The following is a list of those who have served as foreign ministers of

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Sylvain Van de Weyer Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer (19 January 1802 – 23 May 1874) was a Belgian politician who served as the Belgian Minister at the Court of St. James's, effectively the ambassador to the United Kingdom, and briefly, as the prime minister of Belgium ...

" fontsize:10 from: 1831 till: 1831 color:liberal text:" Joseph Lebeau" fontsize:10 from: 1831 till: 1831 color:catholic text:" Felix de Muelenaere" fontsize:10 from: 1831 till: 1834 color:liberal text:" Albert Goblet d'Alviella" fontsize:10 from: 1834 till: 1836 color:catholic text:" Felix de Muelenaere" fontsize:10 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 ...

" fontsize:10 from: 1840 till: 1841 color:liberal text:" Joseph Lebeau" fontsize:10 from: 1841 till: 1843 color:catholic text:" Camille de Briey" fontsize:10 from: 1843 till: 1845 color:catholic text:" Felix de Muelenaere" fontsize:10 from: 1845 till: 1847 color:catholic text:"

Adolphe Dechamps Adolphe Deschamps (; also Dechamps ; 17 June 1807 – 19 July 1875) was a Belgian statesman and publisher, the brother of Cardinal Victor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps. He entered public life about 1830 and soon became popular through his contributio ...

" 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 Viscount Charles Ghislain Guillaume Vilain XIIII (15 May 1803 – 16 November 1878) was a Belgian politician, serving as governor of East Flanders, Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium. Early ...

" 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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Jules Joseph d'Anethan Jules Joseph, Baron d'Anethan (23 April 1803 – 8 October 1888) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. After serving as minister for Justice and Religion, D'Anethan was named the prime minister of Belgium and minister of Foreign Affairs by K ...

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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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Walthère Frère-Orban Hubert Joseph Walthère Frère-Orban (24 April 1812 – 2 January 1896) was a Belgian liberal statesman. Early life He was born at Liège, received his education at home and in Paris, and began the practice of law in his native town. He identif ...

" 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" fontsize:10 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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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 ...

" fontsize:10 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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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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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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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 Em ...

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" fontsize:10 from: 1935 till: 1936 color:catholic text:" Paul van Zeeland" fontsize:10 from: 1936 till: 1939 color:socialist text:" Paul-Henri Spaak" fontsize:10 from: 1939 till: 1939 color:socialist text:" Eugène Soudan" fontsize:10 from: 1939 till: 1940 color:catholic text:" Hubert Pierlot" fontsize:10 from: 1940 till: 1949 color:socialist text:" Paul-Henri Spaak" fontsize:10 from: 1949 till: 1954 color:catholic text:" Paul van Zeeland" fontsize:10 from: 1954 till: 1958 color:socialist text:" Paul-Henri Spaak" fontsize:10 from: 1958 till: 1961 color:catholic text:" Pierre Wigny" fontsize:10 from: 1961 till: 1966 color:socialist text:" Paul-Henri Spaak" fontsize:10 from: 1966 till: 1973 color:catholic text:" Pierre Harmel" fontsize:10 from: 1973 till: 1977 color:catholic text:"

Renaat Van Elslande Renaat Antoon Joseph Van Elslande (born in Boekhoute on 21 January 1916; died in Uccle on 21 December 2000) was a Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams politician who had been culture minister and foreign minister. Honours * War cross * Minister of ...

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Henri Simonet Henri François Simonet (10 May 1931 – 15 February 1996) was a Belgium, Belgian politician. Born in Brussels, Henri Simonet studied law and economics at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), ULB and then went to Columbia University as CRB ...

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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 Minist ...

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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 minist ...

" fontsize:10 from: 1992 till: 1994 color:socialist text:" Willy Claes" fontsize:10 from: 1994 till: 1995 color:socialist text:" Frank Vandenbroucke" fontsize:10 from: 1995 till: 1999 color:socialist text:" Eric Derycke" fontsize:10 from: 1999 till: 2004 color:liberal text:" Louis Michel" fontsize:10 from: 2004 till: 2009 color:liberal text:" Karel De Gucht" fontsize:10 from: 2009 till: 2009 color:catholic text:"

Yves Leterme Yves Camille Désiré Leterme (; born 6 October 1960 in Wervik) is a Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). He was the prime minister of Belgium, from November 2009 to December 2011. Leterme was th ...

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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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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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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 Vrije ...

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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 19 ...

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