Minister of Justice (Belgium)

This is the list of Belgian ministers of Justice. The minister of justice is responsible for the Federal Public Service Justice.

List of ministers[]

1831–1899[]

• 1831 Alexandre Gendebien (liberal)
• 1831 (liberal)
• 1831–1832 Jean Raikem (Catholic)
• 1832–1834 Joseph Lebeau (liberal)
• 1834–1839 (liberal)
• 1839 Jean-Baptiste Nothomb (liberal)
• 1839–1840 Jean Raikem (Catholic)
• 1840–1841 (liberal)
• 1841–1842 Guillaume Van Volxem (liberal)
• 1842–1843 Jean-Baptiste Nothomb (liberal)
• 1843–1847 Jules Joseph d'Anethan (Catholic)
• 1847–1850 François-Philippe de Haussy (liberal)
• 1850–1852 Victor Tesch (liberal)
• 1852–1855 Charles Faider (liberal)
• 1855–1857 (Katholiek
• 1857–1865 Victor Tesch (liberal)
• 1865–1870 Jules Bara (liberal)
• 1870–1871 (Katholieke Partij)
• 1871–1878 Théophile de Lantsheere (Katholieke Partij)
• 1878–1884 Jules Bara (liberal)
• 1884 Charles Woeste (Katholieke Partij)
• 1884–1887 (Katholieke Partij)
• 1887–1894 (Katholieke Partij)
• 1894–1899 (Katholieke Partij)

1900–1999[]

• 1899–1907 Jules Van den Heuvel (Katholieke Partij)
• 1907–1908 Jules Renkin (Katholieke Partij)
• 1908–1911 (Katholieke Partij)
• 1911–1918 Henri Carton de Wiart (Katholieke Partij)
• 1918–1921 Emile Vandervelde (BWP)
• 1921 Aloys Van de Vyvere (Katholieke Partij)
• 1921–1925 (liberal)
• 1925 (Katholieke Partij)
• 1925 (Katholieke Partij)
• 1925–1926 Prosper Poullet (Katholieke Partij)
• 1926–1927 Paul Hymans (liberal)
• 1927–1931 Paul-Emile Janson (liberal)
• 1931–1932 Fernand Cocq (liberal)
• 1932–1934 Paul-Emile Janson (liberal)
• 1934–1935 (liberal)
• 1935–1936 Eugène Soudan (POB)
• 1936–1937 (liberal)
• 1937 Hubert Pierlot (Katholieke Partij)
• 1937 Victor de Laveleye (liberal)
• 1937 Victor Maistriau (liberal)
• 1937–1938 (Katholieke Partij)
• 1938–1939 Joseph Pholien (Katholieke Partij)
• 1939 Émile, Baron van Dievoet (Katholieke Partij)
• 1939 August de Schryver (Katholieke Partij)
• 1939 Eugène Soudan POB)
• 1939 Paul-Emile Janson (liberal)
• 1939–1940 Eugène Soudan POB)
• 1940 Paul-Emile Janson (liberal)
• 1940–1942 Albert de Vleeschauwer (Katholieke Partij)
• 1942–1944 (Katholieke Partij)
• 1944–1945 (Katholieke Partij)
• 1945 (Katholieke Partij)
• 1945–1946 (UDB)
• 1946 Henri Rolin (PSB)
• 1946 (liberal)
• 1946–1947 Albert Lilar (liberal)
• 1947–1948 Paul Struye (PSC)
• 1948–1949 Henri Moreau de Melen (PSC)
• 1949–1950 Albert Lilar (liberal)
• 1950 Henri Carton de Wiart (PSC)
• 1950–1952 (CVP)
• 1952 Joseph Pholien (PSC)
• 1952 (CVP)
• 1952–1954 (PSC)
• 1954–1958 Albert Lilar (liberal)
• 1958 Pierre Harmel (PSC)
• 1958–1960 Laurent Merchiers (liberal)
• 1960–1961 Albert Lilar (liberal)
• 1961–1965 Piet Vermeylen (BSP)
• 1965–1968 Pierre Wigny (PSC)
• 1968–1973 (BSP)
• 1973–1977 Herman Vanderpoorten (PVV)
• 1977–1980 Renaat Van Elslande (CVP)
• 1980 Herman Vanderpoorten (PVV)
• 1980–1981 Philippe Moureaux (PSB)
• 1981–1988 Jean Gol (PRL)
  • 1985–1988 (PRL) (state secretary)
• 1988–1995 Melchior Wathelet (PSC)
• 1995–1998 Stefaan De Clerck (CVP)
• 1998–1999 Tony Van Parys (CVP)

2000–[]