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 arrondissement in the Brussels Capital Region ...

(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 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 nor with the mayor of the City of Brussels, 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.

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 ...

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