The Governor of the

Administrative Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital The Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital ( nl, Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad; french: Arrondissement de Bruxelles-Capitale; german: Verwaltungsbezirk Brüssel-Hauptstadt) is the only administrative arrondissements of Belgium, arrondissement in ...

(All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (French: ''Gouverneur de Bruxelles-Capitale'', Dutch: ''Gouverneur van Brussel-Hoofdstad'') has the responsibility to enforce laws concerned with public order in the

Brussels-Capital Region Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, one of the three regions 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 ...

. The governor's powers are actually quite limited. Just as the Governors of the

provinces of Belgium The Kingdom of Belgium is divided into three regions. Two of these regions, Flanders and Wallonia, are each subdivided into five provinces. The third region, Brussels, does not belong to any province and nor is it subdivided into provinces. Inst ...

he heads the coordination of all necessary actions and all emergency services during the provincial phase of a disaster on the territory of the Brussels-Capital Region. The Governor of Brussels-Capital should be confused with neither the

Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region The Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region (french: Ministre-président de la région de Bruxelles-Capitale, nl, Minister-president van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest) is the person leading the Government of the Brussels-Capital R ...

nor with the mayor of the

City of Brussels The City of Brussels (french: Ville de Bruxelles or alternatively ''Bruxelles-Ville'' ; nl, Stad Brussel or ''Brussel-Stad'') is the largest municipality and historical City centre, centre of the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, as well a ...

, which is one of the 19 municipalities of Brussels. The regional government also appoints the Vice-Governor, who must have a considerable knowledge of both the French and the

Dutch language Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-Europea ...

and who must ensure that the legislation regarding the use of languages is observed in Brussels. The agreement following the 2011 state reform includes the removal of this post and the post was abolished in 2014. Instead, there is a high official appointed by the

Brussels Government Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

List of governors

André Degroeve André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ...

, 1 January 1995 – 30 April 1998 *

Raymonde Dury Raymonde is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Raymonde Allain (1912–2008), French model and actress * Raymonde April, OC (born 1953), Canadian contemporary artist, photographer and academic *Raymonde Arsen née Vital, servant ...

, May 1998 – 13 November 1998 *

Véronique Paulus de Châtelet Véronique can refer to: * Véronique (given name), a French female name * Véronique River, a river in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. * Véronique (rocket), a French sounding rocket * ''Véronique'' (operetta), compose ...

, 22 December 1998 – 1 January 2009 *Hugo Nys (acting), 1 January 2009 – October 2010 *

Jean Clément Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...

(acting), October 2010 –

References

External links

Brussels-Capital Region
''Centre d'Informatique pour la Région Bruxelloise'' (Brussels Regional Informatics Center)
Official site
available in French and Dutch
{{Brussels-Capital Region Government of Brussels