Wilmès I Government
Wilmès I Government | |
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 96th Cabinet of Belgium (since 1830) | |
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| Date formed | 27 October 2019 |
| Date dissolved | 17 March 2020 |
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| Head of state | Philippe of Belgium |
| Head of government | Sophie Wilmès |
| No. of ministers | 12 |
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| Status in legislature | Caretaker minority coalition
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| History | |
| Election(s) | 2014 Belgian federal election |
| Legislature term(s) | 2014–2019 |
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| Predecessor | Michel II |
| Successor | Wilmès II |
The Wilmès I Government was a caretaker[1] Federal Government of Belgium, led by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès, the first ever female Prime Minister of Belgium.
History
The creation of the Wilmès Government was announced on 26 October 2019, when previous Prime Minister Charles Michel announced he would be succeeded by Sophie Wilmès ultimately on 1 November 2019, effectively forming a new government.[2] Charles Michel left his post as he had been elected to become the next President of the European Council as from 1 December 2019 and wanted to have sufficient time to prepare for his role as President of the European Council hence leaving already by November.
The Wilmès Government was governing as a
in the opposition.Composition
The composition of the government was similar to that of the Michel II Government, with the only differences being Sophie Wilmès taking over the role of Charles Michel as prime minister and David Clarinval coming in to replace Wilmès as Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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| Prime Minister | |||||||||
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| Deputy Prime Ministers | |||||||||
CD&V | |||||||||
MR | |||||||||
MR | |||||||||
| Minister of Open Vld | |||||||||
| Minister | |||||||||
| Minister of Administrative Simplification, Digital Agenda, Postal Services and Telecom | Open Vld | ||||||||
CD&V | |||||||||
| Minister of Asylum, Migration, Health and Social Affairs | Open Vld | ||||||||
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Disabled Persons, Economy, Employment, Equal Rights and Fighting Poverty | CD&V | ||||||||
| Minister of the Middle Class, MR | |||||||||
MR | |||||||||
| Minister of Pensions | MR | ||||||||
MR | |||||||||
MR | |||||||||
MR | |||||||||
Changes in composition
- On 30 November 2019, European Commissioner for Justice in the Von der Leyen Commission. David Clarinval was appointed the new Deputy Prime Minister for the Mouvement Réformateur[4]
References
- ^ "Sophie Wilmès to replace Charles Michel as Belgian PM – POLITICO".
- ^ "Sophie Wilmès (MR) wordt nieuwe premier in lopende zaken: "Alles aan doen om de stabiliteit te verzekeren"" [Sophie Wilmès (MR) to become new Prime Minister of caretaker cabinet: "Give it all to ensure stability"] (in Dutch). vrt.be. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Touriel, Aubry (2020-03-15). "Le gouvernement Wilmès va être doté de pouvoirs spéciaux pendant 6 mois". RTBF Info (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ vrtnws.be (30 November 2019). "Philippe Goffin vervangt Didier Reynders (MR) als minister in de federale regering" [Philippe Goffin replaces Didier Reynders (MR) as minister in federal government].
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