Wilmès II Government
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Wilmès II Government | |
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![]() 97th Cabinet of Belgium (since 1830) | |
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Date formed | 17 March 2020 |
Date dissolved | 1 October 2020 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Philippe of Belgium |
Head of government | Sophie Wilmès |
No. of ministers | 12 |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature |
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Opposition parties | |
History | |
Election | 2019 Belgian federal election |
Legislature term | 2019–2024 |
Predecessor | Wilmès I |
Successor | De Croo |
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The Wilmès II Government was a temporary minority Federal Government of Belgium, led by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès, the first female Prime Minister of Belgium.
The creation of the Wilmès II Government occurred on 17 March 2020 and was an exact continuation of the Wilmès I Government, with the exception that the government now had full legislative powers rather than being just a caretaker government. Opposition parties sp.a, PS, Groen, Ecolo, cdH and DéFI were giving support for a three-month period to the government to handle the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium, later extended by a further three months until mid-September and extended once more until 1 October 2020 to allow completion of the 2019–20 Belgian government formation. While a minority, the government as such had certain plenary powers to be able to deal with the pandemic quickly and effectively.[1]
On 1 October 2020, the Wilmès II Government was replaced by the De Croo Government.[2]
Composition
The composition of the government was identical to that of the last composition of Wilmès I Government.
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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Prime Minister | |||||||||
Prime Minister | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | MR | ||||||
Deputy Prime Ministers | |||||||||
Minister of Justice and Director of Buildings | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | CD&V | ||||||
Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | MR | ||||||
Minister of Development Cooperation, Finance and fighting Fiscal Fraud | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | Open Vld | ||||||
Minister | |||||||||
Minister of Administrative Simplification, Digital Agenda, Postal Services and Telecom | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | Open Vld | ||||||
Minister of the Interior and Safety | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | CD&V | ||||||
Minister of Asylum, Migration, Health and Social Affairs | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | Open Vld | ||||||
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Disabled Persons, Economy, Employment, Equal Rights and Fighting Poverty | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | CD&V | ||||||
Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed, Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | MR | ||||||
Minister of Pensions | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | MR | ||||||
Minister of Mobility and the National Railway Company | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | MR | ||||||
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence and European Affairs | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | MR | ||||||
Minister of Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development | 17 March 2020 | 1 October 2020 | 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.
- ^ VRT NWS (2020-09-30). "7 partijen hebben een inhoudelijk akkoord om samen te regeren: dit weten we daar al over" [7 parties have an internal agreement to govern: this is what we know already]. vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-09-30.