Government Verhofstadt II

Verhofstadt II is the name of the Belgian government set up the July 12th 2003 and formed by a coalition (known as violet ) associating the socialist families (PS, French-speaking person, and Sp.a, Flemish) and liberal (VLD, Flemish, and MR., French-speaking person). It also associates the Flemish nationalist small part SPIRIT, which had been presented in trust with the sp.a.

This government succeeds the Gouvernement Verhofstadt I (known as government rainbow).

It was altered on July 20th 2004, following the European regional elections and, and on October 17th 2005, following the departure of the Deputy Prime Minister Johan Vande Lanotte (sp.a). Other minor rehandlings also intervened.

Composition

  • Freya Van den Bossche (sp.a), vice-First minister and Minister for the Budget and the Protection of consumption

  • Patrick Dewael (VLD), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Department

  • Marc Verwilghen (VLD): Minister for the Economy, Energy, the Foreign trade and the scientific Policy

  • Rudy Demotte (PS), Minister for the social Affairs and the Public health

  • Sabine Laruelle (MR.), Minister for the Middle-classes and Agriculture

  • Christian Dupont (PS), Minister for the Public office, Social integration, the Policy of the big cities and the Equal opportunity

  • Renaat Landuyt (sp.a), Minister for Mobility.

  • Bruno Tobback (sp.a), minister of environment and Minister for the Pensions

  • Herve Jamar (MR.), Secretary of State to the Modernization of Finances and the Fight against the tax evasion, assistant of the Minister for Finance

  • Vincent Van Quickenborne (VLD), Secretary of State to administrative Simplification, assistant with the Prime Minister

  • Didier Donfut (PS), Secretary of State to the European Businesses, assistant with the Foreign Minister

  • Els Van Weert (Spirit), Secretary of State to Sustainable development and the Social economy, associated with the Minister for the Budget and the Protection of consumption

  • Gisele Mandaila Malamba (MR.), Secretary of State to the Family and the handicapped People, associated with the Minister for the social Affairs and the Public health

  • Bruno Tuybens (without political affiliation, but chosen by the sp.a), Secretary of State at the State enterprises, associated with the Minister for the Budget and the Protection of consumption.

Left the Government Verhofstadt II

(alphabetically)

  • Bert Anciaux (Spirit), Minister for Mobility and the Social economy, the July 12th 2003 with the July 20th 2004, became Flemish Minister for the Culture, Youth, the Sports and the Businesses of Brussels.

  • Marie Arena (PS), Minister for the Public office, the Social integration and the Policy of the big cities, the July 12th 2003 with the July 20th 2004, became Minister-President of the French Community, Minister for obligatory Teaching and the Social advancement, with the French Community and Minister for the formation to the Walloon region.

  • Fientje Moerman (VLD), Minister for the Economy, Energy, the Foreign trade and the scientific Policy of the July 12th 2003 with the July 20th 2004, became vice-minister-president of the Flemish government, Minister Flemish for the Economy, the Companies, Science, the Innovation and the Foreign trade.

  • Isabelle Simonis (PS), Secretary of State to the Family and the handicapped People, associated with the Minister for the social Affairs and the public health, of the July 12th 2003 with the September 25th 2003, became President of the Parliament of the French Community.

  • Anisated Temsamani (sp.a), Secretary of State to the Organization of work and with the Good being with work, associated with the Pension and Minister for Labor, of the July 12th 2003 with the September 25th 2003, resigned.

  • Kathleen Van Brempt (Sociaal Progressief Alternatief), Secretary of State in load of the Wellbeing to work (2003)

  • Frank Vandenbroucke (sp.a), , Pension and Minister for Labor July 12th 2003 with the July 20th 2004, became vice-minister-president of the Flemish government, Flemish Minister for Work, Teaching and the Formation.

Competences in the course of legislature changed

(alphabetically)

  • Freya Van den Bossche, initially minister of environment, of the Protection of Consumption and Sustainable development, then, starting from the July 20th 2004, Minister for Employment and minister in charge of the Consumer protection and, starting from the October 15th 2005, vice-First minister, Minister for the Budget and Minister for the Protection of consumption.

  • Peter Vanvelthoven, initially Secretary of State to the computerization of the State, assistant of the minister of environment, the Protection of Consumption and sustainable development, then, starting from the October 15th 2005, Minister for Employment.

  • Marc Verwilghen, initially Minister for the Development co-operation, then, starting from the July 20th 2004, Minister for the Economy, Energy, the Foreign trade and the scientific Policy

See too

External bonds

  • Composition of the government, on the Belgian federal gate

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