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The Belgian Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: la Chambre des Représentants) is one of the two chambers of the Belgian Federal Parliament. Successive Belgian kings are 1831-1865: Léopold I (34) 1865-1909: Léopold II (44) 1909-1934: Albert I (25) 1934-1951: Léopold III (16) 1944-1950: Charles, reigned as Prince Regent 1951-1993: Baudouin I (42) Since 1993: Albert II (13) None of these were King of... Albert II, King of the Belgians (Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie de Belgique), (born June 6, 1934), is a European constitutional monarch and the current King of the Belgians. ... The executive branch of the Belgian federal government consists of ministers and secretaries of state (junior ministers or smaller departments) drawn from the political parties which form the government coalition. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as: Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, and Premierminister in German. ... Guy Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt  Pronunciation (born April 11, 1953) is the current Prime Minister of Belgium. ... The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament. ... The Belgian Senate (Dutch: de Senaat, French: le Sénat) is one of the two chambers of the Belgian Federal Parliament. ... The Belgian Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: la Chambre des Représentants) is one of the two chambers of the Belgian Federal Parliament. ... Belgium has a multi-party political system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. ... Elections in Belgium gives information on election and election results in Belgium. ... The May 18, 2003 Belgian general elections were the first Belgian elections to be held under a new electoral code. ... On June 13, 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels, as well as in the German Community Council. ... The Belgian municipal elections, 2006 will take place on Sunday October 8, 2006. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 25 European states. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... The Concert of Europe sanctioned the creation of Belgium in 1830 on the condition that the country remain strictly neutral. ... The History of Belgium before the last 175 years is entwined into that of other European countries, notably that of the Netherlands and of Luxembourg. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament. ...

Composition

Of the total of 150 Representatives, 88 are elected directy by the Flemish electorate and 62 by the Francophone voters. Nevertheless, because of the Belgian Constitution, both linguistic communities are granted equal powers in the Parliament. Allthough in general bills can be passed without a majority in both linguistic groups, bills relating to specific issues (so called 'community laws') can not and need the consent of both language groups^[1]. The current president is Herman De Croo (VLD). A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Flemish (in Dutch, Vlaams) can either refer to Anything belonging to Flanders (the Flemish nation) or to its inhabitants, the Flemings. ... Francophone means French-speaking. ... Broadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. ... Community is a set of people (or agents in a more abstract sense) with some shared element. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in orange and red—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... Herman De Croo is the current sitting president of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament. ...

Francophone Parties

Parti Socialiste

1. Tabia Belhouari
2. Mohammed Boukourna
3. Colette Burgeon
4. Jacques Chabot
5. Alisson De Clercq
6. Jean-Marc Delizée
7. Valérie Déom
8. Camille Dieu
9. Elio Di Rupo
10. André Frédéric
11. Véronique Ghenne
12. Thierry Giet
13. Jean-Pol Henry
14. Karine Lalieux
15. Marie-Claire Lambert
16. Jean-Claude Maene
17. Eric Massin
18. Alain Mathot
19. Yvan Mayeur
20. Patrick Moriau
21. Sophie Pécriaux
22. André Perpète
23. Annick Saudoyer
24. Bruno Van Grootenbrulle
25. Danielle Van Lombeek-Jacobs

The Parti Socialiste or PS of Belgium is a French-speaking social democratic political party. ... Elio Di Rupo (born July 18, 1951) is the leader of the French-speaking Belgian Socialist Party, i. ...

Mouvement Réformateur

1. Daniel Bacquelaine
2. Anne Barzin
3. François Bellot
4. Pierrette Cahay-André
5. Olivier Chastel
6. Philippe Collard
7. Alain Courtois
8. Valérie De Bue
9. François-Xavier de Donnea
10. Robert Denis
11. Corinne De Permentier
12. Daniel Ducarme
13. Denis Ducarme
14. Richard Fournaux
15. Jacqueline Galant
16. Luc Gustin
17. Hervé Hasquin
18. Josée Lejeune
19. Eric Libert
20. Olivier Maingain
21. Jean-Pierre Malmendier
22. Marie-Christine Marghem
23. Charles Michel
24. Philippe Monfils
25. Dominique Tilmans

The Mouvement Réformateur (MR) is a Belgian French-speaking liberal party, favoring a united Belgium. ... Charles Michel was an American ophthalmologist best known for publishing the first clinical report of successful electrology in 1875. ...

Centre Démocrate Humaniste

1. Joseph Arens
2. Benoît Drèze
3. David Lavaux
4. Joëlle Milquet
5. Jean-Jacques Viseur
6. Melchior Wathelet
7. Brigitte Wiaux

The Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre Démocrate Humaniste or CDH) is a centrist, Christian Democrat, Belgian French-speaking political party. ... Joëlle Milquet (born February 16, 1961 in Charleroi) is Belgian politician from the CDH (Humanist Democratic Center). ...

Ecolo

1. Zoé Genot
2. Muriel Gerkens
3. Marie Nagy
4. Jean-Marc Nollet

Ecolo (standing for Ecologistes Confédérés pour lorganisation de luttes originales) is a French-speaking Belgian green political party (Wallonia and Brussels). ...

Front National

1. Patrick Cocriamont

The National Front is a small extreme right Belgian political party. ...

Flemish Parties

Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten

1. Filip Anthuenis
2. Yolande Avontroodt
3. Alfons Borginon
4. Miguel Chevalier
5. Willy Cortois
6. Rik Daems
7. Maggie De Block
8. Herman De Croo
9. Guido De Padt
10. Hilde Dierickx
11. Stef Goris
12. Guy Hove
13. Sabien Lahaye-Battheu
14. Pierre Lano
15. Georges Lenssen
16. Claude Marinower
17. Ingrid Meeus
18. Karel Pinxten
19. Martine Taelman
20. Bart Tommelein
21. Annemie Turtelboom
22. Luk Van Biesen
23. Ludo Van Campenhout
24. Hilde Vautmans
25. Geert Versnick

The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or VLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 from the former PVV and a few other politicians from other parties. ... Fons Borginon (born Lier, July 12, 1966) is a Belgian politician. ... Herman De Croo is the current sitting president of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament. ...

SP.A-Spirit

1. Stijn Bex
2. Hans Bonte
3. Dylan Casaer
4. Cemal Çavdarli
5. Hilde Claes
6. Philippe De Coene
7. Magda De Meyer
8. Maya Detiège
9. Dalila Douifi
10. David Geerts
11. Anne-Marie Hiemeliers-Baeke
12. Karine Jiroflée
13. Geert Lambert
14. Patrick Lansens
15. Walter Muls
16. Jan Peeters
17. Annemie Roppe
18. Annelies Storms
19. Guy Swennen
20. Koen T'Sijen
21. Dirk Van der Maelen
22. Greet van Gool
23. Inga Verhaert

Socialist Party - Different or Social Progressive Alternative (Dutch: Socialistische Partij - Anders or Sociaal Progressief Alternatief (sp. ... The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. ...

Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams

1. Hendrik Bogaert
2. Simonne Blondé-Creyf
3. Dirk Claes
4. Pieter De Crem
5. Roel Deseyn
6. Carl Devlies
7. Greta D'hondt
8. Luc Goutry
9. Theo Kelchtermans
10. Nahima Lanjri
11. Nathalie Muylle
12. Trees Pieters
13. Katrien Schryvers
14. Paul Tant
15. Jef Van den Bergh
16. Liesbeth Van der Auwera
17. Jo Vandeurzen
18. Tony Van Parys
19. Herman Van Rompuy
20. Mark Verhaegen
21. Servais Verherstraeten

Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ...

Vlaams Belang

1. Gerolf Annemans
2. Koen Bultinck
3. Nancy Caslo
4. Alexandra Colen
5. Filip De Man
6. Ortwin Depoortere
7. Guy D'haeseleer
8. Marleen Govaerts
9. Hagen Goyvaerts
10. Bart Laeremans
11. Jan Mortelmans
12. Staf Neel
13. Bert Schoofs
14. Luc Sevenhans
15. Guido Tastenhoye
16. Jaak Van den Broeck
17. Francis Van den Eynde
18. Frieda Van Themsche

Vlaams Belang (English: Flemish Interest) is a Belgian political party. ... Gerolf Annemans (November 8, 1958) is a Belgian politician. ... Alexandra Colen is a member of the Belgian parliament for the Flemish movement Vlaams Belang party. ... Frieda Van Themsche is a member of the Belgian parliament for the far right Vlaams Belang party. ...

Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie

1. Patrick De Groote

The Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (New-Flemish Alliance) is a Belgian political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. ...

References

1. ^ Fact Sheet of The Chamber. The Belgian Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved on 2006-03-13.

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External links

• Chamber of Representatives Official Webpage
• Federal Government Official Webpage