Ministry of Defence (Belgium)#Ministers of Defence
The Ministry of Defence ({{langx|nl|Ministerie van Landsverdediging}}, {{langx|fr|Ministère de la Défense}}, {{langx|de|Ministerium der Verteidigung}}), formerly called the Ministry of War and Ministry of National Defence, is the Belgian ministry responsible for national defence and the Belgian military. Belgium's ministry of defence is responsible to the Minister of Defence.
As a result of the Verhofstadt I 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 Chief of Defence (CHOD) is the highest uniformed official in the Ministry of Defence. 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
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! Left office ! Duration {{Officeholder table | order2 = 1 | image = Flahaut 010618-D-2987S-093 screen.jpg | officeholder = André Flahaut | born_year = 1955 | died_year = | term_start = 12 July 1999 | term_end = 21 December 2007 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1999|07|12|2007|12|21}} | alt_party = Parti Socialiste (Belgium) | cabinet = Verhofstadt I–II }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 2 | image = Pieter De Crem EDA conference 2014.jpg | officeholder = Pieter De Crem | born_year = 1962 | died_year = | term_start = 21 December 2007 | term_end = 11 October 2014 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2007|12|21|2014|10|11}} | alt_party = Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams | cabinet = Verhofstadt III }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 3 | image = Steven Vandeput.jpg | officeholder = Steven Vandeput | born_year = 1967 | died_year = | term_start = 11 October 2014 | term_end = 12 November 2018 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2014|10|11|2018|11|12}} | alt_party = New Flemish Alliance | cabinet = Michel I }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 4 | image = | officeholder = Sander Loones | born_year = 1979 | died_year = | term_start = 12 November 2018 | term_end = 9 December 2018 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2018|11|12|2018|12|09}} | alt_party = New Flemish Alliance | cabinet = Michel I }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 5 | image = Didier Reynders in Iranian Parliament 02.jpg | officeholder = Didier Reynders | born_year = 1958 | died_year = | term_start = 9 December 2018 | term_end = 30 November 2019 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2018|12|09|2019|11|30}} | alt_party = Mouvement Réformateur }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 6 | image = Philippe_Goffin.jpg | officeholder = Philippe Goffin | born_year = 1967 | died_year = | term_start = 30 November 2019 | term_end = 1 October 2020 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2019|11|30|2020|10|01}} | alt_party = Mouvement Réformateur }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 7 | image = Ludivine Dedonder, Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU (cropped).jpg | officeholder = Ludivine Dedonder | born_year = 1977 | died_year = | term_start = 1 October 2020 | term_end = 3 February 2025 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2020|10|01|2025|02|03}} | alt_party = Parti Socialiste (Belgium) | cabinet = De Croo }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 8 | image = Theo Francken N-VA (cropped).jpg | officeholder = Theo Francken | born_year = 1978 | died_year = | term_start = 3 February 2025 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2025|02|03}}* | alt_party = New Flemish Alliance | cabinet = De Wever }} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.mil.be/}}
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