This is the list of Finance ministers in the
Belgian Federal Cabinet. The current
De Croo Government
The De Croo Government is the incumbent Federal Government of Belgium, led by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 1 October 2020.
History
The creation of the De Croo Government occurred on 1 October 2020, 494 days after the 2019 Belgian fed ...
includes
Vincent Van Peteghem as Finance minister.
The minister oversees the
Federal Public Service Finance The FPS Finance ( nl, FOD Financiën, french: SPF Finances, german: FÖD Finanzen), is a Federal Public Service of Belgium. It was created by Royal Order on February 17, 2002, as part of the plans of the Verhofstadt I Government to modernise the fe ...
( nl, Federale Overheidsdienst Financiën; french: Service public fédéral Finances).
List of ministers
1831 to 1899
* 1831
Charles de Brouckère
Jonkheer Charles Joseph Marie Ghislain de Brouckère (18 January 1796 – 20 April 1860) was a Belgian nobleman and liberal politician.
Born in Bruges, elder brother of future Prime Minister of Belgium Henri de Brouckère, Charles entered po ...
(
LP)
* 1831–1832
Jacques Coghen (
LP)
* 1832–1834
Auguste Duvivier (technocrat)
* 1834–1839
Edouard d'Huart (
LP)
* 1839–1840
Léandre Desmaisières (
PC)
* 1840–1841
Edouard Mercier (
LP)
* 1841
Camille de Briey (
PC)
* 1841–1843
Jean Baptiste Smits (
PC)
* 1843–1845
Edouard Mercier (
LP)
* 1845–1847
Jules Malou (
PC)
* 1847–1848
Laurent Veydt (
LP)
* 1848–1852
Walthère Frère-Orban (
LP)
* 1852–1855
Charles Liedts (
LP)
* 1855–1857
Edouard Mercier (
LP)
* 1857–1870
Walthère Frère-Orban (
LP)
* 1870
Pierre Tack (
PC)
* 1870–1871
Victor Jacobs (
PC)
* 1871–1878
Jules Malou (
PC)
* 1878–1884
Charles Graux (
LP)
* 1884
Jules Malou (
PC)
* 1884–1894
Auguste Beernaert (
PC)
* 1894–1899
Paul de Smet de Naeyer (
PC)
* 1899
Julien Liebaert (
PC)
1900 to 1999
* 1899–1907
Paul de Smet de Naeyer (
PC)
* 1907–1911
Julien Liebaert (
PC)
* 1911–1914
Michel Levie (
PC)
* 1914–1918
Aloys Van de Vyvere (
PC)
* 1918–1920
Léon Delacroix
Léon Frédéric Gustave Delacroix (27 December 1867 – 15 October 1929) was a Belgian statesman. Before entering politics, he was a renowned lawyer, and served as president of the Belgian Court of Cassation from 1917 to 1918. In the context o ...
(
PC)
* 1920–1925
Georges Theunis
Georges (George) Emile Léonard Theunis (28 February 1873 – 4 January 1966) was the prime minister of Belgium from 16 December 1921 to 13 May 1925 and again from 20 November 1934 to 25 March 1935. He was governor of the National Bank of Belg ...
(
PC)
* 1925
Aloys Van de Vyvere (
PC)
* 1925–1926
Albert-Edouard Janssen (
PC)
* 1926–1932
Maurice Houtart
Baron Maurice Jules Marie Emmanuel Eleuthère Houtart (1866–1939) was a Belgian politician.
Family
Maurice was born the son of Baron Jules Houtart (1844-1928). He married Marcelle Jooris (1878-1924), daughter of Emile Jooris, the mayor of Vard ...
(
PC)
* 1932
Jules Renkin
Jules Laurent Jean Louis Renkin (3 December 1862 – 15 July 1934) was a Belgian politician. He served as the minister of colonies for the Belgian Congo from 30 October 1908 to 21 November 1918.
Born in Ixelles, Renkin studied and practised ...
(
PC)
* 1932–1934
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 ...
(
PC)
* 1934
Gustave Sap
Gustave Charles Sap (21 January 1886 – 19 March 1940) was a Belgian politician and minister for the Catholic Party. Sap was also professor at the Catholic University of Leuven (Leuven, Belgium). During his professional career, he was active ...
(
PC)
* 1934–1935
Camille Gutt
Camille Gutt (14 November 1884 – 7 June 1971), born Camille Guttenstein, was a Belgian economist, politician, and industrialist who served as the first managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1946 to 1951. He was the arc ...
(technocrat)
* 1935–1936
Max-Léo Gérard (
LP)
* 1936–1938
Henri De Man
Henri (Hendrik) de Man (17 November 1885 – 20 June 1953) was a Belgian politician and leader of the Belgian Labour Party (POB-BWP). He was one of the leading socialist theoreticians of his period and, during the German occupation of Belgium ...
(
BWP)
* 1938
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 then ...
(
POB)
* 1938
Max-Léo Gérard (
LP)
* 1938–1939
Albert-Edouard Janssen (
PC)
* 1939–1945
Camille Gutt
Camille Gutt (14 November 1884 – 7 June 1971), born Camille Guttenstein, was a Belgian economist, politician, and industrialist who served as the first managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1946 to 1951. He was the arc ...
(technocrat)
* 1945
Gaston Eyskens
Gaston François Marie, viscount Eyskens (1 April 1905 – 3 January 1988) was a Christian democratic politician and prime minister of Belgium. He was also an economist and member of the Belgian Christian Social Party (CVP-PSC).
He served thr ...
(
CVP)
* 1945–1946
Franz de Voghel (technocrat)
* 1946–1947
Jean Vauthier (technocrat)
* 1947–1949
Gaston Eyskens
Gaston François Marie, viscount Eyskens (1 April 1905 – 3 January 1988) was a Christian democratic politician and prime minister of Belgium. He was also an economist and member of the Belgian Christian Social Party (CVP-PSC).
He served thr ...
(
CVP)
* 1949–1950
Henri Liebaert
Henri Marcel Hector Liebaert (29 November 1895 – 7 April 1977) was a Belgian liberal politician and minister. Liebaert was an industrialist and editor of the French-speaking Flemish daily ''La Flandre Libéral''. He was a member of parliament ...
(
LP)
* 1950–1952
Jean Van Houtte (
CVP)
* 1952–1954
Albert-Edouard Janssen (
CVP)
* 1954–1958
Henri Liebaert
Henri Marcel Hector Liebaert (29 November 1895 – 7 April 1977) was a Belgian liberal politician and minister. Liebaert was an industrialist and editor of the French-speaking Flemish daily ''La Flandre Libéral''. He was a member of parliament ...
(
LP)
* 1958–1961
Jean Van Houtte (CVP)
* 1961–1965
André Dequae (
CVP)
** 1961–1962
Jean-François Tielemans (assistant for finance) (
BSP)
** 1963–1965
Henri Deruelles (assistant for finance) (
PSB)
* 1965–1966
Gaston Eyskens
Gaston François Marie, viscount Eyskens (1 April 1905 – 3 January 1988) was a Christian democratic politician and prime minister of Belgium. He was also an economist and member of the Belgian Christian Social Party (CVP-PSC).
He served thr ...
(
CVP)
* 1966–1968
Robert Henrion (
PLP)
* 1968–1971
Jean-Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers
Jean V Charles, Count Snoy et d'Oppuers (2 July 1907 in Braine-l'Alleud – 17 May 1991) was a Belgian civil servant, diplomat and Christian Democratic politician of the PSC-CVP.
Family
Jean-Charles was born son of Thierry Idesbald, Baro ...
(
PSC)
* 1972
André Vlerick (
CVP)
* 1973–1974
Willy De Clercq
Willy Clarisse Elvire Hector, Viscount De Clercq (8 July 1927 – 28 October 2011) was a Belgian liberal politician.
De Clercq was born in Ghent, son of Frans de Clercq.Etat présent de la noblesse belge 2015, p. 62 After his law and notariat ...
(
PVV)
* 1974–1977
Willy De Clercq
Willy Clarisse Elvire Hector, Viscount De Clercq (8 July 1927 – 28 October 2011) was a Belgian liberal politician.
De Clercq was born in Ghent, son of Frans de Clercq.Etat présent de la noblesse belge 2015, p. 62 After his law and notariat ...
(financiën) (
PVV)
* 1977–1980
Gaston Geens (
CVP)
* 1980
Robert Henrion (
PRL)
* 1980
Paul Hatry (
PRL)
** 1980
Freddy Willockx (
BSP) (State Secretary)
* 1980–1981
Mark Eyskens (
CVP)
* 1981
Robert Vandeputte (technocrat)
* 1981–1985
Willy De Clercq
Willy Clarisse Elvire Hector, Viscount De Clercq (8 July 1927 – 28 October 2011) was a Belgian liberal politician.
De Clercq was born in Ghent, son of Frans de Clercq.Etat présent de la noblesse belge 2015, p. 62 After his law and notariat ...
(
PVV)
* 1985
Frans Grootjans
Frans Edward Elisabeth Grootjans (24 January 1922 – 20 February 1999), was a Belgian politician and minister for the PVV.
Grootjans was born at Wilrijk. He became a licentiate in the trade and consular sciences and was chief editor and dir ...
(
PVV)
** 1985
Etienne Knoops (
PRL) (assistant for finance)
** 1985
Louis Waltniel (
PVV) (State Secretary)
* 1985–1988
Mark Eyskens (
CVP)
* 1988–1998
Philippe Maystadt (
PSC)
** 1988
Herman Van Rompuy
Herman Achille, Count Van Rompuy (; born 31 October 1947) is a Belgian politician, who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 2008 to 2009 and then as the first permanent president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014.
A politic ...
(
CVP) (State Secretary)
* 1998–1999
Jean-Jacques Viseur (
PSC)
Since 2000
* 1999–2011
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 ...
(
MR)
** 2000–2003
Alain Zenner (
MR) (State Secretary)
** 2003–2007
Hervé Jamar (
MR) (State Secretary for Modernisation of Finances and Battle against Fiscal Fraud)
** 2008–2011
Bernard Clerfayt
Bernard Clerfayt (born 30 December 1961, in Uccle) is a Belgian politician. He has been the mayor of Schaerbeek since 2001 and is currently vice-president of the Front Démocratique des Francophones (FDF). As is common in Belgium, he holds a d ...
(
MR) (State Secretary)
** 2008–2011
Carl Devlies (
CD&V
Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations ( UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party ...
) (State Secretary for Coordination of Fraud Action)
* 2011–2013
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 Af ...
(
CD&V
Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations ( UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party ...
)
** 2011–2014
John Crombez (
sp.a
Vooruit (Dutch for Forward, ) is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. The party was known as the Flemish Socialist Party (1978–2001: ''Socialistische Partij'', SP; 2001–2021: ''Socialistische Partij Anders'', SP.A) until 2 ...
) (State Secretary for Fraud Action)
* 2013–2014
Koen Geens
Koen Geens (born 22 January 1958) is a Belgian jurist and politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) who served as the Minister of Justice and as Deputy Prime Minister in the governments of Prime Ministers Charles Michel and Sop ...
(
CD&V
Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations ( UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party ...
)
* 2014–2018
Johan Van Overtveldt (
N-VA
The New Flemish Alliance ( nl, Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie, N-VA) is a Flemish nationalist and conservative political party in Belgium. The party was founded in 2001 by the right-leaning fraction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU).
Th ...
)
* 2018–2020
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 Vri ...
(
Open VLD
french: Libéraux et démocrates flamands ouverts
, abbreviation = Open Vld
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, leader1_name = Egbert Lachaert
, foundation = 1992 (VLD)2007 (Open Vld)
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)
* 2020–present
Vincent Van Peteghem (
CD&V
Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations ( UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party ...
)
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