Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Female Heads of the Parliament of Belgium
(Women electable 1921/ female suffrage 1948)


See also Belgium Ministers

The Federal Parliament has two chambers:
Chambre des Représentants/ Kamer van Volksvertegenvoordigers/House of Representatives

and Senat/Senaat/Senate

1961-65 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Marguerite De Riemacker-Ligot
Between 1965-69 Minister of Family and Housing.

1979-80 Vice-President of the Senate Cecile Goor-Eyben
In 1980 Minister of the Brussel Region (Chief Minister),1980-85 Secretary of State for Brussel.

Ca. 1985-87 Secretary of the Senate Marilou Van den Poel-Welkenhuysen
1991-95 Secretary of the Senate

1988-? Vice-President of the Senate Nora Staëls-Dompas
Between 1981-85 Vice-President of the Council of Europe.

1988-91 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Nelly Maes

1989-91 Vice-President of Chamber of Representatives Laurette Onckelinx.
Between 1989-91 Vice-Chairperson of the Parliamentary group of Parti Socialiste, 1992-93 1994-99 Premier and Minister of Social Solidarity, Health and Environment of the French Community, 1999-2007 Federal Deputy Premier and held various ministerial posts since 1999
.

Ca. 1991-95 Vice-President of the Chamber of Representatives Pierlette Cahay-André

1991-95 and 2003-07 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Colette Burgeon
2007 Acting President of the Chamber of Representative (June-July)
2007-08 Queastor of the Chamber
2008-10 2. Vice-President of the Chamber
A Francophone Socialists (b. 1957).

1992-95 Secretary of the Senate Maria Vandenbusseche-echg. Tyberhien
She was MP 1977-81, senator 1981-95, Member of Vlaams Raad 1980-95 and Vlaams Parliament from 1995. Her surname means Vandenbusseche-married Tyberhien.

1994-95 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Trees Merckx-Van Goey

1995-99 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Myriam Vanlerberghe
2009-10 Quaestor of the Senate
Parliamentary leader of the Socialists in the Senate 1999-2009.

1995-99 Quaestor of the Senate Andrée Delcourt-Petre

1999-2003 1. Vice-President of the Senate Sabine de Bethune
2011- President of the Senate
Chairperson of the Senate Group of CD&V (Flemish Christian Democrats) 2003-11. She does not use her title of Baroness professionally. (b. 1958-).

1999-2003 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Mirella Minne

2003-07 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Anne Barzin
 
2003-07 Chairperson of the College of Quaestors in the Senate Jeannine Leduc

She was Chairperson of the Senate Group of the Liberals, VLD, 1999-2003.

2004-07 President of the Senate Anne-Marie Lizin
2007-09
Queaestor of the Senate
Member of the European Parliament 1979-88, 1988-92 she was Secretary of State of  "Europe 1992", Member of the Chamber of Representatives, the Wallon Regional Council and of the Council of the French Community 1991-95, senator from 1999, President of the Committee of Interior Affairs 1999-2003 and of External Affairs and Defence from 2003. (b. 1949- ).

2004-07 2. Vice-President of the Chamber of Representatives Corinne De Permentier
2007-08 Secretary of the Chamber
2008-10 1. Vice-President of the Chamber
2008 Acting President of the Chamber
2010- 2. Vice-President
Minister of Audio-Visual Affairs in the Government of the French Community 1999-2000.

2004-07 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Greet Van Gool
Federal Government Commissioner attached to the Minister of Social Affairs and Pensions 2001-03
. (b. 1962-).  

2004-07 Queaestor of the Chamber of Representatives Magda De Meyer

2004-07 Queaestor of the Senate Marie-Hélène Crombé-Berton

2007-10 3. Vice-President of the Senate Anke Van Dermeersch

2007-10 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Tinne Van der Straeten

2007-10 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Maggie De Block
Chairperson of the Faction of Open VLD 2010-11 and Secretary of State of Asylum, Migration, Integration and the Fight Against Poverty from 2011. (b. 1962-)

2008-10 Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Camille Dieu

2009- Queaestor of the Senate Olga Zrihen

2010-11 Vice-President of the Senate Helga Stevens

2010-11 Queaestor of the Senate Sonja Becq

 

 

Last update 06.12.11