Dutch: Federale regering French: Gouvernement fédéral German: Föderalregierung
Federal government
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Overview
Established
1918; 106 years ago (1918)
State
Kingdom of Belgium
Leader
Prime Minister
Appointed by
King of the Belgians
Main organ
Cabinet of Belgium
Ministries
15
Responsible to
Belgian Federal Parliament
Headquarters
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 16, Brussels
Website
www.belgium.be
Politics of Belgium
Constitution
Taxation
Constitutional Court
Monarchy
Monarch (list)
Philippe
Duchess of Brabant
Elisabeth of Belgium
Crown Council
Royal Family
Federal Parliament
Senate
President: Stephanie D'Hose
Chamber of Representatives
President: Eliane Tillieux
Federal Cabinet
De Croo Government
Prime Minister: Alexander De Croo
Judiciary
Administrative jurisdictions
Council of State
Highest court
Court of Cassation
Appellate courts
Court of appeal
Court of labour
Trial courts
Court of assizes
Tribunal of first instance
Civil tribunal
Correctional tribunal
Family and juvenile tribunal
Sentence enforcement tribunal
Labour tribunal
Enterprise tribunal
Minor crimes
Minor claims
Police tribunal
Justice of the peace
Recent elections
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2024
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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 governing coalition.[1] The federal government is led by the prime minister of Belgium, and ministers lead ministries of the government. Ministers together form the Council of Ministers, which is the supreme executive organ of the government (equivalent to a cabinet).
Formally, executive power is vested in the king, who formally appoints the ministers. However, under the Constitution of Belgium, the king is not politically responsible for exercising his powers, but must exercise it through the ministers. The king's acts are not valid unless countersigned by a minister, and the countersigning minister assumes political responsibility for the act. Thus, in practice, the ministers do the actual day-to-day work of governing.[2]
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^The role of the monarchy
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