Presidents
CVP/PSC
- 1945-1947 Gilbert Mullie
- 1947-1949 Paul Willem Segers
- 1949-1959 Jef De Schuyffeleer
- 1959-1961 Fred Bertrand
- 1961-1963 Jozef De Saeger
- 1963-1968 Robert Vandekerckhove
CVP
- 1968-1972 Robert Vandekerckhove
- 1972-1979 Wilfried Martens
- 1979-1982 Leo Tindemans
- 1982-1988 Frank Swaelen
- 1988-1993 Herman Van Rompuy
- 1993-1996 Johan Van Hecke
- 1996-1999 Marc Van Peel
- 1999-2001 Stefaan De Clerck
CD&V
- 2001-2003 Stefaan De Clerck
- 2003-2004 Yves Leterme
- 2004-2007 Jo Vandeurzen
- 2007-2008 Etienne Schouppe
- 2008-2008 Wouter Beke
- 2008-2010 Marianne Thyssen
- 2010–present Wouter Beke
Until 1968 this lists gives the president of the Flemish part of the unitary CVP/PSC. The party changed its name from CVP to CD&V on 29 September 2001.
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