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Wilmès I Government
96th Cabinet of Belgium (since 1830)

Date formed	27 October 2019
Date dissolved	17 March 2020
People and organisations
Head of state	Philippe of Belgium
Head of government	Sophie Wilmès
No. of ministers	12
Member parties	MR (Walloon) CD&V (Flemish) Open Vld (Flemish)
Status in legislature	Caretaker minority coalition 38 / 150
History
Election	2014 Belgian federal election
Legislature term	2014–2019
Budgets	18 July 2019 continuing resolution (3rd)
Predecessor	Michel II
Successor	Wilmès II

The Wilmès I Government was a caretaker^[1] Federal Government of Belgium, led by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès, the first ever female Prime Minister of Belgium.

History

The creation of the Wilmès Government was announced on 26 October 2019, when previous Prime Minister Charles Michel announced he would be succeeded by Sophie Wilmès ultimately on 1 November 2019, effectively forming a new government.^[2] Charles Michel left his post as he had been elected to become the next President of the European Council as from 1 December 2019 and wanted to have sufficient time to prepare for his role as President of the European Council hence leaving already by November.

The Wilmès Government was governing as a caretaker government, until a new cabinet was formed based on the results of the federal elections of 26 May 2019, for which negotiations were still ongoing. Hence the government was a continuation of the centre minority coalition cabinet of Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V), the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) and the Reformist Movement (MR) which together constituted the Michel II Government. On 16 March, the Wilmès Government was given support by several opposition parties to handle the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium, for which the cabinet is going to be supported by a majority in parliament by granting it special powers under the form of the Wilmès II Government.^[3] The opposition parties were giving support for three months to take corona measures, with a possible further three month extension, are the socialists (sp.a & PS), the greens (Groen and Ecolo), the cdH and DéFI, leaving only the N-VA and the PVDA/PTB and Vlaams Belang in the opposition.

Composition

The composition of the government was similar to that of the Michel II Government, with the only differences being Sophie Wilmès taking over the role of Charles Michel as prime minister and David Clarinval coming in to replace Wilmès as Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy.


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister
Prime Minister	Sophie Wilmès	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	MR
Deputy Prime Ministers
Minister of Justice and Director of Buildings	Koen Geens	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	CD&V
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Beliris and European Affairs	Didier Reynders	27 October 2019	30 November 2019	MR
Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy	David Clarinval	30 November 2019	17 March 2020	MR
Minister of Development Cooperation, Finance and fighting Fiscal Fraud	Alexander De Croo	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	Open Vld
Minister
Minister of Administrative Simplification, Digital Agenda, Postal Services and Telecom	Philippe De Backer	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	Open Vld
Minister of the Interior and Safety	Pieter De Crem	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	CD&V
Minister of Asylum, Migration, Health and Social Affairs	Maggie De Block	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	Open Vld
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Disabled Persons, Economy, Employment, Equal Rights and Fighting Poverty	Nathalie Muylle [nl]	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	CD&V
Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy	Denis Ducarme	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	MR
Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy	David Clarinval	27 October 2019	30 November 2019	MR
Minister of Pensions	Daniel Bacquelaine	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	MR
Minister of Mobility and the National Railway Company	François Bellot	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	MR
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence and European Affairs	Philippe Goffin	30 November 2019	17 March 2020	MR
Minister of Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development	Marie-Christine Marghem	27 October 2019	17 March 2020	MR

Changes in composition

On 30 November 2019, Philippe Goffin took the place of Didier Reynders, taking over the portfolios of Foreign Affairs and Defence. Reynders left his post to take up the role of European Commissioner for Justice in the Von der Leyen Commission. David Clarinval was appointed the new Deputy Prime Minister for the Mouvement Réformateur^[4]

References

^ "Sophie Wilmès to replace Charles Michel as Belgian PM – POLITICO".
^ "Sophie Wilmès (MR) wordt nieuwe premier in lopende zaken: "Alles aan doen om de stabiliteit te verzekeren"" [Sophie Wilmès (MR) to become new Prime Minister of caretaker cabinet: "Give it all to ensure stability"] (in Dutch). vrt.be. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
^ Touriel, Aubry (2020-03-15). "Le gouvernement Wilmès va être doté de pouvoirs spéciaux pendant 6 mois". RTBF Info (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
^ vrtnws.be (30 November 2019). "Philippe Goffin vervangt Didier Reynders (MR) als minister in de federale regering" [Philippe Goffin replaces Didier Reynders (MR) as minister in federal government].

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1830–1918	Provisional Government de Gerlache Lebeau I de Muelenaere Rogier I de Theux de Meylandt I Lebeau II Nothomb Van de Weyer de Theux de Meylandt II Rogier II de Brouckère de Decker Rogier III Frère-Orban d'Anethan de Theux de Meylandt-Malou Frère-Orban-Van Humbeeck Malou-Jacobs-Woeste Beernaert de Burlet de Smet de Naeyer I Vandenpeereboom de Smet de Naeyer II de Trooz Schollaert de Broqueville I de Broqueville II (in Sainte-Adresse) Cooreman
1918–1995	Delacroix I Delacroix II Carton de Wiart Theunis I Van de Vyvere Poullet Jaspar I Jaspar II Renkin de Broqueville III Theunis II Van Zeeland I Van Zeeland II Janson Spaak I Pierlot I Pierlot II Pierlot III Pierlot IV (in London) Pierlot V Pierlot VI Van Acker I Van Acker II Spaak II Van Acker III Huysmans I Spaak III Spaak IV G. Eyskens I Duvieusart I Pholien I Van Houtte I Van Acker IV G. Eyskens II G. Eyskens III G. Eyskens IV Lefèvre I Harmel I Vanden Boeynants I G. Eyskens V G. Eyskens VI Leburton I Leburton II Tindemans I Tindemans II Vanden Boeynants II Martens I Martens II Martens III Martens IV M. Eyskens I Martens V Martens VI Martens VII Martens VIII Martens IX Dehaene I
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