- Ministry of Defence (Belgium)
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The Ministry of Defence (Dutch: Ministerie van Landsverdediging, French: Ministère de la Défense, German: Ministerium der Verteidigung) is the Belgian ministry responsible for national defence and the Belgian military. As a result of the first Verhofstadt Government's plans to modernise the federal administration, all other ministries were transformed into Federal Public Services (FPS) but in August 2007 there still was no Royal Order creating the FPS Defence, although that name is already in use on official websites. The Ministry of Defence is responsible to the Minister of Defence, Pieter de Crem (Christian Democratic and Flemish).
The Chief of Defence (CHOD) is the highest official in the Ministry of Defence. General August Van Daele is the Chief of Defence since 1 January 2003. The CHOD is assisted in the exercise of his functions by a Vice-Chief of Defence (VCHOD) and a Secretary-General.
The Ministry of Defence is organised into multiple staff departments and directorates-general. The Armed Forces are subordinate to the Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) Operations and Training, who heads the Staff Department for Operations and Training. He is assisted by two Deputy Assistant Chiefs of Staff (DACOS), one for Operations and Planning and one for Training and Support.
Another staff department is the Staff Department for Intelligence and Security, which is led by the ACOS Intelligence and Security. This staff department is also known as the General Intelligence and Security Service and is responsible for military intelligence and security.
Ministers of Defence
Year Minister Party 1831 Albert Goblet d'Alviella Liberal 1831 Charles d'Hane de Steenhuyze Liberal 1831 V. de Failly Liberal 1831–1832 Charles de Brouckère Liberal 1832 Félix de Merode Liberal 1832–1836 Louis Evain 1836–1840 Jean-Pierre Willmar Liberal 1840–1842 Gérard Buzen Liberal 1842–1843 Henri de Liem Liberal 1843 Léandre Desmaisières Liberal 1843–1846 Pierre Dupont Liberal 1846 Jules Joseph d'Anethan Katholieke Partij 1846–1847 Albert Prisse Katholieke Partij 1847–1850 Félix Chazal Liberal 1850–1851 Mathieu Brialmont Liberal 1851–1855 Victor Anoul Liberal 1855–1857 Léonard Greindl 1857–1859 Edouard Berten Liberal 1859–1866 Félix Chazal Liberal 1866–1868 Auguste Goethals Liberal 1868–1870 Bruno Renard technicus 1870–1873 Henri Guillaume technicus 1873–1878 Séraphin Thiebault technicus 1878–1879 Bruno Renard technicus 1879–1880 Jean-Baptiste Liagre technicus 1880–1884 Guillaume Gratry technicus 1884–1893 Charles Pontus technicus 1893–1896 Jacques Brassine technicus 1896–1899 Jules Vandenpeereboom Katholieke Partij 1899–1907 Alexandre Cousebandt d'Alkemade technicus 1907–1912 Joseph Hellebaut technicus 1912 Charles de Broqueville Katholieke Partij 1912 Victor Michel technicus 1912–1917 Charles de Broqueville Katholieke Partij 1917–1918 Armand De Ceuninck technicus 1917–1918 Emile Vandervelde BWP 1918–1920 Fulgence Masson Liberal 1920 Paul-Emile Janson Liberal 1920–1923 Albert Devèze Liberal 1923–1925 Pierre Forthomme Liberal 1925 Albert Hellebaut technicus 1925–1926 Prosper Kestens technicus 1926 Prosper Poullet Katholieke Partij 1926–1931 Charles de Broqueville Katholieke Partij 1931–1932 Léon Dens Liberal 1932 Paul Crokaert Katholieke Partij 1932 Georges Theunis Katholieke Partij 1932–1936 Albert Devèze Liberal 1936–1940 Henri Denis technicus 1940–1944 Hubert Pierlot Katholieke Partij *1942 Henri Rolin BWP 1944–1945 Fernand Demets Liberal 1945–1946 Léon Mundeleer Liberal 1946–1949 Raoul de Fraiteur technicus 1949–1950 Albert Devèze Liberal 1950 Henri Moreau de Melen Christian Social Party 1950–1954 Etienne De Greef technicus 1954–1958 Antoon Spinoy BSP 1958–1961 Arthur Gilson Christian Social Party 1961–1965 Paul-Willem Segers CVP 1965–1966 Ludovic Moyersoen CVP 1966–1968 Charles Poswick PLP 1968–1972 Paul-Willem Segers CVP 1972–1979 Paul Vanden Boeynants Christian Social Party, PSC 1979–1980 José Desmarets Christian Social Party, PSC 1980 Charles Poswick PRL 1980–1981 Frank Swaelen CVP 1981–1985 Alfred Vreven PVV 1985–1988 François-Xavier de Donnéa PRL 1988–1992 Guy Coëme PS 1992–1994 Leo Delcroix CVP 1994–1995 Karel Pinxten CVP 1995 Melchior Wathelet Christian Social Party, PSC 1995–1999 Jean-Pol Poncelet Christian Social Party, PSC 1999–2007 André Flahaut PS 2007-current Pieter De Crem CD&V See also
External links
Categories:- Defence ministries
- Lists of government ministers of Belgium
- Military of Belgium
- Ministries established in 1831
- 1831 establishments in Belgium
- European government stubs
- Belgium politics stubs
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