Leterme II Government

2007–2011 Belgian political crisis

Timeline 2007 elections 2007–2008 government formation Verhofstadt III (interim) Leterme I Van Rompuy I Leterme II 2010 elections 2010–2011 government formation Di Rupo I Sixth state reform
See also Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde Partition of Belgium State reform in Belgium Politics of Belgium Cabinet of Belgium

The Leterme II Government was the

Socialist Party (PS) and the French-speaking Humanist Democratic Centre

(CDH).

Composition

The Leterme II Government originally comprised 15 ministers, seven secretaries of state, and a government commissary.^[2]

Minister	Name	Party
Prime Minister	Yves Leterme	CD&V
Deputy Prime Minister – Finance and Institutional Reforms	Didier Reynders	MR
Deputy Prime Minister – Social Affairs and Public Health	Laurette Onkelinx	PS
Deputy Prime Minister – Budget	Guy Vanhengel	Open VLD
Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reforms	Steven Vanackere	CD&V
Deputy Prime Minister – Employment and Equal Opportunities	Joëlle Milquet	CDH
Interior	Annemie Turtelboom	Open VLD
Self-employed, Agriculture and Scientific Policy	Sabine Laruelle	MR
Justice	Stefaan De Clerck	CD&V
Defence	Pieter De Crem	CD&V
Pensions and Big cities	Michel Daerden	PS
Development Cooperation and European Affairs	Olivier Chastel	MR
Climate and Energy	Paul Magnette	PS
Enterprise and Simplification	Vincent Van Quickenborne	Open VLD
the Civil Service and Public Companies	Inge Vervotte	CD&V
Secretary of State	Name	Party
Mobility (Prime Minister)	Etienne Schouppe	CD&V
Coordination of the Fight against Fraud (Justice)	Carl Devlies	CD&V
Finance (Finance)	Bernard Clerfayt	MR
Fight against Poverty (Social Affairs and Public Health)	Jean-Marc Delizée	PS
Disabled Persons (Social Affairs and Public Health)	Philippe Courard	PS
Budget (Budget)	Melchior Wathelet Jr.	CDH

Changes in composition

On 14 February 2011,

Charles Michel resigned as minister of Development Cooperation to become Chairman of the MR. He was replaced as minister in the Leterme II caretaker government

by secretary of state for European Affairs Olivier Chastel, who became minister of Development Cooperation and European Affairs. Chastel was not replaced as secretary of state.

Crisis

From the start of the

Di Rupo I Government

.

References

^ "Leterme Returns as Belgian Leader After 2008 Failure". Bloomberg. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
^ "Samenstelling en bevoegdheidsverdeling van de federale regeringsleden" (in Dutch). Belgium.be. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
^ Traynor, Ian (26 April 2010). "Belgium's five-party coalition government collapses". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
^ Eeckhout, Bart (2010-04-26). "Hoop op ultiem akkoord over B-H-V sijpelt weg". De Morgen (in Dutch). p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
^ Samyn, Steven (2010-04-27). "België op weg naar verkiezingsavontuur". De Standaard (in Dutch). p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
^ "Belgium's king accepts Yves Leterme's resignation". BBC. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
^ Martens, John (26 April 2010). "Belgium Heads for Elections After Government Collapse". Businessweek. Retrieved 27 April 2010.^{[dead link]}

[1] "Leterme Returns as Belgian Leader After 2008 Failure". Bloomberg. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2010-04-27.

[2] "Samenstelling en bevoegdheidsverdeling van de federale regeringsleden" (in Dutch). Belgium.be. Retrieved 27 April 2010.

[3] Traynor, Ian (26 April 2010). "Belgium's five-party coalition government collapses". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2010.

[4] Eeckhout, Bart (2010-04-26). "Hoop op ultiem akkoord over B-H-V sijpelt weg". De Morgen (in Dutch). p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-30.

[5] Samyn, Steven (2010-04-27). "België op weg naar verkiezingsavontuur". De Standaard (in Dutch). p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-30.

[6] "Belgium's king accepts Yves Leterme's resignation". BBC. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2010.

[7] Martens, John (26 April 2010). "Belgium Heads for Elections After Government Collapse". Businessweek. Retrieved 27 April 2010.^{[dead link]}

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