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

• List of Minister-Presidents of Wallonia
• List of Minister-Presidents of Flanders