List of presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
The president of the Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: Voorzitter van de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: Président de la Chambre des Représentants) is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Belgium. The current president of the Chamber of Representatives is Peter De Roover of the New Flemish Alliance.
The longest-serving president is Frans Van Cauwelaert.
| No. | Name | Party | Entered office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Etienne Constantin de Gerlache | Catholic | September 10, 1831 | July 18, 1832 | |
| 2. | Jean Raikem | Catholic | November 15, 1832 | May 24, 1839 | |
| 3. | Isidore Fallon | Catholic | November 15, 1839 | September 10, 1842 | |
| 4. | Jean Raikem | Catholic | November 9, 1842 | April 6, 1843 | |
| 5. | Charles Liedts | Liberal Party | November 17, 1843 | May 20, 1848 | |
| 6. | Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen | Liberal Party | June 28, 1848 | April 3, 1852 | |
| 7. | Noël Joseph Auguste Delfosse | Liberal Party | October 26, 1852 | April 24, 1855 | |
| 8. | Josse Joseph de Lehaye | Liberal Party | April 25, 1855 | June 13, 1857 | |
| 9. | Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen | Liberal Party | December 17, 1857 | May 30, 1859 | |
| 10. | Auguste Englebert Pierre Orts | Liberal Party | July 19, 1859 | July 18, 1860 | |
| 11. | Désiré Jean Léon Vervoort | Liberal Party | November 23, 1860 | May 27, 1863 | |
| 12. | Ernest Louis de Gonzague Vandenpeereboom | Liberal Party | December 15, 1863 | October 23, 1867 | |
| 13. | Hubert Joseph Dolez | Liberal Party | October 23, 1867 | May 20, 1870 | |
| 14. | Charles Vilain XIIII | Catholic Party | August 11, 1870 | July 26, 1871 | |
| 15. | Xavier Victor Thibaut | Catholic Party | November 15, 1871 | May 29, 1878 | |
| 16. | Charles Rogier | Liberal Party | August 1, 1878 | August 26, 1878 | |
| 17. | Jules Louis Guillery | Liberal Party | November 13, 1878 | March 10, 1881 | |
| 18. | Joseph Jules Descamps | Liberal Party | March 22, 1881 | May 17, 1884 | |
| 19. | Xavier Victor Thibaut | Catholic Party | July 23, 1884 | September 2, 1884 | |
| 20. | Théophile de Lantsheere | Catholic Party | November 12, 1884 | November 25, 1895 | |
| 21. | Auguste Marie François Beernaert | Catholic Party | January 30, 1895 | May 7, 1900 | |
| 22. | Louis Marie Joseph de Sadeleer | Catholic Party | July 18, 1900 | November 8, 1901 | |
| 23. | Frans Schollaert | Catholic Party | November 12, 1901 | January 9, 1908 | |
| 24. | Gérard Cooreman | Catholic Party | January 16, 1908 | August 8, 1912 | |
| 25. | Frans Schollaert | Catholic Party | November 12, 1912 | June 29, 1917 | |
| 26. | Prosper Poullet | Catholic Party | November 28, 1918 | October 13, 1919 | |
| 27. | Emile Brunet | BWP-POB | December 10, 1919 | August 6, 1928 | |
| 28. | Emile Tibbaut | Catholic Union | August 16, 1928 | September 5, 1930 | |
| 29. | Jules Poncelet | Catholic Union | November 11, 1930 | April 13, 1936 | |
| 30. | Camille Huysmans | BWP-POB | June 23, 1936 | March 6, 1939 | |
| 31. | Frans Van Cauwelaert | CVP–PSC | April 21, 1939 | March 12, 1954 | |
| 32. | Camille Huysmans | BSP-PSB | April 27, 1954 | November 11, 1958 | |
| 33. | Paul Kronacker | Liberal Party | November 11, 1958 | April 17, 1961 | |
| 34. | Achille Van Acker | BSP-PSB | April 27, 1961 | March 10, 1974 | |
| 35. | André Dequae | CVP | April 30, 1974 | June 7, 1977 | |
| 36. | Edmond Leburton | PS | June 7, 1977 | April 3, 1979 | |
| 37. | Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb | PSC | April 3, 1979 | May 20, 1980 | |
| 38. | Jean Defraigne | PRL | May 20, 1980 | October 24, 1980 | |
| 39. | Joseph Michel | PSC | October 24, 1980 | December 18, 1981 | |
| 40. | Jean Defraigne | PRL | December 18, 1981 | January 19, 1988 | |
| 41. | Erik Vankeirsbilck | CVP | January 19, 1988 | May 10, 1988 | |
| 42. | Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb | PSC | May 10, 1988 | April 12, 1995 | |
| 43. | Jos Dupré | CVP | June 8, 1995 | June 28, 1995 | |
| 44. | Raymond Langendries | PSC | June 28, 1995 | July 1, 1999 | |
| 45. | Herman De Croo | VLD | 1 July 1999 | 12 July 2007 | |
| 46. | Herman Van Rompuy | CD&V | 12 July 2007 | 30 December 2008 | |
| 47. | Patrick Dewael | Open VLD | 30 December 2008 | 20 July 2010 | |
| 48. | André Flahaut | PS | 20 July 2010 | 30 June 2014 | |
| 49. | Patrick Dewael | Open VLD | 30 June 2014 | 14 October 2014 | |
| 50. | Siegfried Bracke | N-VA | 14 October 2014 | 26 May 2019 | |
| 51. | Patrick Dewael | Open VLD | 27 June 2019 | 1 October 2020 | |
| 52. | Eliane Tillieux | PS | 13 October 2020 | 10 July 2024 | |
| 53. | Peter De Roover | N-VA | 10 July 2024 | ||
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- "Factsheet on the President of the Chamber" (PDF). The Belgian Chamber of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- Gerard, Emmanuel; Els Witte; Éliane Gubin; Jean-Pierre Nandrin (2003). Geschiedenis van de Belgische Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers: 1830-2002. Brussels: Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers. ISBN 90-807420-4-X.