Following Herman Van Rompuy’s election as the European Union Council President, the Belgian Federal Government has undertaken some changes.

The position of Prime Minister is now occupied by Yves Leterme, who is also responsible for Belgium’s immigration and asylum policy. While remaining Vice Prime Minister, Steven Vanackere will focus on the country’s foreign policy. The position of Minister for Public Functions and Public Enterprises goes to Inge Vervotte, who has held the same position under the Verhofstadt III government.

See a full list of Federal Ministers below:

Yves Leterme
Prime Minister, in charge of the Migration and Asylum Policy

Didier Reynders
Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Institutional Reform

Laurette Onkelinx
Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health, in charge of Social Integration

Steven Vanackere
Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reforms

Joëlle Milquet
Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Employment and Equality, in charge of the Migration and Asylum Policy

Guy Vanhengel
Vice Prime Minister and Treasurer

Michel Daerden
Minister of Pensions and Large Cities

Stefaan De Clerck
Minister of Justice

Sabine Laruelle
Minister of SMEs, Independents, Agriculture and Scientific research

Pieter De Crem
Minister of Defense

Paul Magnette
Minister for Climate and Energy

Charles Michel
Minister of the Development cooperation

Inge Vervotte
Minister for public Functions and Public Enterprises

Vincent Van Quickenborne
Minister for Enterprises and Simplification

Annemie Turtelboom
Minister of the Interior

State secretaries:

Etienne Schouppe
State Secretary for Mobility

Carl Devlies
State Secretary for the Fight against Fraud

Bernard Clerfayt
State Secretary for the Modernization of Federal Finances, for Environmental Fiscal Policy and the Fight against Fiscal Fraud

Olivier Chastel
State Secretary for European Affairs

Melchior Wathelet
State Secretary for Budget, Migration and Asylum Policy, Family Policy and Federal Cultural Institutions

Jean-Marc Delizée
State Secretary for Social Affairs

Philippe Courard
State Secretary for Social Integration and the Fight against Poverty

Guido De Padt
Government Commissioner

For more information, see the Belgian Federal Government website.