The Martens I Government was the national government of Belgium from 3 April 1979 to 23 January 1980.
It was the first government headed by Wilfried Martens and comprised the Flemish Christian People's Party (CVP), the French-speaking Christian Social Party (PSC), the Flemish Belgian Socialist Party (BSP), the French-speaking Socialist Party (SP) and the Democratic Front of Francophones (FDF). It fell after nine months, when the FDF left the government.
Minister | Name | Party | |
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Prime Minister | Wilfried Martens | CVP | |
Deputy Prime Minister - Budget | Guy Spitaels | PS | |
Deputy Prime Minister - Economic Affairs | Willy Claes | BSP | |
Deputy Prime Minister - Defence | Paul Vanden Boeynants (to Oct. 1979) José Desmarets (from Oct. 1979) | PSC | |
Communication | Jos Chabert | CVP | |
Justice | Renaat Van Elslande | CVP | |
Foreign Affairs | Henri Simonet | PS | |
Social Assistance and Pensions | Alfred Califice | PSC | |
Agriculture and Middle Classes | Albert Lavens | CVP | |
Education | Jef Ramaekers | BSP | |
Dutch-speaking Community Affairs | Rika De Backer | CVP | |
Public Health and Environment | Luc Dhoore | CVP | |
Finance | Gaston Geens | CVP | |
Walloon Affairs | Jean-Maurice Dehousse | PS | |
Public Works | Guy Mathot | PS | |
PTT | Robert Urbain | PS | |
Development Cooperation | Mark Eyskens | CVP | |
Employment and Labour | Roger De Wulf | BSP | |
Education | Jacques Hoyaux | PS | |
Interior and Institutional Reform | Georges Gramme | PSC | |
Flemish Affairs | Marc Galle | BSP | |
French-speaking Community Affairs | Michel Hansenne | PSC | |
Civil Service and Institutional Reform | Willy Calewaert | BSP | |
Brussels Affairs | Léon Defosset | FDF | |
Foreign Trade and Science Policy | Lucien Outers | FDF | |
Secretary of State | Name | Party | |
Brussels Affairs | Guy Cudell | PS | |
Flemish Affairs | Paul Akkermans | CVP | |
Dutch-speaking Community Affairs | Rika Steyaert | CVP | |
Brussels Affairs | Lydia De Pauw | BSP | |
Flemish Affairs | Daniel Coens | CVP | |
Walloon Affairs | Bernard Anselme | PS | |
Walloon Affairs | Antoine Humblet | PSC | |
French-speaking Community Affairs | François Persoons | FDF |