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The Federal Government of Belgium ( Dutch: Federale regering, French: Gouvernement fédéral, German: Föderalregierung) exercises executive power in the Kingdom of Belgium. It consists of ministers and secretary of state ("junior", or deputy-ministers who do not sit in the Council of Ministers) drawn from the political parties which form the ...
Politics of Belgium. The politics of Belgium take place in the framework of a federal, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy. The King of the Belgians is the head of state, and the prime minister of Belgium is the head of government, in a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government.
The Council of Ministers ( French: Conseil des ministres; Dutch: Ministerraad) 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 ...
Website. www.fed-parl.be. The Federal Parliament ( Dutch: Federaal Parlement; French: Parlement fédéral; German: Föderales Parlament) is the bicameral parliament of Belgium. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives [ A] and the Senate [ B]. It sits in the Palace of the Nation (Dutch: Paleis der Natie; French: Palais de la Nation; German ...
Minister-President; Minister of Urban Renewal, Spatial Development, Safety & Prevention, Tourism, the image of Brussels and bicultural issues of regional importance, Student Affairs and Paying Passenger Transport. Groen. Elke Van den Brandt. Minister of Mobility, Public Works and Road Safety. Ecolo.
Belgium: National level (federation) Federal parliament : is a bicameral parliament like in Britain and consist of the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives The King of the Belgians is the head of State (mainly ceremonial duties), the executive power is executed by the bilingual Belgian Federal government (Council of ministers)
From the creation of the Belgian state in 1830 and throughout most of the 19th century, two political parties dominated Belgian politics: the Catholic Party (Church-oriented and conservative) and the Liberal Party ( anti-clerical and progressive ). In the late 19th century, the Labour Party arose to represent the emerging industrial working class.
This is a schematic overview of the basic federal structure of Belgium as defined by Title I of the Belgian Constitution. Each of the entities either have their own parliament and government (for the federal state, the communities and the regions) or their own council and executive college (for provinces and municipalities). The entities in italics do not have their own institutions ...