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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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