Primary Cabinet Members
The current Cabinet, Di Rupo I Government, sworn in on 6 December 2011, consists of 13 ministers and 6 state secretaries formed by a coalition of the Dutch-speaking parties SP.A, Open VLD and CD&V and the French-speaking parties PS, MR and CDH.
| Minister | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Elio Di Rupo | PS | |
| Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Finance and Sustainable Development | Steven Vanackere | CD&V | |
| Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs | Didier Reynders | MR | |
| Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy, Consumer Affairs and the North Sea | Johan Vande Lanotte | sp.a | |
| Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Pensions | Vincent Van Quickenborne | Open Vld | |
| Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of the Interior | Joëlle Milquet | cdH | |
| Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Social Affairs and Health | Laurette Onkelinx | PS | |
| Minister of the Middle Class, SMEs, Self-employed and Agriculture | Sabine Laruelle | MR | |
| Minister of Defence | Pieter De Crem | CD&V | |
| Minister of Public Enterprises, Scientific Policy and Development Cooperation | Paul Magnette | PS | |
| Minister of Justice | Annemie Turtelboom | Open Vld | |
| Minister of Budget and Administrative Simplification | Olivier Chastel | MR | |
| Minister of Employment | Monica De Coninck | sp.a | |
| Secretary of State | Name | Party | |
| Secretary of State for Environment, Energy and Mobility | Melchior Wathelet | cdH | |
| Secretary of State for Social Affairs, Families and Disabled Persons | Philippe Courard | PS | |
| Secretary of State for Institutional Reform | Servais Verherstraeten | CD&V | |
| Secretary of State for Asylum, Immigration and Social Integration | Maggie De Block | Open Vld | |
| Secretary of State for Civil Service and Modernisation of Public Services | Hendrik Bogaert | CD&V | |
| Secretary of State for Combating Social and Fiscal Fraud | John Crombez | sp.a |
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