Council of Ministers (Belgium) explained

The Council of Ministers (nl|Ministerraad; fr|Conseil des ministres; de|Ministerrat) is the supreme executive organ of the Federal Government of the Kingdom of Belgium. It is a cabinet composed of the Prime Minister, who leads it, and up to fourteen senior ministers.^[1] Federal secretaries of state (junior ministers) are members of the government, but not part of the Council.^[2] The King of the Belgians historically presided over the Council, but this has not happened since 1957.^[3] The Council of Ministers formally became a permanent policy structure with the constitutional revision of 1970.^[4]

List Council of Belgium

See main article: De Croo Government.

The De Croo Government is the incumbent Federal Government of Belgium, led by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 1 October 2020.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Article 99 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Belgium
2. Article 104 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Belgium
3. Web site: Ministerraad . FOD Kanselarij van de Eerste Minister . 23 December 2018 . nl.
4. Web site: Voorbereidend studiedossier van de archiefselectielijst . Archief van de FOD Kanselarij van de Eerste Minister . 143 . Guy Coppieters . 2008 . 23 December 2018 . nl . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214201/http://www.arch.be/docs/surv-toe/TT-SL/fed/Kanselarij_VS_2008_DEF.pdf . dead .
5. Web site: 7 partijen hebben een inhoudelijk akkoord om samen te regeren: dit weten we daar al over. VRT. 2020-09-30. 3 October 2020. nl.