List of foreign ministers of Belgium explained

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

1800s

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Sylvain Van de Weyer19 January 180223 May 187418311831
Joseph Lebeau3 January 179419 March 186518311831
Felix de Muelenaere5 April 17935 August 186218311831PC
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella26 May 17905 May 187318311834
Felix de Muelenaere5 April 17935 August 186218341836PC
Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt26 February 179421 August 187418361840
Joseph Lebeau3 January 179419 March 186518401841
Camille de Briey27 June 17993 June 187718411843PC
Felix de Muelenaere5 April 17935 August 186218431845
Adolphe Dechamps18 June 180719 July 187518451847
Constant d'Hoffschmidt7 March 180414 February 187318471852
Henri de Brouckère25 January 180125 January 189118521855
Charles Vilain XIIII15 May 180316 November 187818551857PC
Adolphe de Vrière9 April 180616 July 188518571861
Charles Rogier17 August 180027 May 188518611867
Jules Vander Stichelen18 September 182219 July 188018681870
Jules d'Anethan23 April 18038 October 188818701871PC
Guillaume d'Aspremont Lynden14 October 18156 September 188918711878
Walthère Frère-Orban24 April 18121 January 189618781884
Alphonse de Moreau8 March 18402 August 191118841884PC
Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay9 October 183629 March 189218841892
Henri de Mérode-Westerloo28 December 185813 July 190818921895
Jules de Burlet10 April 18441 March 189718951896
Paul de Favereau15 January 185626 September 192218961907

1900s

width=10% Namewidth=6% Date of birthwidth=6% Date of deathwidth=6% Office Enteredwidth=6% Office Leftwidth=3% Party
Julien Davignon3 December 185412 March 191619071916
Eugène Beyens24 March 18553 January 193419161917
Charles de Broqueville4 December 18605 September 194019171918
Paul Hymans23 March 18658 March 194119181920LP
Henri Jaspar28 July 187015 February 193919201924PSC-CVP
Paul Hymans23 March 18658 March 19411924 1925LP
Emile Vandervelde25 January 186627 December 193819251927BWP
Paul Hymans23 March 18658 March 19411927 1934LP
Henri Jaspar28 July 187015 February 193919341934PSC-CVP
Paul Hymans23 March 18658 March 194119341935LP
Paul Van Zeeland11 November 189322 September 1973 19351936 PSC-CVP
Paul-Henri Spaak25 January 1899 31 July 1972 19391949 PSB-BSP
Paul Van Zeeland11 November 189322 September 197319491954 PSC-CVP
Paul-Henri Spaak25 January 1899 31 July 1972 19541957 PSB-BSP
Victor Larock 6 October 1904 24 April 197719571958
Pierre Wigny18 April 1905 21 September 198619581961 PSC-CVP
Paul-Henri Spaak 25 January 1899 31 July 197219611966PSB-BSP
Pierre Harmel 16 March 191115 November 2009 19661973 PSC-CVP
Renaat Van Elslande21 January 191621 December 200019731977 CVP
Henri Simonet10 May 193115 February 1996 19771980 PS
Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb3 May 1936 19 April 202319801981 PSC
Leo Tindemans 16 April 192226 December 201419811989 CVP
Mark Eyskens29 April 193319891992
Willy Claes24 November 193819921994SP
Frank Vandenbroucke21 October 195510 October 199422 March 1995
Erik Derycke28 October 194922 March 199512 July 1999
Louis Michel2 September 194712 July 199918 July 2004PRL, MR

2000s

width=10% Namewidth=6% Date of birthwidth=6% Date of deathwidth=6% Office Enteredwidth=6% Office Leftwidth=3% Party
Karel De Gucht27 January 195418 July 200417 July 2009VLD
Yves Leterme6 October 196017 July 200925 November 2009CD&V
Steven Vanackere4 February 196425 November 20096 December 2011
Didier Reynders6 August 19586 December 201130 November 2019MR
Philippe Goffin1 April 196730 November 20191 October 2020
Sophie Wilmès15 January 19751 October 202014 July 2022
Hadja Lahbib21 June 197015 July 2022

Timeline

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