Wilmès II Government

Wilmès II Government
Wilmès II Government
	; 97th Cabinet of Belgium (since 1830)
	incumbent
Date formed	17 March 2020
People and organisations
Head of state	Philippe of Belgium
Head of government	Sophie Wilmès
No. of ministers	12
Member parties	MR (Walloon); CD&V (Flemish); Open Vld (Flemish);
Status in legislature	Minority coalition; 38 / 150 ;
Opposition parties	Groen (Flemish); sp.a (Flemish); N-VA (Flemish); VB (Flemish); cdH (Walloon); DéFI (Walloon); Ecolo (Walloon); PS (Walloon); PVDA-PTB;
History
Election(s)	2019 Belgian federal election
Legislature term(s)	2019–2024
Predecessor	Wilmès I

The Wilmès II Government is the current minority Federal Government of Belgium, led by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès, the first female Prime Minister of Belgium.

Coalition. Striped parties are not part of the government but supporting it from the opposition.

The creation of the Wilmès II Government occurred on 17 March 2020 and is an exact continuation of the Wilmès I Government, with the exception that the government now has full legislative powers rather than being just a caretaker government. Opposition parties sp.a, PS, Groen, Ecolo, cdH and DéFI are giving support to the government to handle the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium. The government has certain plenary powers to be able to deal with the pandemic quickly and effectively.[1]

Composition

The composition of the government is identical to that of the last composition of Wilmès I Government.


Portfolio		Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister
Prime Minister	Sophie Wilmès	17 March 2020	Incumbent	MR
Deputy Prime Ministers
Minister of Justice and Director of Buildings	Koen Geens	17 March 2020	Incumbent	CD&V
Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy	David Clarinval	17 March 2020	Incumbent	MR
Minister of Development Cooperation, Finance and fighting Fiscal Fraud	Alexander De Croo	17 March 2020	Incumbent	Open Vld
Minister
Minister of Administrative Simplification, Digital Agenda, Postal Services and Telecom	Philippe De Backer	17 March 2020	Incumbent	Open Vld
Minister of the Interior and Safety	Pieter De Crem	17 March 2020	Incumbent	CD&V
Minister of Asylum, Migration, Health and Social Affairs	Maggie De Block	17 March 2020	Incumbent	Open Vld
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Disabled Persons, Economy, Employment, Equal Rights and Fighting Poverty	Nathalie Muylle	17 March 2020	Incumbent	CD&V
Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy	Denis Ducarme	17 March 2020	Incumbent	MR
Minister of Pensions	Daniel Bacquelaine	17 March 2020	Incumbent	MR
Minister of Mobility and the National Railway Company	François Bellot	17 March 2020	Incumbent	MR
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence and European Affairs	Philippe Goffin	17 March 2020	Incumbent	MR
Minister of Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development	Marie-Christine Marghem	17 March 2020	Incumbent	MR

References

VRT NWS (2020-03-16). "Premier Sophie Wilmès (MR) vraagt morgen het vertrouwen in de Kamer". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-03-17.

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[1] VRT NWS (2020-03-16). "Premier Sophie Wilmès (MR) vraagt morgen het vertrouwen in de Kamer". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-03-17.