List of officeholders PortraitNameElectedTerm of officePolitical PartyGovernmentTook officeLeft officeTime in office1Gaston Geens 198122 December 198121 January 199210 years 30 daysCVP Geens I CVP, PVV, SP, VU 1985 Geens II CVP, PVV1987 Geens III CVP, PVV Geens IV CVP, SP, PVV, VU2100pxLuc Van den Brande199121 January 199213 July 19997 years, 174 daysCVP Van den Brande I CVP, SP Van den Brande II CVP, SP, VU Van den Brande III CVP, SP, VU 1995 Van den Brande IV CVP, SP3 100px Patrick Dewael 1999 13 July 1999 5 June 20033 years, 327 days VLD Dewael VLD, SP, Agalev, VU-ID4 100px Bart Somers — 11 June 2003 20 July 20041 year, 39 days VLD Somers VLD, sp.a, Groen!, Spirit5 100px Yves Leterme 2004 20 July 2004 28 June 20072 years,
List of officeholders PortraitNameElectedTerm of officePolitical PartyGovernmentTook officeLeft officeTime in office1Gaston Geens 198122 December 198121 January 199210 years 30 daysCVP Geens I CVP, PVV, SP, VU 1985 Geens II CVP, PVV1987 Geens III CVP, PVV Geens IV CVP, SP, PVV VU2100pxLuc Van den Brande199121 January 199213 July 19997 years, 174 daysCVP Van den Brande I CVP, SP Van den Brande II CVP, SP, VU Van den Brande III CVP, SP, VU 1995 Van den Brande IV CVP, SP3 100px Patrick Dewael 1999 13 July 1999 5 June 20033 years, 327 days VLD Dewael VLD, SP, Agalev, VU-ID4 100px Bart Somers — 11 June 2003 20 July 20041 year, 39 days VLD Somers VLD, sp.a, Groen!, Spirit5 100px Yves Leterme 2004 20 July 2004 28 June 20072 years,