The Verhofstadt II Government was the federal government of Belgium from 12 July 2003 to 21 December 2007.
It was the second government headed by Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (VLD). It was formed after the 2003 general election. It consisted of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), the French-speaking Liberal Reformist Party (MR), the Flemish Socialist Party (SP.a) and the French-speaking Socialist Party (PS). Because it comprised liberals and socialists it was also known as a "purple" coalition. It was a continuation of the Verhofstadt I Government but without the Green parties.
Function | Holder | Party | |
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Prime Minister | Guy Verhofstadt | VLD | |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Justice | Laurette Onkelinx | PS | |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs | MR | ||
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Budget and Public Enterprises | Johan Vande Lanotte | SP.a | |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Interior | Patrick Dewael | VLD | |
Minister of Employment and Pensions | Frank Vandenbroucke | SP.a | |
Minister of Defence | André Flahaut | PS | |
Minister of Development Cooperation | Marc Verwilghen | VLD | |
Minister of Finance | Didier Reynders | MR | |
Minister of the Economy, Energy, Foreign Trade, and Science | Fientje Moerman | VLD | |
Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health | PS | ||
Minister of Mobility and Social Economy | Bert Anciaux | Spirit (SP.a) | |
Minister of the Civil Service, Integration, and Large Cities | Marie Arena | PS | |
Minister of the Middle Class and Agriculture | Sabine Laruelle | MR | |
Minister of the Environment, Consumer Protection, and Sustainable Development | Freya Van den Bossche | SP.a | |
Secretary of State for Informatization | Peter Vanvelthoven | SP.a | |
Secretary of State for European Affairs | Jacques Simonet | MR | |
Secretary of State for Financial Modernization and the Fight Against Fiscal Fraud | Hervé Jamar | MR | |
Secretary of State for Labour Organization and Welfare at Work | Anissa Temsamani | SP.a | |
Secretary of State for Family and the Handicapped | Isabelle Simonis | PS | |
Secretary of State for Administrative Reform | Vincent Van Quickenborne | VLD | |
The 2004 Regional elections saw a fundamental reshuffle to the federal government as various federal ministers joined regional governments after these elections. The federal government after this date is often called Verhofstadt IIbis.