Council of Ministers (Belgium)

The Council of Ministers (Dutch: Ministerraad; French: Conseil des ministres; German: Ministerrat) is the supreme executive organ of the Federal Government of the Kingdom of Belgium.

[1] Federal secretaries of state (junior ministers) are members of the government, but not part of the Council.

[2] The King of the Belgians historically presided over the Council, but this has not happened since 1957.

[3] The Council of Ministers formally became a permanent policy structure with the constitutional revision of 1970.

[4] The De Wever Government is the incumbent Federal Government of Belgium, led by Prime Minister Bart De Wever since 3 February 2025.