Di Rupo Government

Di Rupo Government
93rd Cabinet of Belgium (since 1830)
Date formed	6 December 2011
Date dissolved	11 October 2014
People and organisations
Head of state	Albert II of Belgium Philippe of Belgium
Head of government	Elio Di Rupo
Deputy head of government	See list Pieter De Crem (Defence) Didier Reynders (Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs) Johan Vande Lanotte (Economy, Consumer Affairs and the North Sea) Alexander De Croo (Pensions) Joëlle Milquet (Interior) Laurette Onkelinx (Social Affairs and Health)
Member party	2010–11 Belgian government formation
Outgoing formation	2014 Belgian government formation
Predecessor	Leterme II
Successor	Michel

The Di Rupo Government was the federal

The negotiations aimed to put an end to the 2007–2011 Belgian political crisis and included a sixth state reform, including the partition of the electoral and judicial arrondissement of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde and the transfer of new powers from the federal level to the regions. Because a state reform requires a two-thirds majority, the green parties (Groen/Ecolo) participated in these negotiations but were not part of the government coalition.

Formation

Following issues regarding the

On 13 October 2011, it was decided that the green parties would not be part of the government but would support it in matters of confidence to achieve the two-thirds majority needed for state reform.

On 26 November 2011, the six remaining parties agreed on the national budget and agreed to the coalition on 3 December.

After more than 19 hours of negotiation, the parties involved came to an agreement on the allocation of ministries on 5 December 2011.^[4] The government was sworn in the next day. With 13 ministers and 6 secretaries of state, this government is one of the smallest by the number of ministers, not taking into account the secretaries of state.^[5]

Composition

Changes in composition

Following the

On 5 March 2013 Steven Vanackere (CD&V) resigned as Deputy-Prime Minister and Minister of Finance after he was accused of lying to parliament about his knowledge regarding the financial agreements between the Algemeen Christelijk Werknemersverbond and Belfius. He was succeeded as Deputy Prime minister by Minister of Defense Pieter De Crem (CD&V) and as Minister of Finance by Koen Geens (CD&V).

After the 2014 elections on 22 July 2014

On 25 July 2014 Annemie Turtelboom (Open VLD) resigned as Minister of Justice to become Viceminister-president and Flemish minister of Finances, Budget and Energy. She was succeeded as minister of Justice by Maggie De Block (Open VLD).

On 12 September 2014 Philippe Courard (PS) resigned as Secretary of State for Social Affairs, Families, Disabled Persons and Scientific Policy in order to become leader of the PS faction in the Walloon Parliament. His competences were taken over by Minister Laurette Onkelinx (PS).

On 16 September 2014 John Crombez (SP.a) resigned as Secretary of State for Combating Social and Fiscal Fraud, effective 22 September, to become leader of the SP.a faction in the Flemish Parliament. His competences were taken over by Minister Johan Vande Lanotte (SP.a).

References

External links

• Official composition in Dutch and French