Wilmès II Government
{{Short description|Federal government of Belgium in 2020}}
{{one source|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = Wilmès II Government
|cabinet_number = 97th
|jurisdiction = Belgium (since 1830)
|flag = Flag_of_Belgium.svg
|image = Sophie Wilmès 2020 (cropped) 2.jpg
|date_formed = 17 March 2020
|date_dissolved = 1 October 2020
|government_head = Sophie Wilmès
|government_head_history =
|deputy_government_head =
|state_head = Philippe of Belgium
|current_number = 12
|former_members_number =
|total_number =
|political_parties = {{plainlist|
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| legislature_status =Caretaker minority coalition
(with emergency plenary powers)
38 / 150 (25%)
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|party1 = 14
|partycolor1 = {{party color|Mouvement Réformateur}}
|party2 = 12
|partycolor2 = {{party color|Christian Democratic and Flemish}}
|party3 = 12
|partycolor3 = {{party color|Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten}}
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|election = 2019 Belgian federal election
|legislature_term = 2019–2024
|budget =
|opposition_cabinet =
|opposition_parties = {{plainlist|
- Groen (Flemish)
- sp.a (Flemish)
- N-VA (Flemish)
- VB (Flemish)
- cdH (Francophone)
- DéFI (Francophone)
- Ecolo (Francophone)
- PS (Francophone)
- PVDA-PTB
}}
|opposition_leader =
|incoming_formation =
|outgoing_formation =
|previous = Wilmès I
|successor = De Croo
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The Wilmès II Government was a minority Federal Government of Belgium, led by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès, the first female Prime Minister of Belgium.
Wilmès had been selected as a caretaker prime minister following the 2019 Belgian federal election, and headed the Wilmès I Government, a minority government with the same party composition as the previous Michel II Government, from 27 October 2019.
On 17 March 2020, the opposition parties sp.a, PS, Groen, Ecolo, cdH and DéFI agreed to give Wilmès the plenary powers needed to deal with the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium, for a period of three months.{{cite web|author=VRT NWS|date=2020-03-16|title=Premier Sophie Wilmès (MR) vraagt morgen het vertrouwen in de Kamer|url=https://vrtnws.be/p.NqGMjWNNk|work=vrtnws.be|language=nl|accessdate=2020-03-17}} This was later extended until mid-September 2020, and then 1 October 2020, to allow completion of the 2019–20 Belgian government formation. Upon the end of the process, the Wilmès II Government was replaced by the De Croo Government.{{cite web|author=VRT NWS|date=2020-09-30|title=7 partijen hebben een inhoudelijk akkoord om samen te regeren: dit weten we daar al over|trans-title=7 parties have an internal agreement to govern: this is what we know already|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2020/09/30/7-partijen-hebben-een-inhoudelijk-akkoord-om-samen-te-regeren-d/|work=vrtnws.be|language=nl|accessdate=2020-09-30}}
Composition
The composition of the government was identical to that of the last composition of Wilmès I Government.
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table ministry|Prime Minister}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Prime Minister
| minister1 = Sophie Wilmès
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Mouvement Réformateur
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry|Deputy Prime Ministers}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Justice and Director of Buildings
| minister1 = Koen Geens
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Budget, Civil Service, National Lottery and Scientific Policy
| minister1 = David Clarinval
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Mouvement Réformateur
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Development Cooperation, Finance and fighting Fiscal Fraud
| minister1 = Alexander De Croo
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry|Minister}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Administrative Simplification, Digital Agenda, Postal Services and Telecom
| minister1 = Philippe De Backer
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of the Interior and Safety
| minister1 = Pieter De Crem
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Asylum, Migration, Health and Social Affairs
| minister1 = Maggie De Block
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Consumer Affairs, Disabled Persons, Economy,
Employment, Equal Rights and Fighting Poverty
| minister1 = Nathalie Muylle
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed,
Agriculture, Social Integration and Urban Policy
| minister1 = Denis Ducarme
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Mouvement Réformateur
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Pensions
| minister1 = Daniel Bacquelaine
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Mouvement Réformateur
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Mobility and the National Railway Company
| minister1 = François Bellot
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Mouvement Réformateur
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence and European Affairs
| minister1 = Philippe Goffin
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Mouvement Réformateur
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
| minister1 = Marie-Christine Marghem
| minister1_termstart = 17 March 2020
| minister1_termend = 1 October 2020
| minister1_party = Mouvement Réformateur
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}