Martens I Government
The Martens I Government was the national government of Belgium from 3 April 1979 to 23 January 1980.
It was the first government headed by Wilfried Martens and comprised the Flemish Christian People's Party (CVP), the French-speaking Christian Social Party (PSC), the Flemish Belgian Socialist Party (BSP), the French-speaking Socialist Party (SP) and the Democratic Front of Francophones (FDF). It fell after nine months, when the FDF left the government.
Composition
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!Minister !Name !Party |
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|Prime Minister |CVP |
| Deputy Prime Minister - Budget
|PS |
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|Deputy Prime Minister - Economic Affairs |BSP |
| Deputy Prime Minister - Defence
|Paul Vanden Boeynants (to Oct. 1979) |PSC |
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|Communication |CVP |
| Justice
|CVP |
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|Foreign Affairs |PS |
| Social Assistance and Pensions
|PSC |
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|Agriculture and Middle Classes |CVP |
| Education
|BSP |
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|Dutch-speaking Community Affairs |CVP |
| Public Health and Environment
|CVP |
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|Finance |CVP |
| Walloon Affairs
|PS |
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|Public Works |PS |
| PTT
|PS |
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|Development Cooperation |CVP |
| Employment and Labour
|BSP |
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|Education |PS |
| Interior and Institutional Reform
|PSC |
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|Flemish Affairs |BSP |
| French-speaking Community Affairs
|PSC |
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|Civil Service and Institutional Reform |BSP |
| Brussels Affairs
|FDF |
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|Foreign Trade and Science Policy |FDF |
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!Secretary of State !Name !Party |
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|Brussels Affairs |PS |
| Flemish Affairs
|CVP |
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|Dutch-speaking Community Affairs |CVP |
| Brussels Affairs
|BSP |
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|Flemish Affairs |CVP |
| Walloon Affairs
|PS |
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|Walloon Affairs |PSC |
| French-speaking Community Affairs
|FDF |
Reshuffles
- 15 October 1979: José Desmarets (PSC) replaces Paul Vanden Boeynants as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. Philippe Maystadt (PSC) replaces Antoine Humblet as Secretary of State for the Walloon Region.
- 16 January 1980: Lucien Outers, Léon Defosset and François Persoons resign.
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