Leterme II Government

It took office when the Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme (CD&V) was sworn in as Prime Minister.

[2] On 14 February 2011, Charles Michel resigned as minister of Development Cooperation to become Chairman of the MR.

The Constitutional Court of Belgium had judged in 2003 that the rules applying to the electoral district violated the non-discrimination principle.

[3] Leterme offered his resignation to King Albert II of Belgium on 22 April 2010.

On 26 April 2010, after a final round of consultations by Didier Reynders failed, the king accepted the resignation.