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- Queastor 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
Leader of various left-wing parties in the
Senate 1999-2007.
1995-99 Quaestor of the Senate Andrée Delcourt-Petre
1999-2003 1. Vice-President of the Senate
Sabine de Bethune
From 2004 Chairperson of the Senate Group of CD&V (Flemish Christian
Democrats). 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-
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- Secretary of the Chamber
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- 3. Vice-President of the Senate Anke Van dermeersch
2007- Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Tinne Van der Straeten
2007- Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives Maggie de Block
2007- Queastor of the Chamber of Representatives Coette Burgeon
Last update 04.01.08