The Cabinet of the French Community of Belgium (, ) is the executive branch of the

French Community The French Community () was the constitutional organization set up in October 1958 between France and its remaining African colonies, then in the process of decolonization. It replaced the French Union, which had reorganized the colonial em ...

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

, and it sits in

Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...

. It consists of a number of ministers chosen by the

Parliament of the French Community The Parliament of the French Community ( ; PCF) is the legislative assembly of the French Community of Belgium, based in the Royal Quarter of Brussels. It consists of all 75 members of the Walloon Parliament except German-speaking members (curren ...

and is headed by a Minister-President.

Compositions

Current composition

Following the

2024 Belgian regional elections The 2024 Belgian regional elections were held on Sunday 9 June, the same day as the 2024 European Parliament election as well as the Belgian federal election. In the regional elections, new representatives are chosen for the Flemish Parliament, ...

, the MR (26 seats) became the largest party and chose to form a government together with the third party LE (17 seats). The 43 seats they have together are sufficient for a majority (38 needed). The parties agreed on 13 July 2024 to form a government and the new ministers were sworn in on 15 July 2024.

Composition 2019–2024

Following the

2019 Belgian regional elections The 2019 Belgian regional elections took place on Sunday 26 May, the same day as the 2019 European Parliament election in Belgium, 2019 European Parliament election as well as the 2019 Belgian federal election, Belgian federal election. In the r ...

, a government was formed on 13 September 2019, to be led by liberal

Pierre-Yves Jeholet Pierre-Yves Jeholet (born 6 October 1968) is a Belgian politician of the Reformist Movement. Since 2024, he has served as vice president of the government of Wallonia and as minister of economy and employment. From 2019 to 2024, he served as ...

of the MR. The coalition consisted of the PS (28 seats), the MR (23 seats) and

Ecolo Ecolo (), officially Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales (, ) is a French-speaking political party in Belgium based on green politics. The party is active in Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region. Ecolo's F ...

(16 seats). * On 7 July 2023, Valérie Glatigny resigned as Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, Youth and Sports due to having to undergo a medical intervention. Glatigny was replaced by Françoise Bertieaux who took over the portfolios Higher Education, University Hospitals, Youthcare, Justice, Youth and the Promotion of Brussels. The portfolios of Education for Social Promotion and Sports moved to Pierre-Yves Jeholet.

Composition 2014–2019

Following the 25 May 2014 election, the (30 seats) and (13 seats) parties formed a coalition. * On 11 April 2016,

Joëlle Milquet Joëlle F.G.M. Milquet ( ; born 17 February 1961) is a Belgian politician from the Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH). Education She studied classics at the in Charleroi, before going on to graduate in law from the Université Catholique de Louv ...

resigned as Minister of Compulsory Education, Culture and Child Care as she was accused of creating a conflict of interest in using her ministerial assistants to help her with a new election campaign in 2014. A few days later, Milquet was replaced by Marie-Martine Schyns and Alda Greoli. Schyns took over the Compulsory Education portfolio, which she was already in charge of during the previous legislature. Greoli took over Culture and Child Care from Milquet and also received the Sports portfolio from René Collin, who shifted to Agriculture and Tourism.

Composition 2009–2014

Composition 2004–2009

References

External links

Website of the Government of the French Community
{{Governments of Belgium 1981 establishments in Belgium Politics of the French Community of Belgium Government of Belgium