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Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region - Definition and Overview

The regional government of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium, is headed by a Minister-President which acts as the "prime minister" of this regional government. He is appointed for 5 years along with 4 ministers and 3 "state" secretaries.

The Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region should neither be confused with the Governor of Brussels-Capital nor with the mayor of the City of Brussels, which is one of the 19 municipalities of Brussels.

List of Minister-Presidents

  • Charles Picqué (Parti Socialiste), 1989-1999
  • Jacques Simonet (Mouvement Réformateur), 1999-2000
  • François-Xavier de Donnéa (Mouvement Réformateur), 2000-2003
  • Daniel Ducarme (Mouvement Réformateur), 2003-2004
  • Jacques Simonet (Mouvement Réformateur), 2004 (he replaced Daniel Ducarme who resigned)
  • Charles Picqué (Parti Socialiste), 2004- (in office)

See also


Brussels-Capital Region | Brussels

Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region : Anderlecht | Auderghem (Oudergem) | Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Sint-Agatha-Berchem) | The City of Brussels | Etterbeek | Evere | Forest (Vorst) | Ganshoren | Ixelles (Elsene) | Jette | Koekelberg | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek) | Saint-Gilles (Sint-Gillis) | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (Sint-Joost-ten-Node) | Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek) | Uccle (Ukkel) | Watermael-Boitsfort (Watermaal-Bosvoorde) | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe) | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Sint-Pieters-Woluwe)

Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region | Brussels Parliament | Governor of Brussels-Capital

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