Leterme II Government
The Leterme II Government was the federal government of Belgium from 25 November 2009 to 26 April 2010, and the caretaker government until 6 December 2011. It took office when the Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme was sworn in as Prime Minister. It followed the Van Rompuy I Government which ended when Herman Van Rompuy became the first President of the European Council. It comprised five parties: the Dutch-speaking Christian Democratic and Flemish, the Dutch-speaking Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats, the French-speaking liberal Reformist Movement, the French-speaking Socialist Party and the French-speaking Humanist Democratic Centre.
Composition
The Leterme II Government originally comprised 15 ministers, seven secretaries of state, and a government commissary.Minister | Name | Party | - |
Prime Minister | Yves Leterme | CD&V | |
Deputy Prime Minister – Finance and Institutional Reforms | Didier Reynders | MR | |
Deputy Prime Minister – Social Affairs and Public Health | Laurette Onkelinx | PS | |
Deputy Prime Minister – Budget | Guy Vanhengel | Open VLD | |
Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reforms | Steven Vanackere | CD&V | |
Deputy Prime Minister – Employment and Equal Opportunities | Joëlle Milquet | CDH | |
Interior | Annemie Turtelboom | Open VLD | |
Self-employed, Agriculture and Scientific Policy | Sabine Laruelle | MR | |
Justice | Stefaan De Clerck | CD&V | |
Defence | Pieter De Crem | CD&V | |
Pensions and Big cities | Michel Daerden | PS | |
Development Cooperation and European Affairs | Olivier Chastel | MR | |
Climate and Energy | Paul Magnette | PS | |
Enterprise and Simplification | Vincent Van Quickenborne | Open VLD | |
the Civil Service and Public Companies | Inge Vervotte | CD&V | |
Secretary of State | Name | Party | - |
Mobility | Etienne Schouppe | CD&V | |
Coordination of the Fight against Fraud | Carl Devlies | CD&V | |
Finance | Bernard Clerfayt | MR | |
Fight against Poverty | Jean-Marc Delizée | PS | |
Disabled Persons | Philippe Courard | PS | |
Budget | Melchior Wathelet Jr. | CDH |