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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website. See also the page on Belgian Governments since 1988 to know more about the ruling parties as well as an external source recording the leaders of the regional parliaments and governments, as part of the site Rulers.
The party leaderships are an special courtesy of Bob Hilkens. Corrections and additions by Émile Rikir.
Current parties:
Flanders: SP.A: Socialist Party Different (SP to 2001); CD&V: Christian Democrats & Flemish (CVP to 2001); NVA: New Flemish Alliance (VU to 2001); Vlaams Belang (VB): Flemish Interest (Vlaams Blok to 2004); KP: Communist Party; LA: Liberal Appeal; VLOTT: Flemish, Liberal, Independent, Tolerant, Transparent; Lijst Dedecker: Dedecker List
Wallonia: PS: Socialist Party; CDH: Humanist Democratic Center (PSC to 2002); MCC: Citizens' Movement for Change; RWF: Rally Wallonia-France; PC: Communist Party
Flanders and Brussels: Open-VLD: Flemish Liberals and Democrats-Citizens Party (PVV to 1992, VLD to 2007); Groen!: Green! (Agalev to 2003) SLP: Social Liberal Party (VP to 2009)
Wallonia and Brussels: PRL: Liberal Reformist Party; Ecolo: Confederated Ecologists for the Organization of the Original Struggles; FN/NF: National Front FNB: New Front of Belgium MR: Reformist Movement (name for the PRL-FDF-MCC federation since 2002); CDF: Francophone Christian Democrats
Brussells: FDF: Democratic Front of Francophones
The whole country: PVDA/PTB: Workers' Party of Belgium; Vivant: For Individual Liberty and Labour in a New Future
Late parties:
Flanders: SP: Socialist Party (1978-2001 = SP.A); CVP: Christian People's Party (1968-2001 = CD&V); VU: Volksunie/People's Union-Flemish Free Democrats (1954-2001 > NVA, Spirit); Vlaams Blok (VB): Flemish Block (1979-2004 > Vlaams Belang)
Wallonia: PSC: Christian Social Party (1968-2002 = CDH); PW: Walloon Party (1965-1968 > RW); RW: Walloon Rally (1968-1985/99 > RWF); RPW: Walloon Popular Rally (1981-1987 > PW, PS); ADW: Walloon Democratic Alliance (1985-1999 > RWF); RF: Walloon Movement for the Return to France (1989-1999 > RWF)
Flanders and Brussels: PVV: Party for Freedom and Progress (1972-1992 = VLD); Agalev: from "Living in a different way" (1986-2003 = Groen!); ID21: Integral Democracy for the 21e century (1998-2001 > Spirit) Spirit: Social, Progressive, International, Regionalist, Integral-Democratic, Turned to the Future (2001-2008 = VP) VP: Flemish Progressives (2008-2009 = SLP)
Wallonia and Brussels: PLP: Party for Freedom and Progress (1972-1976 > PRLW); PRLW: Party for Reforms and Freedom in Wallonia (1976-1979 > PRL)
Brussels: PL: Liberal Party (1973-1979 > PRL)
The whole country: CVP/PSC: Christian People's/Social Christian Party (1945-1968 > CVP, PSC); BSP/PSB: Belgian Socialist Party (1944-1978 > PS, SP); LP/PL: Liberal Party (1846-1961 = PVV/PLP); PVV/PLP: Party for Freedom and Progress (1961-1972 > PVV, PLP); KPB/PCB: Communist Party of Belgium (1921-1982 > KP, PC)
 Heads of State
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King
Léopold III 23 Feb 1934 - 16 Jul 1951 (+1983)
Regents
Charles 20 Sep 1944 - 18 Jul 1950 (+1983)
Baudouin 11 Aug 1950 - 16 Jul 1951 (+1993)
Kings
Baudouin I 17 Jul 1951 - 31 Jul 1993 (+)
Albert II 9 Aug 1993 -
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 Prime Ministers
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Hubert Pierlot 20 Feb 1939 - 11 Feb 1945 (+1963) CVP/PSC
Achille Van Acker 11 Feb 1945 - 12 Mar 1946 (+1975) BSP/PSB
Paul-Henri Spaak 12 Mar 1946 - 31 Mar 1946 (+1972) BSP/PSB
Achille Van Acker 31 Mar 1946 - 2 Aug 1946 (+1975) BSP/PSB
Camille Huysmans 2 Aug 1946 - 19 Mar 1947 (+1968) BSP/PSB
Paul-Henri Spaak 19 Mar 1947 - 10 Aug 1949 (+1972) BSP/PSB
Gaston Eyskens 10 Aug 1949 - 8 Jun 1950 (+1988) CVP/PSC
Jean Pierre Duvieusart 8 Jun 1950 - 15 Aug 1950 (+1977) CVP/PSC
Louis Marie Joseph Pholien 15 Aug 1950 - 15 Jan 1952 (+1968) CVP/PSC
Jean Marie Van Houtte 15 Jan 1952 - 22 Apr 1954 (+1991) CVP/PSC
Achille Van Acker 22 Apr 1954 - 25 Jun 1958 (+1975) BSP/PSB
Gaston Eyskens 25 Jun 1958 - 25 Apr 1961 (+1988) CVP/PSC
Théodore Lefèvre 25 Apr 1961 - 27 Jul 1965 (+1973) CVP/PSC
Pierre Charles Harmel 27 Jul 1965 - 19 Mar 1966 (+2009) CVP/PSC
Paul Vanden Boeynants 19 Mar 1966 - 17 Jun 1968 (+2001) CVP/PSC
Gaston Eyskens 17 Jun 1968 - 26 Jan 1973 (+1988) CVP
Edmond Jules Leburton 26 Jan 1973 - 25 Apr 1974 (+1997) BSP/PSB
Léo Tindemans 25 Apr 1974 - 20 Oct 1978 CVP
Paul Vanden Boeynants 20 Oct 1978 - 3 Apr 1979 (+2001) CVP
Wilfried Martens 3 Apr 1979 - 6 Apr 1981 CVP
Mark Eyskens 6 Apr 1981 - 17 Dec 1981 CVP
Wilfried Martens 17 Dec 1981 - 7 Mar 1992 CVP
Jean-Luc Dehaene 7 Mar 1992 - 12 Jul 1999 CVP
Guy Verhofstadt 12 Jul 1999 - 20 Mar 2008 VLD, Open-VLD
Yves Leterme 20 Mar 2008 - 30 Dec 2008 CD&V
Herman Van Rompuy 30 Dec 2008 - 25 Nov 2009 CD&V
Yves Leterme 25 Nov 2009 - 6 Dec 2011 CD&V
Elio Di Rupo 6 Dec 2011 - PS
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| Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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Paul-Henri Spaak 1939-1949 (+1972) BSP/PSB
Paul Van Zeeland 1949-1954 (+1973) CVP/PSC
Paul-Henri Spaak 1954-1957 (+1972) BSP/PSB
Victor Larock 1957-1958 (+1977) BSP/PSB
Pierre Wigny 1958-1961 (+1986) CVP/PSC
Paul-Henri Spaak 1961-1966 (+1972) BSP/PSB
Pierre Charles Harmel 1966-1973 (+2009) CVP/PSC
Renaat Van Elslande 1973-1977 (+2000) CVP
Henri François Simonet 1977-1980 (+1996) PS
Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb 1980-1981 PSC
Léo Tindemans 1981-1989 CVP
Mark Eyskens 1989-1992 CVP
Willy Claes 1992-1994 SP
Frank Vandenbroucke 1994-1995 SP
Eric Derycke 1995-1999 SP
Louis Michel 1999-2004 PRL, MR
Karel De Gucht 2004-2009 VLD, Open-VLD
Yves Leterme 2009 CD&V
Steven Vanackere 2009-2011 CD&V
Didier Reynders 2011- MR
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(List courtesy of Bob Hilkens)
| Ministers of Defence
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Fernand Demets 1944-1945 (+1952) LP/PL
Léon Henri Mundeleer 1945-1946 (+1964) LP/PL
Raoul de Fraiteur 1946-1949 n/p
Albert Devèze 1949-1950 (+1959) LP/PL
Henri Moreau de Melen 1950 (+1992) CVP/PSC
Etienne de Greef 1950-1954 (+1961) n/p
Antoine Spinoy 1954-1958 (+1967) BSP/PSB
Arthur Gilson 1958-1961 (+2004) CVP/PSC
Paul Willem Segers 1961 (+1983) CVP/PSC
Ludovic Moyersoen 1961-1966 (+1992) CVP/PSC
Charles Poswick 1966-1968 (+1994) PVV/PLP
Paul Willem Segers 1968-1972 (+1983) CVP/PSC
Paul Vanden Boeynants 1972-1979 (+2001) CVP
José Desmarets 1979-1980 PSC
Charles Poswick 1980 (+1994) PRL
Frank Swaelen 1980-1981 (+2007) CVP
Alfred (Freddy) Vreven 1981-1985 (+2000) PVV
François-Xavier de Donnéa 1985-1988 PRL
Guy Coëme 1988-1992 PS
Léo Delcroix 1992-1994 CVP
Karel Pinxten 1994-1995 CVP
Jean-Pol Poncelet 1995-1999 PSC
André Flahaut 1999-2007 PS
Pieter De Crem 2007- CD&V
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(List courtesy of Bob Hilkens)
| Ministers of Finance
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Camille Gutt 1940-1945 (+1971) n/p
Gaston Eyskens 1945 (+1988) CVP/PSC
Frans Joseph de Voghel 1945-1946 (+1995) n/p
Jean Vauthier 1946-1947 (+1980) n/p
Gaston Eyskens 1947-1949 (+1988) CVP/PSC
Henri Liebaert 1949-1950 (+1977) LP/PL
Jean Marie Van Houtte 1950-1952 (+1991) CVP/PSC
Albert Edouard Janssen 1952-1954 (+1966) CVP/PSC
Henri Liebaert 1954-1958 (+1977) LP/PL
Jean Marie Van Houtte 1958-1961 (+1991) CVP/PSC
André Dequae 1961-1965 (+2006) CVP/PSC
Gaston Eyskens 1965-1966 (+1988) CVP/PSC
Robert Henrion 1966-1968 (+1997) PVV/PLP
Jean Charles,
baron Snoy et d'Oppuers 1968-1972 (+1991) PSC
Andries Vlerick 1972-1973 (+1990) CVP
Willy De Clercq 1973-1977 (+2011) PVV
Gaston Geens 1977-1980 (+2002) CVP
Robert Henrion 1980 (+1997) PRL
Paul Hatry 1980 PRL
Mark Eyskens 1980-1981 CVP
Robert Vandeputte 1981 (+1997) CVP
Willy De Clercq 1981-1985 (+2011) PVV
Frans Grootjans 1985 (+1999) PVV
Mark Eyskens 1985-1988 CVP
Philippe Maystadt 1988-1998 PSC
Jean Jacques Viseur 1998-1999 PSC
Didier Reynders 1999-2011 PRL, MR
Steven Vanackere 2011- CD&V
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(List courtesy of Bob Hilkens)
| Chairmen of the Chamber of Deputies
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Jan Frans Van Cauwelaert 1939-1954 (+1961) CVP/PSC
Camille Huysmans 1954-1958 (+1968) BSP/PSB
Paul Kronacker 1958-1961 (+1994) LP/PL
Achille Van Acker 1961-1974 (+1975) BSP/PSB
André Dequae 1974-1977 (+2006) CVP/PSC
Edmond Jules Leburton 1977-1979 (+1997) BSP/PSB
Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb 1979-1980 PSC
Jean Defraigne 1980 PRL
Joseph Michel 1980-1981 PSC
Jean Defraigne 1981-1988 PRL
Eric Vankeirsbilck 1988 CVP
Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb 1988-1995 PSC
Jozef (Jos) Dupré 1995 CVP
Raymond Langendries 1995-1999 PSC
Herman De Croo 1999-2007 VLD
Colette Burgeon 2007 PS (acting)
Herman Van Rompuy 2007-2008 CD&V
Patrick Dewael 2008-2010 Open-VLD
André Flahaut 2010- PS
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(List courtesy of Bob Hilkens)
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Robert Gillon 1939-1947 (+1972) LP/PL
Henri Marthe Rolin 1947-1949 (+1973) BSP/PSB
Robert Gillon 1949-1950 (+1972) LP/PL
Paul Struye 1950-1954 (+1974) CVP/PSC
Robert Gillon 1954-1958 (+1972) LP/PL
Paul Struye 1958-1973 (+1974) CVP/PSC
Pierre Charles Harmel 1973-1977 (+2009) CVP
Robert Vandekerckhove 1977-1980 (+) CVP
Edward Leemans 1980-1987 CVP
Roger Lallemand 1988 PS
Lambert Kelchtermans 1988 CVP
Frank Swaelen 1988-1999 (+2007) CVP
Armand De Decker 1999-2004 PRL-FDF-MCC
Anne-Marie Lizin 2004-2007 PS
Armand De Decker 2007-2010 MR
Danny Pieters 2010-2011 NVA
Sabine de Bethune 2011- CD&V
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(List courtesy of Bob Hilkens)
Chairmen of BSP/PSB (divided 1978)
Single chairmen
Max Buset 1944-1959 (+)
Léo Collard 1959-1971 (+1981)
Co-chairmen
Edmond Jules Leburton 1971-1973 (+1997) Walloon
Joris (Jos) Van Eynde 1971-1975 (+1992) Flemish
André Cools 1973-1978 (+1991)a Walloon
Willy Claes 1975-1977 Flemish
Karel Van Miert 1977-1978 (+2009) Flemish
The BSP/PSB succeeded in 1944 the Belgian Workers' Party (POB), which was founded on 6 Apr 1885. The split between BSP and PSB was on 26 Nov 1978.
 Chairmen of PS
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André Cools 1978-1981 (+1991)a
Guy Spitaels 1981-1992
Philippe Busquin 1992-1999
Elio Di Rupo 1999-
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The PS was founded on 26 Nov 1978 from the split of BSP/PSB.
  Chairmen of SP and SP.A
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Karel Van Miert 1978-1988 (+2009)
Frank Vandenbroucke 1988-1994
Louis Tobback 1994-1998
Fred Erdman 1998-1999
Patrick Janssens 1999-2003
Steve Stevaert 2003-2005
Caroline Gennez 2005 (acting)
Johan Vande Lanotte 2005-2007
Caroline Gennez 2007-2011
Bruno Tobback 2011-
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The SP was founded on 26 Nov 1978 from the split of BSP/PSB. Renamed to Socialist Party.Different (SP.A) on 13 Oct 2001, and just some days after adopted the name of Social Progressive Alternative (SP.A). On 17 Jan 2009 the party changed its name to Socialist Party Different.
National/general chairmen of CVP/PSC (divided 1968)
August Edouard De Schryver 1945-1949 (+1991)
F. Van der Straten-Wallet 1949-1950 (+1998)
Théodore Lefèvre 1950-1961 (+1973)
Paul Vanden Boeynants 1961-1966 (+2001)
Robert Houben 1966-1972 (+1992)
The CVP/PSC, founded on 18 Aug 1945 as the successor of the Catholic Bloc (BC), had a nominal chairmanship since 1968 when split between CVP and PSC. From 1972 to 1976 there existed a permanent coordination committee for both parties, chaired by Frank Swaelen (see CVP).
  Chairmen of CVP and CD&V
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Gilbert Mullie 1945-1947 (+1962)
Paul Willem Segers 1947-1949 (+1983)
Jef De Schuyffeleer 1949-1959 (+)
Fred Bertrand 1959-1961
Jozef (Jos) De Saeger 1961-1963 (+2000)
Robert Vandekerckhove 1963-1972 (+1980)
Wilfried Martens 1972-1979
Léo Tindemans 1979-1982
Frank Swaelen 1982-1988 (+2007)
Herman Van Rompuy 1988-1993
Johan Van Hecke 1993-1996
Marc Van Peel 1996-1999
Stefaan De Clerck 1999-2003
Yves Leterme 2003-2004
Jo Vandeurzen 2004-2007
Étienne Schouppe 2007-2008 (acting)
Wouter Beke 2008 (acting)
Marianne Thyssen 2008-2010
Wouter Beke 2010- (acting)
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Up to 1968 the list records the chairmen of the Flemish section of the united CVP/PSC. On 29 Sep 2001 the party changed its name to CD&V.
  Chairmen of PSC and CDH
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Augustin Roberti 1945-1950 (+1976) (de facto only to 1947)
Paul Herbiet 1950-1959 (+1993)
Léopold Derbaix 1959-1964 (+1968)
Pierre Charles Harmel 1964-1965 (+2009)
Albert Parisis 1965-1968 (+1992)
Victor Michel 1968 (+1982)
Léon Servais 1968-1972 (+1975)
Léon Remacle 1972 (+19..) (acting)
Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb 1972-1976
Georges Gramme 1976-1977 (+1985) (acting)
Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb 1977-1979
Charles Hanin 1979 (+19..) (acting)
Paul Vanden Boeynants 1979-1981 (+2001)
Gérard Deprez 1981-1996
Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb 1996-1998
Philippe Maystadt 1998-1999
Joëlle Milquet 1999-2011
Benoît Lutgen 2011-
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Up to 1968 the list records the chairmen of the Walloon section of the united CVP/PSC. On 18 May 2002 the party changed its name to CDH and some members opposed to this change split to form CDF.
Chairmen of LP/PL and PVV/PLP (divided 1972)
Roger Motz 1945-1953 (+1964)
Henri Liebaert 1953-1954 (+1964)
Maurice Destenay 1954-1958 (+197.)
Roger Motz 1958-1961 (+1964)
Omer Vanaudenhove 1961-1968 (+1994)
Willy De Clercq + (+2011) Flemish co-chair
Émile (Milou) Jeunehomme 1968-1969 (+2001) Walloon co-chair
Pierre Descamps 1969-1972 (+1992)
The LP/PL, the first Belgian party, was founded on 14 Jun 1846. In 1961 it changed its name to PVV/PLP and in 1972 split between PVV and PLP.
  Chairmen of PVV, VLD, Open-VLD
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Willy De Clercq 1972-1973 (+2011)
Frans Grootjans 1973-1977 (+1999)
Willy De Clercq 1977-1982 (+2011)
Guy Verhofstadt 1982-1985
Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck 1985-1989
Guy Verhofstadt 1989-1995
Herman De Croo 1995-1997
Guy Verhofstadt 1997-1999
Karel De Gucht 1999-2004
Dirk Sterckx 2004
Karel de Gucht 2004
Bart Somers 2004-2009
Guy Verhofstadt 2009 (acting)
Alexander De Croo 2009-
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The PVV was born in 1972 from the late PVV/PLP and changed its name to VLD in 1992. In Mar 2007 the party absorbed two minor parties, Liberal Appeal and Vivant, adopting as new name Open-VLD.
  Chairmen of Vlaams Blok and Vlaams Belang
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Karel Dillen 1979-1996 (+2007)
Frank Vanhecke 1996-2008
Bruno Valkeniers 2008-
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The Flemish People's Party (VVP, president Lode Claes) and the Flemish National Party (VNP, founded 1977, president Karel Dillen) were in origin splinters of Volksunie contesting the 1978 elections in alliance within the Vlaams Blok (VB) umbrella. On 29 May 1979 the VNP, after attracting most of VVP militants, changed its name to Vlaams Blok. On 14 Nov 2004 the VB was disbanded and inmediately replaced by a new party called Vlaams Belang.
  General Presidents of VU and NVA
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Walter Couvreur 1954-1955
Frans Van der Elst 1955-1975
Hugo Schiltz 1975-1979 (+2006)
Victor "Vic" Anciaux 1979-1986
Jaak Gabriëls 1986-1992
Bert Anciaux 1992-1998
Patrik Vankrunkelsven 1998-2000
Geert Bourgeois 2000-2001
Fons Borginon 2001 (acting)
Geert Bourgeois 2001-2004
Frieda Brepoels +
Bart De Wever 2004 (acting)
Bart De Wever 2004-
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The VU, founded on 14 Dec 1954, formed in 1998 an alliance with the new and small party ID21 named VU-ID21. Its spokesman was Vincent Van Quickenborne and its president Bert Anciaux. The alliance split on 14 May 2001. On 13 Oct 2001 the VU ceased to exist actually as it split up in three factions. Through an internal election, the faction led by Geert Bourgeois was given the right to be considered the heir of VU, but it had to choose a new name -NVA- for the party. Some of the members of the second faction, "Not Divide", joined the NVA. On 10 Nov 2001 the third faction led by Bert Anciaux, "Future", became a party named Spirit.
  Leaders of Agalev and Groen!
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Agalev secretaries (for internal organization)
Jos Geysels 1986-1987
Luc Lamote 1988-1989
Bert Deruyck 1990-1992
Paul Janssens 1993-1994
Luc Lemiengre 1995-2003 (+2004)
Johan Haemels 2003
Agalev political secretaries (for political issues and spokesmen)
Léo Cox 1986-1989
Johan Malcorps 1989-1995
Wilfried Bervoets 1995-1998 (+)
Jos Geysels 1998-2003
Dirk Holemans 2003
Groen! chairmen
Vera Dua 2003-2009
Wouter Van Besien 2009-
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Agalev changed its name to Groen! on 15 Nov 2003.
 Federal Secretaries of Ecolo
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Jean-Marie Verhertbruggen +
Jean-M. Humblet 198.-198.
Jacky Morael +
Marcel Cheron +
Pierre Jonckheer +
B. Thiéry +
Georges Trussart 198.-1990
Jacky Morael +
Marcel Cheron +
Claude Adriaen +
Didier Paternotte +
Salvatore Miraglia 1990-1992
Daniel Burnotte +
Gérard Lambert +
Vincent Decroly +
Anne-Marie Lateur +
Roland Libois 1992-1994
Isabelle Durant +
Dany Josse +
Jacky Morael +
Jean Luc Roland 1994-1999
Philippe Defeyt +
Jacques Bauduin +
Brigitte Ernst 1999-2002
Philippe Defeyt +
Marc Hordies +
Evelyne Huytebroeck 2002-2003
Jean-Michel Javaux +
Evelyne Huytebroeck +
Claude Brouir 2003-2007
Jean-Michel Javaux +
Isabelle Durant 2007-2009
Jean-Michel Javaux +
Sarah Turine 2009-
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 Chairmen of FDF
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Paul Brien 1964-1967 (+197.)
Albert Peeters 1967-1972
André Lagasse 1972-1975
Léon Defosset 1975-1977 (+1991)
Antoinette Spaak 1977-1983
Lucien Outers 1983-1984 (+1993)
Georges Clerfayt 1984-1995
Olivier Maingain 1995-
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From 1968 to 1974 and again from 1979 to 1983, the FDF and the RW were federated. Its federal chairmen were Jean Pierre Duvieusart (RW) in 1968-1972, Léon Defosset (FDF) in 1972-1974 and Pierre Bertrand (RW) in 1979-1983. The FDF federated with PRL in 1994 and with MCC in 1998. The axis PRL-FDF-MCC was renamed Reformist Movement (MR) on 24 Mar 2002.
 Chairmen of PLP, PRLW, PRL and MR
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Émile (Milou) Jeunehomme 1972-1973 (+2001)
André Damseaux 1973-1979 (+2007)
Jean Gol 1979-1982 (+1995)
Louis Michel 1982-1990
Antoine Duquesne + (+2010)
Daniel Ducarme 1990-1992 (+2010)
Jean Gol 1992-1995 (+)
Louis Michel 1995-1999
Daniel Ducarme 1999-2003 (+2010)
Antoine Duquesne 2003-2004 (+2010)
Didier Reynders 2004-2011
Charles Michel 2011-
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The PLP was born in 1972 from the late PVV/PLP and joined with part of the RW to form the PRLW in 1976. In fact, the PRLW was headed by a directory chaired by Jean Max Georges Rey (+1983), although Damseaux continued to manage the daily affairs. In 1979 the PRLW and the PL merged to form the PRL. The PRL went into alliance with the FDF in 1994 and with the MCC in 1998. The axis PRL-FDF-MCC was renamed Reformist Movement (MR) on 24 Mar 2002. The chairmen of these federations have been: Jean Gol (+1995) in 1994-1995, Louis Michel in 1995-2002 and Daniel Ducarme since 2002.
Chairmen of PL (1973-1979)
Roland Gillet 1973-1974
Basile Risopoulos 1974-1978
Georges Mundeleer 1978-1979
Pierre Van Halteren 1979
In 1972 the Brussels section of the PVV/PLP split: the Flemish members joined the PVV and the Francophone ones were divided between the official PLP and several minor groups. In 1973 some of these groups united to form the new Liberal Democratic and Pluralist Party (PLDP, based in Brussels). In 1974 the Francophone Brussels section of the PLP joined the PLDP, which was then renamed to PL. In 1979 the PL joined the PRLW to form the PRL.
Chairmen of PW and RW (1965-1999)
Maurice Bologne + (+1984)
Fernand Massart + (+1997)
François Perin 1965-1968
François Perin 1968-1974
Robert Moreau 1974 (acting)
Paul-Henry Gendebien 1974-1979
Henri Mordant 1979-1983
Fernand Massart 1983-1986 (+1997)
André Libert 1986-1999
The PW was founded in 1965 by the merger of three small Walloon parties: the Walloon Democratic Front (FDW), the Walloon Workers' Party (PWT) and the Walloon Front for Unity and Freedom (FW). On 20 Feb 1968 the PW merged with different personalities to form the RW (Walloon Rally). In 1976 splinters of the RW joined the PLP to form the PRLW. In 1981/85 the RW split into different factions (RPW...). One of these splinter groups kept the name RW and in 1999 merged with the ADW and the RF to form the RWF.
Chairmen of RPW (1981-1987)
Yves de Wasseige 1981-1984
Jean-Emile Humblet +
Jean-Claude Piccin +
Jean Leloup +
Patrick Olczyk 1984-1985
Jean Mottard 1985-1987
The RPW appeared in 1981 as an splinter of RW and run in alliance with the PS. In 1985 a major splinter group of the RPW formed the PW (Parti wallon) through a merger with other maverick groups. The minority kept the name RPW and the alliance with PS, until it merged with that party in 1987.
Chairman of ADW (1985-1999)
Paul-Henry Gendebien 1985-1999
The ADW was one of the spinter groups out of the RW and run federated with the PSC until 1995. In 1999 it merged with the RW and the RF to form the RWF.
Chairman of RF (1986-1999)
Maurice Lebeau 1989-1999
The RF, founded in 1986, merged with the ADW and the RW in 1999 to form the RWF.
 Leaders of MCC
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Chairman of the Executive Committee
Gérard Deprez 1998-
Party Chairwoman
Nathalie de T'Serclaes 1998-
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The MCC belongs to the MR federation.
 Spokesmen of ID21 (1998-2001)
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Vincent Van Quickenborne 1998-1999
Pieter Vandekerckhove 1999
Flor Van Noppen 1999-2000
Peter Van Hoof 2000-2001 (acting)
Sven Gatz 2001
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The ID21 ceased to exist in 2001 when it merged with the just founded Spirit .
 Chairmen of FN/NF
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Daniel Féret 1985-2007
Michel Delacroix 2007-2008
Daniel Huygens 2008-2011
Charles Pire 2011-2012 (+)
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 Chairmen of FNB
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Marguerite Bastien 1997-2001
François-Xavier Robert 2001-
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The FNB was born in 1997 as a breakaway faction of FN/NF.
 Chairman of PVDA/PTB
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Ludo Martens 1968-2008
Peter Mertens 2008-
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The PVDA/PTB was founded in 1968 as the All Power to the Workers (AMADA/TPO), renamed to PVDA/PTB in 1979.
 Chairman of RWF
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Paul Henry Gendebien 1999-
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The RWF was founded in 1999 by the merger of the RW, the ADW and the RF .
  Leaders of KPB/PCB, KP and PC
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Chairmen of KPB/PCB
Julien Lahaut 1945-1950 (+)a (honorary)
Ernest Burnelle 1954-1968 (+)
Marc Drumaux 1968-1972 (+1973)
Louis Van Geyt 1972-1995
General/National Secretaries of KPB/PCB
Edgard Lalmand 1943-1954 (+1964)
Ernest Burnelle 1954-1961 (+1968)
Chairman of KP
Jef Turf 1982-1987
Ludo Loose 1987-199.
Jos Wolles 199.-199.
Jos De Geyter 199.-
Chairmen of PC
Claude Renard 1982-1990
Pierre Beauvois 1990-
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The KPB/PCB was founded in 1921 as an split of the Belgian Workers' Party (BWP/POB). In 1966 it became a united party with two wings, Flemish and Francophone; in 1982 two autonomous sections were inaugurated and in 1988 a third one was added for bilingual Brussels. In 1989 the Belgian communists were reorganized as a federation (Union of Communists of Belgium, UKB/UCB) of two independent parties, the KP and the PC (the Brussels division became part of PCB). The UKB/UCB was dissolved in 1995 and both parties continued existing separated.
 Leaders of Spirit, VP and LSP
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Chairperson
Annemie Van de Casteele 2001-2002
Co-leaders
Geert Lambert +
Els Van Weert 2002 (acting)
Chairpersons
Els Van Weert 2002-2004
Geert Lambert 2004-2007
Bettina Geysen 2007-2008
Nelly Maes 2008 (acting)
Geert Lambert 2008-
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Spirit was registered as a party on 10 Nov 2001 from one of the wings, the so-called "Future" and led by Bert Anciaux, in which the VU was divided. When Spirit was founded, the ID21 merged to it. On 19 Apr 2008 Spirit changed its name to VP. On 1 Jan 2009 VP changed its name to SLP.
 Chairman of CDF
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Benoît Veldekens 2002-
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CDF was formed on 20 Nov 2002 by members of PSC opposed to the change of the party's name to CDH.
Leaders of LA
Ward Beysen 2003-2005 (+)s
Jacques Kerremans 2005-
LA was formed on 19 Jan 2003 by splinters of VLD.
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