemish seats) |
Flemish Parliament | 19 / 124 |
Brussels Parliament | 1 / 17 (Flemish seats) |
European Parliament | 2 / 12 (Flemish seats) |
Flemish Provincial Councils | 40 / 175 |
Benelux Parliament | 2 / 21 |
Website | |
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Christian Democratic and Flemish
It was traditionally the largest political party of Flanders, until it was overtaken by the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) in the 2010s. CD&V participated in most governments and has generally the largest number of mayors. Most Prime Ministers of Belgium and Ministers-President of Flanders have been CD&V politicians. Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014, is one of the leading politicians of CD&V.
CD&V is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and Centrist Democrat International.
History
The history of the CD&V dates back to the 19th century. It originated in the 19th century
The party was almost continually in power from its establishment until 1999, with the exception of 1954–1958. In 1999, the
In 2004, Flemish elections were held and the CD&V once more became the largest political party by representation in the Flemish Parliament.
In June 2009, Flemish elections were held and the CD&V remained the largest party of Flanders. Kris Peeters stayed as Flemish minister-president. The party also remained the largest Flemish party in the European Parliament after the 2009 European elections.
In 2010, the
On 6 December 2011, the Di Rupo Government was formed, with the CD&V as the largest Flemish party.
During the
Ideology
CD&V follows the principle of
Members holding notable public offices
European politics
European Parliament | ||
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Name | Committees | Notes |
Cindy Franssen | Employment and Social Affairs Women's Rights and Gender Equality Special Committee on Beating Cancer |
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Tom Vandenkendelaere | Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Subcommittee on Security and Defence |
Replaces Kris Peeters, who became Vice-president of the EIB[16] |
Federal politics
Chamber of Representatives
| |||
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Name | Notes | Name | Notes |
Servais Verherstraeten | Faction leader | Jef Van den Bergh | |
Nahima Lanjri | Koen Geens | ||
Els Van Hoof | Steven Matheï | Replaces Wouter Beke, who became Flemish Minister | |
Nawal Farih | Jan Briers | ||
Leen Dierick | Nathalie Muylle | ||
Hendrik Bogaert | Franky Demon |
Senate
| ||
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Type | Name | Notes |
Co-opted Senator | Baroness Sabine de Bethune | Faction leader |
Community Senator | Peter Van Rompuy | Son of Herman Van Rompuy |
Community Senator | Karin Brouwers | |
Community Senator | Orry Van de Wauwer | |
Community Senator | Martine Fournier |
Belgian Federal De Croo Government | ||
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Public Office | Name | Function |
Deputy Prime Minister | Vincent Van Peteghem | Finance and the Coordination of the fight against fraud |
Minister | Annelies Verlinden | the Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal |
Secretary of State | Sammy Mahdi | Asylum and Migration |
Regional politics
Flemish Parliament | |||||
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Name | Notes | Name | Notes | ||
Peter Van Rompuy | Fraction Leader | Karin Brouwers | Community Senator | ||
Katrien Partyka | Mayor of Tienen | Jo Brouns | Mayor of Kinrooi | ||
Lode Ceyssens | Mayor of Oudsbergen | Vera Jans | |||
Orry Van de Wauwer | Community Senator | Tinne Rombouts | |||
Katrien Schryvers | Koen Van den Heuvel | Mayor of Puurs-Sint-Amands | |||
Joke Schauvliege | Stijn De Roo | Replaces Vincent Van Peteghem, who became Federal Minister | |||
Robrecht Bothuyne | Maaike De Rudder | Mayor of Sint-Gillis-Waas | |||
Martine Fournier | Community Senator | Brecht Warnez | Replace Hilde Crevits, who became Flemish Minister | ||
Bart Dochy | Mayor of Ledegem | Loes Vandromme | |||
Kurt Vanryckeghem | Mayor of Waregem |
Flemish Government Jambon | ||
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Public Office | Name | Function |
Vice minister-president | Hilde Crevits | Economy, Employment, Social Economy, Innovation and Agriculture |
Minister | Wouter Beke | Welfare, Health, Family and Poverty Reduction |
Minister | Benjamin Dalle | relations with Brussels , Media and Youth
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Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region | |||
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Name | Notes | ||
Bianca Debaets |
Electoral results
Chamber of Representatives
Results for the
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | 967,701 | 18.3 | 47 / 212
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Coalition | |
1974 | 1,222,646 | 23.2 | 50 / 212
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3 | Coalition |
1977 | 1,460,757 | 26.2 | 56 / 212
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6 | Coalition |
1978 | 1,447,112 | 26.1 | 57 / 212
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1 | Coalition |
1981 | 1,165,239 | 19.3 | 43 / 212
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14 | Coalition |
1985 | 1,291,244 | 21.3 | 49 / 212
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6 | Coalition |
1987 | 1,195,363 | 19.4 | 43 / 212
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6 | Coalition |
1991 | 1,036,165 | 16.8 | 39 / 212
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4 | Coalition |
1995 | 1,042,933 | 17.2 | 29 / 150
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10 | Coalition |
1999 | 875,967 | 14.1 | 22 / 150
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7 | Opposition |
2003 | 870,749 | 13.3 | 21 / 150
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1 | Opposition |
2007[a] | 1,234,950 | 18.5 | 25 / 150
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4 | Coalition |
2010 | 707,986 | 10.9 | 17 / 150
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8 | Coalition |
2014 | 783,060 | 11.6 | 18 / 150
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1 | Coalition |
2019 | 602,520 | 8.9 | 12 / 150
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6 | Coalition |
- N-VA; 30 seats won by CD&V/N-VA
Senate
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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1971[a] | 1,547,853 | 29.7 | 12 / 106
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1974 | 1,219,811 | 25.5 | 27 / 106
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15 |
1977 | 1,446,806 | 26.2 | 28 / 106
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1 |
1978 | 1,420,777 | 25.9 | 29 / 106
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1 |
1981 | 1,149,353 | 19.3 | 22 / 106
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7 |
1985 | 1,260,113 | 21.0 | 25 / 106
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3 |
1987 | 1,169,377 | 19.2 | 22 / 106
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3 |
1991 | 1,028,699 | 16.8 | 20 / 106
|
2 |
1995 | 1,009,656 | 16.8 | 7 / 40
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13 |
1999 | 913,508 | 14.7 | 6 / 40
|
1 |
2003 | 832,849 | 12.7 | 6 / 40
|
0 |
2007[b] | 1,287,389 | 19.4 | 8 / 40
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2 |
2010 | 646,375 | 10.0 | 4 / 40
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4 |
- ^ In coalition with Christian Social Party
- N-VA; 9 seats won by CD&V/N-VA
Regional
Brussels Parliament
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government | |
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D.E.C. | Overall | |||||
1989
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18,523 | 4.2 (#6) | 4 / 75
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Coalition | ||
1995 | 13,586 | 3.3 (#6) | 3 / 75
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1 | Coalition | |
1999 | 14,284 | 23.6 (#2) | 2.3 (#6) | 3 / 75
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0 | Coalition |
2004[a] | 10,482 | 16.8 (#4) | 2.3 (#9) | 3 / 89
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0 | Coalition |
2009 | 7,696 | 14.8 (#4) | 1.7 (#9) | 3 / 89
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0 | Coalition |
2014 | 6,105 | 11.4 (#5) | 1.3 (#13) | 2 / 89
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1 | Coalition |
2019 | 5,231 | 7.5 (#6) | 1.1 (#14) | 1 / 89
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1 | Opposition |
- N-VA; 3 seats won by CD&V/N-VA
Flemish Parliament
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
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1995 | 1,010,505 | 26.8 (#1) | 37 / 124
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Coalition | |
1999 | 857,732 | 22.1 (#1) | 30 / 124
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7 | Opposition |
2004[a] | 1,060,580 | 26.1 (#1) | 29 / 124
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1 | Coalition |
2009 | 939,873 | 22.9 (#1) | 31 / 124
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2 | Coalition |
2014 | 860,685 | 20.5 (#2) | 27 / 124
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4 | Coalition |
2019 | 652,766 | 15.4 (#3) | 19 / 124
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8 | Coalition |
- N-VA; 35 seats won by CD&V/N-VA
Provincial
Election | Votes | % | Councilors |
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1994 | 152 / 401
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2000 | 128 / 411
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2006 | 1,231,655 | 30.6 | 136 / 411
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2012 | 877,019 | 21.5 | 82 / 351
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2018 | 822,488 | 19.7 | 40 / 175
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European Parliament
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | |
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D.E.C. | Overall | ||||
1979 | 1,607,941 | 48.1 (#1) | 29.5 | 7 / 24
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1984 | 1,132,682 | 32.5 (#1) | 19.8 | 4 / 24
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3 |
1989 | 1,247,075 | 34.1 (#1) | 21.1 | 5 / 24
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1 |
1994 | 1,013,266 | 27.4 (#1) | 17.0 | 4 / 25
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1 |
1999 | 839,720 | 21.7 (#1) | 13.5 | 3 / 25
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1 |
2004[a] | 1,131,119 | 28.1 (#1) | 17.4 | 3 / 24
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0 |
2009 | 948,123 | 23.3 (#1) | 14.4 | 3 / 22
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0 |
2014 | 840,814 | 20.0 (#3) | 12.6 | 2 / 21
|
1 |
2019 | 617,651 | 14.5 (#4) | 9.2 | 2 / 21
|
0 |
- N-VA; 4 seats won by CD&V/N-VA
Presidents
CVP/PSC
- 1945–1947 Gilbert Mullie
- 1947–1949 Paul Willem Segers
- 1949–1959 Jef De Schuyffeleer
- 1959–1961 Fred Bertrand
- 1961–1963 Jozef De Saeger
- 1963–1968 Robert Vandekerckhove
CVP
- 1968–1972 Robert Vandekerckhove
- 1972–1979 Wilfried Martens
- 1979–1982 Leo Tindemans
- 1982–1988 Frank Swaelen
- 1988–1993 Herman Van Rompuy
- 1993–1996 Johan Van Hecke
- 1996–1999 Marc Van Peel
- 1999–2001 Stefaan De Clerck
CD&V
- 2001–2003 Stefaan De Clerck
- 2003–2004 Yves Leterme
- 2004–2007 Jo Vandeurzen
- 2007–2008 Etienne Schouppe
- 2008–2008 Wouter Beke
- 2008–2010 Marianne Thyssen
- 2010–2019 Wouter Beke
- 2019 Cindy Franssen & Griet Smaers (ad interim)
- 2019–2022 Joachim Coens
- 2022–present Sammy Mahdi
Until 1968 this lists gives the president of the Flemish part of the unitary CVP/PSC. The party changed its name from CVP to CD&V on 29 September 2001.
See also
Notes
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2014) |
- ^ "Ondanks hoeraberichten: steeds minder partijleden". vrtnws. 23 January 2018.
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Flanders/Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- OCLC 1256593260.
- ISBN 978-3-319-96460-7.
- ISBN 978-1-134-07354-2.
- ISBN 978-0-7546-4939-7.
- S2CID 154513832.
- ^ "Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Brown, Stephen (1 December 2019). "Flanders' new battleground: culture". Politico. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Bock, Pauline (7 October 2020). "Why did it take so long to form Belgium's new 'Vivaldi' coalition?". Euronews. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ISBN 978-90-6186-808-8. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-521-53520-5. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "CD&V als beweging".
- ^ "CD&V | Veiligheid".
- ^ "CKris Peeters vertrekt naar Europese Investeringsbank". De Standaard (in Dutch). 8 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
References
- Th. Luykx and M. Platel, Politieke geschiedenis van België, 2 vol., Kluwer, 1985
- W. Dewachter, Tussen staat en maatschappij, 1945–1995, christendemocratie in België, Tielt, 1995.
- E. Witte, J. Craeybeckx en A. Meynen, Politieke geschiedenis van België, Standaard, 1997
Further reading
- Beke, Wouter (2004). Steven Van Hecke; Emmanuel Gerard (eds.). Living Apart Together: Christian Democracy in Belgium. Leuven University Press. pp. 133–158. )
- Lamberts, Emiel (2004). Michael Gehler; Wolfram Kaiser (eds.). The Zenith of Christian Democracy: The Christelijke Volkspartij/Parti Social Chrétien in Belgium. Routledge. pp. 59–73. )