Composition
| Minister | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Guy Verhofstadt | VLD |
| Deputy Prime Minister - Employment | Laurette Onkelinx | PS |
| Deputy Prime Minister - Foreign Affairs | Louis Michel | PRL |
| Deputy Prime Minister - Budget, Social Integration and Social Economy | Johan Vande Lanotte | SP |
| Deputy Prime Minister - Mobility and Transportation | Isabelle Durant | Ecolo |
| Deputy Prime Minister - Consumer Affairs, Public Health and Environment | Magda Aelvoet | Agalev |
| Interior | Antoine Duquesne | PRL |
| Social Affairs and Pensions | Frank Vandenbroucke | SP |
| Civil Service and Modernisation of the Public Authorities | Luc Van den Bossche | SP |
| Defence | André Flahaut | PS |
| Agriculture and Middle Classes | Jaak Gabriëls | VLD |
| Justice | Marc Verwilghen | VLD |
| Finance | Didier Reynders | PRL |
| Telecommunication and Government Enterprises and Participations | Rik Daems | VLD |
| Economy and Scientific Research | Rudy Demotte | PS |
| Secretary of State | Name | Party |
| Foreign Trade | Pierre Chevalier | VLD |
| Development Cooperation | Eddy Boutmans | Agalev |
| Energy and Sustainable Development | Olivier Deleuze | Ecolo |
The Secretary of State for Foreign Trade and the Secretary of State for Development Cooperation were attached to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Secretary of State for Energy and Sustainable Development was attached to the Minister of Mobility and Transportation.
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