List of Belgian governors

This is the list of current Belgian province governors.

Current governors

Province Governor Party Office entered
Antwerp Cathy Berx CD&V 2008
East Flanders André Denys Open VLD 2004
Flemish Brabant Lodewijk De Witte SP.A 1995
Hainaut Claude Durieux PS 2004
Liège Michel Foret MR 2004
Limburg Herman Reynders SP.A 2009
Luxembourg Bernard Caprasse 1996
Namur Denis Mathen MR 2007
Walloon Brabant ? ? ?
West Flanders Carl Decaluwe CD&V 2012

Past governors (since 1830)

Antwerp

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
1. François de Robiano 18301831
2. Jean-François Tielemans 1831
3. Charles Rogier 18311832
18341840
4. Henri de Brouckère 18401844
5. Jules Malou 18441845
6. Jan Teichmann 18451862
7. Edward Pycke d'Ideghem 18621887
8. Charles du Bois de Vroylande 18871888
9. Edward Osy de Zegwaart 18891900
10. Fredegand Cogels 19001907
11. Louis de Brouchoven de Bergeyck 19071908
12. Ferdinand de Baillet-Latour 19081912
13. Gaston van de Werve de Schilde 19121923
14. Georges Holvoet 19231945
15. Richard Declerck 19461966
16. Andries Kinsbergen 19671993
17. Camille Paulus 1993 2008
18. Cathy Berx CD&V 2008 present

Brabant (1830–1995)

Flemish Brabant

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
1. Lodewijk De Witte SP.A 1995present

Walloon Brabant

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
1. Valmy Féaux PS 19952000
2. Emmanuel Hendrickx PS 20002006
3. Marie-José Laloy PS 2007 2014
4. ? ? ?

East Flanders

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
1. Pierre De Ryckere 1830
2. Werner de Lamberts-Cortenbach 1830 1834
3. Charles Vilain XIIII 1834 1836
4. Louis de Schiervel1837 1843
5. Léandre Desmaisières 1843 1848
6. Edouard De Jaegher 1848 1871
7. Emile de T'Serclaes De Wommersom 1871 1879
8. Léon Verhaeghe de Naeyer 1879 1885
9. Raymond de Kerchove d'Exaerde 1885 1919
10. Maurice Lippens 1919 1921
11. André de Kerchove de Denterghem 1921 1929
12. Karel Weyler 1929 1935
13. Jules Ingenbleek 1935 1938
14. Louis Frederiq 1938 1939
15. Maurice Van den Boogaerde 1939 1954
16. Albert Mariën 1954 1963
17. Roger De Kinder BSP1963 1984
18. Herman Balthazar SP/SP.A1984 2004
19. André Denys Open VLD2004 2013
20. Jan Briers 2013

Hainaut

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
1. Ambroise de Puydt 18301834
2. Jean-Baptiste Thorn 18361841
3. Charles Liedts 18411845
4. Édouard Mercier 18451847
5. Augustin Dumon-Dumortier 18471848
6. Adolphe de Vrière 18481849
7. Louis Troye 18491870
8. Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay 18701878
9. Auguste Wanderpepen 1878
10. Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem 18781884
11. Auguste Vergote 18841885
12. Joseph d'Ursel 18851889
13. Charles d'Ursel 18891893
14. Raoul du Sart de Bouland 18931908
15. Maurice Damoiseaux 19081937
16. Henri Van Mol 19371940
17. Émile Cornez 19441967
18. Emilien Vaes 19671983
19. Michel Tromont 19832004
20. Claude Durieux PS2004present

Liège

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
1. Etienne de Sauvage 18301831
2. Jean-François Tielemans 18311832
3. Charles van den Steen de Jehay 18321844
4. Henri de Brouckère 18441846
5. Edmond de la Coste 18461847
6. Ferdinand de Macar 18471863
7. Charles de Luesemans 18631882
8. Léon Pety de Thozée 18821908
9. Henry Delvaux de Fenffe 19081919
10. Gaston Gregoire 19191927
11. Henri Pirard 19271937
12. Jules Mathieu 19371943
13. Joseph Leclercq PSB 19441953
14. Pierre Clerdent PRL 19531971
15. Gilbert Mottard PS 19721990
16. Paul Bolland 19902004
17. Michel Foret MR 2004present

Limburg

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
1. Frans de Loë Imstenraedt de Mheer 1830 1831
2. Jean-François Hennequin 1831 1834
3. Werner de Lamberts-Cortenbach 1834 1843
4. Pierre de Schiervel 1843 1857
5. Theodoor de T'Serclaes de Wommersom 1857 1871
6. Pieter de Decker 1871
7. Joseph Bovy 1872 1879
8. Adolphe Goupy de Beauvolers 1879 1894
9. Henri de Pitteurs-Hiégaerts 1894 1914
10. Vacant (World War I) 1914 1919
11. Theodore de Renesse 1919 1927
12. Hubert Verwilghen 1928 1940
13. Gérard Romsée 1940 1941
14. Jef Lysens 1941 1944
15. Hubert Verwilghen 1944 1950
16. Louis Roppe 1950 1978
17. Harry Vandermeulen 1978 1995
18. Hilde Houben-Bertrand CVP/CD&V 1995 2005
19. Steve Stevaert SP.A 2005 2009
20. Herman Reynders SP.A 2009 present

Luxembourg

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
1. Jean-Baptiste Thorn 18301836
2. Victorin de Steenhault 19361841
3. Joseph de Riquet de Caraman et de Chimay 1841 1842
4. Charles Vandamme 1862 1884
5. Paul de Gerlache 1884 1891
6. Édouard Orban de Xivry 1891 1901
7. Emmanuel de Briey 1902 1932
8. Fernand Van den Corput 1932 1940
9. René Greindl 1940 1944
10. Fernand Van den Corput 1944 1945
11. Pierre Clerdent 1946 1953
12. Maurice Brasseur 1965 1976
13. Jacques Planchard 1976 1996
14. Bernard Caprasse CDH 1996 present

Namur

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
1. Goswin de Stassart 18301834
2. Joseph Lebeau 1834 1840
3. Edouard d'Huart 1840 1847
4. Adolphe de Vrière 1847 1848
5. Victor Pirson 1848 1851
6. Charles de Baillet 1853 1875
7. D. de Mevius 1876 1877
8. Albert de Beauffort 1877 1881
9. Léon Pety de Thozée 1881 1882
10. Auguste Vergote 1882 1884
11. Charles de Montpellier de Vedrin 1884 1914
12. Pierre de Gaiffier d'Hestroy 1919 1937
13. François Bovesse 1937 1944
14. Robert Gruslin 1945 1968
15. René Close PS 1968 1977
16. Pierre Falize PS 1977 1980
17. Emile Lacroix PS 1980 1987
18. Emile Wauthy PSC 1987 1994
19. Amand Dalem PSC 1994 2007
20. Denis Mathen MR 2007 present

West Flanders

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
1. Felix de Muelenaere Catholic 1830 1831
1832 1834
1836 1849
2. Adolphe de Vrière Liberal 1849 1857
3. Benoît Vrambout 18571877
4. Léon Ruzette 18771878
5. Theodore Heyvaert 18781883
6. Guillaume De Brouwer 18831884
7. Léon Ruzette 18841901
8. Jean-Baptiste de Bethune 1901
9. Charles d'Ursel 19011903
10. Jean-Baptiste de Bethune 19031907
11. Albéric Ruzette 19071912
12. Léon Janssens de Bisthoven19121933
13. Henri Baels 19331940
14. Michel Bulckaert19401944
15. Pierre van Outryve d'Ydewalle 19441979
16. Leo Vanackere CVP1979
17. Olivier Vanneste CVP19791997
18. Paul Breyne CVP/CD&V 1997 2012
19. Carl Decaluwe CD&V 2012 present

National Bank of Belgium

# Governor Party Office entered Office left
Jean Godeaux 1982 1989
Alfons Verplaetse 1989 1999
Guy Quaden PS 1999 2011
Luc Coene Open VLD 2011 Present
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