The following is a list of those who have served as foreign ministers of
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
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from: 1831 till: 1831 color:liberal text:" Sylvain Van de Weyer" fontsize:10
from: 1831 till: 1831 color:liberal text:"Joseph Lebeau
Jean Louis Joseph Lebeau (3 January 1794 – 19 March 1865) was a Belgian liberal statesman, the prime minister of Belgium on two occasions.
Biography
Born in Huy, he received his early education from an uncle who was parish priest in Hannut, a ...
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from: 1831 till: 1831 color:catholic text:"Felix de Muelenaere
Felix may refer to:
* Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name
Places
* Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen
* Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...
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from: 1831 till: 1834 color:liberal text:" Albert Goblet d'Alviella" fontsize:10
from: 1834 till: 1836 color:catholic text:"Felix de Muelenaere
Felix may refer to:
* Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name
Places
* Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen
* Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...
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from: 1836 till: 1840 color:catholic text:"Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt
Barthélemy Théodore, Count de Theux de Meylandt (26 February 1794 – 21 August 1874) was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium three times. His family de Theux de Meylandt et Montjardin originated i ...
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from: 1840 till: 1841 color:liberal text:"Joseph Lebeau
Jean Louis Joseph Lebeau (3 January 1794 – 19 March 1865) was a Belgian liberal statesman, the prime minister of Belgium on two occasions.
Biography
Born in Huy, he received his early education from an uncle who was parish priest in Hannut, a ...
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from: 1841 till: 1843 color:catholic text:" Camille de Briey" fontsize:10
from: 1843 till: 1845 color:catholic text:"Felix de Muelenaere
Felix may refer to:
* Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name
Places
* Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen
* Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...
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from: 1845 till: 1847 color:catholic text:" Adolphe Dechamps" fontsize:10
from: 1847 till: 1852 color:liberal text:" Constant d'Hoffschmidt" fontsize:10
from: 1852 till: 1855 color:liberal text:" Henri de Brouckère" fontsize:10
from: 1855 till: 1857 color:catholic text:" Charles Vilain XIIII" fontsize:10
from: 1857 till: 1861 color:liberal text:" Adolphe de Vrière" fontsize:10
from: 1861 till: 1868 color:liberal text:"Charles Rogier
Charles Latour Rogier (; 17 August 1800 – 27 May 1885) was a Belgian liberal statesman and a leader in the Belgian Revolution of 1830. He served as the prime minister of Belgium on two occasions: from 1847 to 1852, and again from 1857 to ...
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from: 1868 till: 1870 color:liberal text:" Jules Vander Stichelen" fontsize:10
from: 1870 till: 1871 color:catholic text:" Jules Joseph d'Anethan" fontsize:10
from: 1871 till: 1878 color:catholic text:"Guillaume d'Aspremont Lynden Guillaume Bernard Ferdinand Charles, Count of Aspremont Lynden (1815–1889) was a member of the Belgian Senate and minister of foreign affairs (1871–1878).
Life
Aspremont Lynden was born in Haltinne castle on 15 October 1815, as second son of C ...
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from: 1878 till: 1884 color:liberal text:" Walthère Frère-Orban" fontsize:10
from: 1884 till: 1884 color:catholic text:" Alphonse de Moreau" fontsize:10
from: 1884 till: 1892 color:catholic text:"Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
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from: 1892 till: 1895 color:catholic text:" Henri de Merode-Westerloo" fontsize:10
from: 1895 till: 1896 color:catholic text:"Jules de Burlet
Jules Philippe Marie de Burlet (10 April 1844 – 1 March 1897) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Born in Ixelles, de Burlet was educated as a lawyer. He practised law in Nivelles, where he made his home, and he served as mayor of the to ...
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from: 1896 till: 1907 color:catholic text:"Paul de Favereau
Paul-Louis-Marie-Célestin, baron de Favereau (15 January 1856 - 26 September 1922) was a Belgian politician and member of the Catholic Party.
Life
Born in Liège, he became a doctor of law before serving as member of the Belgian Parliament for ...
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from: 1907 till: 1916 color:catholic text:"Julien Davignon
Henri François Julien Claude, viscount Davignon (3 December 1854 – 12 March 1916) was a Belgian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1907–1916).
Born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Davignon was a member of the Catholic Party. He ...
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from: 1916 till: 1917 color:catholic text:" Eugène Beyens" fontsize:10
from: 1917 till: 1918 color:catholic text:"Charles de Broqueville
Charles Marie Pierre Albert, 1st Count de Broqueville (4 December 1860 – 5 September 1940) was the prime minister of Belgium, serving during World War I.
Before 1914
Charles de Broqueville was born into an old noble family with its roots in ...
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from: 1918 till: 1920 color:liberal text:"Paul Hymans
Paul Louis Adrien Henri Hymans (23 March 1865 – 8 March 1941), was a Belgian politician associated with the Liberal Party. He was the second president of the League of Nations and served again as its president in 1932–1933.
Life
Hymans was ...
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from: 1920 till: 1924 color:catholic text:"Henri Jaspar
Henri Jaspar (28 July 1870 – 15 February 1939) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Jaspar was born in Schaerbeek and trained as a lawyer. He represented Liège as a Catholic in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1919 until ...
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from: 1924 till: 1925 color:liberal text:"Paul Hymans
Paul Louis Adrien Henri Hymans (23 March 1865 – 8 March 1941), was a Belgian politician associated with the Liberal Party. He was the second president of the League of Nations and served again as its president in 1932–1933.
Life
Hymans was ...
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from: 1925 till: 1927 color:socialist text:"Emile Vandervelde
Emile Vandervelde (25 January 1866 – 27 December 1938) was a Belgian socialist politician. Nicknamed "the boss" (''le patron''), Vandervelde was a leading figure in the Belgian Labour Party (POB–BWP) and in international socialism.
Career
Emi ...
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from: 1927 till: 1934 color:liberal text:"Paul Hymans
Paul Louis Adrien Henri Hymans (23 March 1865 – 8 March 1941), was a Belgian politician associated with the Liberal Party. He was the second president of the League of Nations and served again as its president in 1932–1933.
Life
Hymans was ...
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from: 1934 till: 1934 color:catholic text:"Henri Jaspar
Henri Jaspar (28 July 1870 – 15 February 1939) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Jaspar was born in Schaerbeek and trained as a lawyer. He represented Liège as a Catholic in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1919 until ...
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from: 1934 till: 1935 color:liberal text:"Paul Hymans
Paul Louis Adrien Henri Hymans (23 March 1865 – 8 March 1941), was a Belgian politician associated with the Liberal Party. He was the second president of the League of Nations and served again as its president in 1932–1933.
Life
Hymans was ...
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from: 1935 till: 1936 color:catholic text:"Paul van Zeeland
Paul Guillaume, Viscount van Zeeland (11 November 1893 – 22 September 1973) was a Belgian lawyer, economist, Catholic politician, and statesman born in Soignies.
Van Zeeland was a professor of law and later director of the Institute of Econ ...
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from: 1936 till: 1939 color:socialist text:"Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (; 25 January 1899 – 31 July 1972) was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman. Along with Robert Schuman, Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer he was a leader in the formation of the ...
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from: 1939 till: 1939 color:socialist text:"Eugène Soudan
Eugène Edouard César Gaëtan Soudan (4 December 1880 – 30 November 1960) was a lawyer, jurist and politician.
Biography
He was born into a liberal bourgeois family in the city of Ronse.
He did his primary education in his hometown, he the ...
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from: 1939 till: 1940 color:catholic text:"Hubert Pierlot
Hubert Marie Eugène Pierlot (, 23 December 1883 – 13 December 1963) was a Belgian politician and Prime Minister of Belgium, serving between 1939 and 1945. Pierlot, a lawyer and jurist, served in World War I before entering politics in the 192 ...
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from: 1940 till: 1949 color:socialist text:"Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (; 25 January 1899 – 31 July 1972) was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman. Along with Robert Schuman, Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer he was a leader in the formation of the ...
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from: 1949 till: 1954 color:catholic text:"Paul van Zeeland
Paul Guillaume, Viscount van Zeeland (11 November 1893 – 22 September 1973) was a Belgian lawyer, economist, Catholic politician, and statesman born in Soignies.
Van Zeeland was a professor of law and later director of the Institute of Econ ...
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from: 1954 till: 1958 color:socialist text:"Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (; 25 January 1899 – 31 July 1972) was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman. Along with Robert Schuman, Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer he was a leader in the formation of the ...
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from: 1958 till: 1961 color:catholic text:"Pierre Wigny
Pierre Wigny (18 April 1905 in Liège – 21 September 1986 in Brussels) was a Belgian politician of the Christian Social Party (french: Parti Social Chrétien, PSC).
He was a lawyer and a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 1949 to ...
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from: 1961 till: 1966 color:socialist text:"Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (; 25 January 1899 – 31 July 1972) was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman. Along with Robert Schuman, Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer he was a leader in the formation of the ...
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from: 1966 till: 1973 color:catholic text:"Pierre Harmel
Pierre Charles José Marie, Count Harmel (16 March 1911 – 15 November 2009) was a Belgian lawyer, Christian Democratic politician and diplomat. Harmel served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1965 to 1966.
Early life
He was born in Uccle ...
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from: 1973 till: 1977 color:catholic text:" Renaat Van Elslande" fontsize:10
from: 1977 till: 1980 color:socialist text:" Henri Simonet" fontsize:10
from: 1980 till: 1981 color:catholic text:"Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb
Baron Charles-Ferdinand N. M. P. Nothomb (born 3 May 1936) is a French-speaking Belgian politician.
He is a member of the Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH). He served as Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1980 until 1981, and as Minister ...
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from: 1981 till: 1989 color:catholic text:"Leo Tindemans
Leonard Clemence "Leo" Tindemans (; 16 April 1922 – 26 December 2014) was a Belgian politician. He served as the prime minister of Belgium serving from 25 April 1974 until he resigned as minister on 20 October 1978. He was a member of the Chr ...
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from: 1989 till: 1992 color:catholic text:"Mark Eyskens
Marc Maria Frans, viscount Eyskens (born 29 April 1933), known as Mark Eyskens, is a Belgian economist, professor and politician in the Christian People's Party, now called Christian Democratic and Flemish, and briefly served as the prime minis ...
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from: 1992 till: 1994 color:socialist text:"Willy Claes
Willem Werner Hubert "Willy" Claes (; born 24 November 1938) is a Belgian politician who served as the eighth Secretary General of NATO, from 1994 to 1995. Claes was forced to resign from his NATO position after he was found guilty of corruptio ...
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from: 1994 till: 1995 color:socialist text:"Frank Vandenbroucke Frank Vandenbroucke is the name of:
*Frank Vandenbroucke (politician) (born 1955), Belgian politician
*Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)
Frank Vandenbroucke (6 November 1974 – 12 October 2009) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. After ...
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from: 1995 till: 1999 color:socialist text:" Eric Derycke" fontsize:10
from: 1999 till: 2004 color:liberal text:"Louis Michel
Louis Michel (born 2 September 1947) is a Belgian politician. He served in the government of Belgium as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2004 and was European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid from 2004 to 2009. From 20 ...
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from: 2004 till: 2009 color:liberal text:" Karel De Gucht" fontsize:10
from: 2009 till: 2009 color:catholic text:" Yves Leterme" fontsize:10
from: 2009 till: 2011 color:catholic text:"Steven Vanackere
Steven Vanackere, (, born on 4 February 1964 in Wevelgem) is a Belgian politician from Flanders and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). He held the portfolios of Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Aff ...
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from: 2011 till: 2019 color:liberal text:"Didier Reynders
Didier Reynders (; born 6 August 1958) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Mouvement Réformateur (MR) serving as European Commissioner for Justice since 2019. He held various positions in public institutions before becoming a member of ...
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from: 2019 till: 2020 color:liberal text:"Philippe Goffin
Philippe Goffin (born 1 April 1967) is a Belgian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence from 30 November 2019 to 1 October 2020.
Political career
In the federal elections of 26 May 2019, he ran in Liège Pro ...
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from: 2020 till: 2022 color:liberal text:"Sophie Wilmès
Sophie Wilmès (; born 15 January 1975) is a Belgian politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 2019 to 2020. She later served as minister of Foreign Affairs from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Reformist Movement, she is the fir ...
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from: 2022 till: 2022 color:liberal_acting text:"Alexander De Croo
Alexander De Croo (born 3 November 1975) is a Belgian politician and businessman who has served as the prime minister of Belgium since October 2020.
De Croo was born in Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, and studied business engineering at the Vrij ...
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from: 2022 till: 2022 color:liberal text:"Hadja Lahbib
Hadja Lahbib (born 21 June 1970, Boussu, Wallonia, Belgium) is a Belgian journalist, TV presenter, director and politician, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium since July 2022.
Early life
Hadja Lahbib was born on 21 June 1970 ...
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