The Minister of State (Dutch; Flemish: Minister van Staat, French: Ministre d'État, German: Staatsminister) is an honorary title in Belgium. It is formally granted by the Belgian monarch, but on the initiative of the Belgian federal government. It is given on a personal basis, for life rather than for a specified period. The title is granted for exceptional merits, generally to senior politicians at the end of their party careers. It is not lost after a criminal conviction (Guy Spitaels, Willy Claes). Ministers of state are often former cabinet members or party leaders. Ministers of State advise the Sovereign in delicate situations, with moral authority but without formal competence. They are also members of the Crown Council of Belgium.
Date of appointment | Name | Birth Death | |
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12 November 1831 | 1791–1857 | ||
12 November 1831 | 1794–1874 | ||
12 November 1831 | 1793–1862 | ||
17 September 1832 | 1790–1873 | ||
8 August 1834 | 1772–1846 | ||
19 August 1836 | 1775–1852 | ||
19 June 1845 | 1805–1881 | ||
30 July 1845 | 1800–1884 | ||
12 August 1845 | 1799–1870 | ||
12 August 1847 | 1802–1878 | ||
12 August 1847 | 1801–1891 | ||
6 June 1856 | 1803–1888 | ||
6 June 1856 | 1807–1875 | ||
6 June 1856 | 1792–1868 | ||
12 November 1857 | 1794–1866 | ||
12 November 1857 | 1801–1858 | ||
3 June 1861 | 1812–1896 | ||
4 November 1861 | 1806–1885 | ||
13 May 1863 | 1804–1880 | ||
13 May 1863 | 1802–1874 | ||
6 June 1863 | 1804–1873 | ||
4 January 1868 | 1800–1885 | ||
4 January 1868 | 1812–1884 | ||
24 July 1870 | 1810–1886 | ||
7 July 1872 | 1797–1878 | ||
1 May 1875 | 1803–1878 | ||
1 May 1875 | 1808–1880 | ||
7 January 1879 | 1815–1892 | ||
7 January 1879 | 1814–1880 | ||
18 June 1884 | 1830–1890 | ||
25 January 1885 | 1819–1905 | ||
20 May 1888 | 1838–1891 | ||
20 May 1888 | 1811–1889 | ||
9 June 1890 | 1833–1918 | ||
9 June 1890 | 1824–1892 | ||
9 June 1890 | 1817–1900 | ||
15 November 1891 | Louis de Jonghe d'Ardoye | 1820–1893 | |
15 November 1891 | 1824–1902 | ||
15 November 1891 | 1837–1922 | ||
28 March 1894 | 1829–1912 | ||
28 March 1894 | 1828–1911 | ||
9 November 1897 | 1818–1910 | ||
24 January 1899 | 1843–1913 | ||
7 May 1900 | 1842–1919 | ||
7 May 1900 | 1837–1910 | ||
7 May 1900 | 1843–1917 | ||
1 May 1907 | 1856–1922 | ||
1 May 1907 | 1854–1926 | ||
6 May 1907 | 1851–1917 | ||
6 May 1907 | 1835–1917 | ||
6 May 1907 | 1834–1912 | ||
22 February 1912 | 1848–1930 | ||
23 February 1912 | 1852–1926 | ||
23 February 1912 | 1852–1925 | ||
23 February 1912 | 1840–1914 | ||
23 February 1912 | 1844–1915 | ||
14 August 1912 | 1852–1924 | ||
14 August 1912 | 1840–1913 | ||
2 August 1914 | 1865–1941 | ||
4 August 1914 | 1866–1938 | ||
26 July 1915 | 1855–1934 | ||
31 May 1918 | 1860–1940 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1870–1946 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1869–1951 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1871–1961 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1838–1922 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1851–1939 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1869–1939 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1863–1935 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1858–1922 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1868–1936 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1865–1950 | ||
21 November 1918 | 1856–1943 | ||
2 June 1920 | 1862–1934 | ||
20 November 1920 | 1867–1929 | ||
11 March 1924 | 1870–1939 | ||
2 April 1925 | 1863–1945 | ||
2 April 1925 | 1847–1935 | ||
2 April 1925 | 1863–1937 | ||
13 May 1925 | 1873–1966 | ||
13 May 1925 | 1854–1942 | ||
20 May 1926 | 1868–1937 | ||
27 September 1926 | 1868–1937 | ||
13 October 1926 | 1856–1946 | ||
8 April 1930 | 1862–1935 | ||
8 April 1930 | 1856–1938 | ||
8 April 1930 | 1881–1959 | ||
6 June 1931 | 1872–1944 | ||
6 June 1931 | 1880–1961 | ||
22 February 1932 | 1866–1939 | ||
23 September 1932 | 1869–1952 | ||
23 September 1932 | 1865–1940 | ||
31 July 1934 | 1875–1956 | ||
31 July 1934 | 1866–1959 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1870–1951 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1879–1964 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1882–1955 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1875–1949 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1884–1972 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1884–1971 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1879–1958 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1863–1947 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1871–1968 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1870–1961 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1886–1959 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1883–1963 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1880–1960 | ||
3 September 1945 | 1878–1961 | ||
13 February 1946 | 1870–1967 | ||
21 July 1948 | 1891–1973 | ||
21 July 1948 | 1893–1973 | ||
21 July 1948 | 1898–1991 | ||
21 July 1948 | 1896–1959 | ||
24 June 1949 | 1883–1969 | ||
11 August 1949 | 1899–1972 | ||
24 December 1950 | 1894–1951 | ||
23 December 1958 | 1914–1973 | ||
23 December 1958 | 1904–1964 | ||
23 December 1958 | 1896–1974 | ||
23 December 1958 | 1898–1975 | ||
5 April 1963 | 1897–1994 | ||
5 April 1963 | 1905–1988 | ||
5 April 1963 | 1902–1981 | ||
5 April 1963 | 1894–1965 | ||
5 April 1963 | 1882–1966 | ||
12 July 1966 | 1884–1968 | ||
12 July 1966 | 1907–1991 | ||
12 July 1966 | 1893–1976 | ||
12 July 1966 | 1906–1967 | ||
12 July 1966 | 1900–1983 | ||
12 July 1966 | 1904–1991 | ||
12 July 1966 | 1900–1970 | ||
12 July 1966 | 1913–1994 | ||
12 July 1966 | 1900–1973 | ||
12 July 1966 | 1900–1967 | ||
15 July 1969 | 1919–2001 | ||
15 July 1969 | 1900–1976 | ||
15 July 1969 | 1905–1992 | ||
15 July 1969 | 1902–1980 | ||
15 July 1969 | 1907–1992 | ||
22 February 1971 | 1915–1997 | ||
23 February 1972 | 1902–1983 | ||
20 February 1973 | 1911–2009 | ||
30 March 1973 | 1902–1985 | ||
30 March 1973 | 1902–1978 | ||
30 March 1973 | 1916–1992 | ||
30 March 1973 | 1903–1983 | ||
18 October 1974 | 1923–1977 | ||
18 October 1974 | 1908–1988 | ||
18 October 1974 | 1922–1999 | ||
14 February 1977 | 1911–1987 | ||
14 February 1977 | 1900–1979 | ||
14 February 1977 | 1907–1979 | ||
14 February 1977 | 1915–1997 | ||
4 October 1978 | 1911–1998 | ||
2 December 1983 | 1926–1998 | ||
2 December 1983 | 1927–1991 | ||
2 December 1983 | 1922–1984 | ||
2 December 1983 | 1929–2016 | ||
2 December 1983 | 1922–2007 | ||
2 December 1983 | 1916–1999 | ||
2 December 1983 | 1920–1997 | ||
2 December 1983 | 1917–2003 | ||
2 December 1983 | 1928–2020 | ||
2 December 1983 | 1931–2012 | ||
6 January 1985 | 1927–2011 | ||
6 June 1985 | 1929–1992 | ||
7 March 1992 | 1936–2013 | ||
26 May 1992 | 1926–2022 | ||
26 May 1992 | 1942–1995 | ||
26 May 1992 | 1915–2004 | ||
26 May 1992 | 1922–2007 | ||
26 May 1992 | 1928–2012 | ||
26 May 1992 | 1922–2014 | ||
26 May 1992 | 1916–2000 | ||
26 May 1992 | 1942–2009 | ||
10 September 1993 | 1926–2016 | ||
30 January 1995 | 1939–2018 | ||
30 January 1995 | 1936-2023 | ||
30 January 1995 | 1930–2007 | ||
30 January 1995 | 1927–2006 | ||
17 July 1998 | 1931–2002 | ||
17 July 1998 | 1941–2010 | ||
17 July 1998 | 1948–2017 | ||
17 July 1998 | 1930–2018 | ||
12 July 1999 | 1940–2014 | ||
28 January 2002 | 1954–2010 | ||
28 January 2002 | 1932–2016 | ||
28 January 2002 | 1959–2016 | ||
28 January 2002 | 1947–2024 | ||
1 August 2003 | 1947–2017 | ||
26 January 2004 | 1943–2024 | ||
26 January 2004 | 1954–2015 | ||
24 November 2009 | 1933–2014 | ||
24 November 2009 | 1948–2019 | ||
7 December 2009 | 1920–2014 |
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