Wilmès II Government

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.

Wilmès II Government

97th Cabinet of Belgium (since 1830)
Date formed17 March 2020
Date dissolved1 October 2020
People and organisations
Head of statePhilippe of Belgium
Head of governmentSophie Wilmès
No. of ministers12
Member parties
Status in legislature
  • Minority coalition
  • 38 / 150
Opposition parties
History
Election(s)2019 Belgian federal election
Legislature term(s)2019–2024
PredecessorWilmès I
SuccessorDe Croo
Coalition. Striped parties are not part of the government but supporting it from the opposition.

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.

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Prime Minister
Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès17 March 20201 October 2020MR
Deputy Prime Ministers
Minister of Justice and Director of Buildings Koen Geens17 March 20201 October 2020CD&V
Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy David Clarinval17 March 20201 October 2020MR
Minister of Development Cooperation, Finance and fighting Fiscal Fraud Alexander De Croo17 March 20201 October 2020Open Vld
Minister
Minister of Administrative Simplification, Digital Agenda, Postal Services and Telecom Philippe De Backer17 March 20201 October 2020Open Vld
Minister of the Interior and Safety Pieter De Crem17 March 20201 October 2020CD&V
Minister of Asylum, Migration, Health and Social Affairs Maggie De Block17 March 20201 October 2020Open Vld
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Disabled Persons, Economy,
Employment, Equal Rights and Fighting Poverty		 Nathalie Muylle17 March 20201 October 2020CD&V
Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed,
Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy		 Denis Ducarme17 March 20201 October 2020MR
Minister of Pensions Daniel Bacquelaine17 March 20201 October 2020MR
Minister of Mobility and the National Railway Company François Bellot17 March 20201 October 2020MR
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence and European Affairs Philippe Goffin17 March 20201 October 2020MR
Minister of Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Marie-Christine Marghem17 March 20201 October 2020MR

References
  1. VRT NWS (2020-03-16). "Premier Sophie Wilmès (MR) vraagt morgen het vertrouwen in de Kamer". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  2. 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.
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