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{{short description|Belgium cabinet of 2011–2014}}
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{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = Di Rupo Government
|cabinet_number = 93rd
|jurisdiction = Belgium (since 1830)
|flag = Flag_of_Belgium.svg
|incumbent =
|image = Elio Di Rupo 2012.jpg
|date_formed = 6 December 2011
|date_dissolved = 11 October 2014
|government_head = [[Elio Di Rupo]]
|government_head_history =
|deputy_government_head = {{List collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[Pieter De Crem]] <small>(Defence)</small><br/>[[Didier Reynders]] <small>(Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs)</small><br/>[[Johan Vande Lanotte]] <small>(Economy, Consumer Affairs and the North Sea)</small><br/>[[Alexander De Croo]] <small>(Pensions)</small><br/>[[Joëlle Milquet]] <small>(Interior)</small><br/>[[Laurette Onkelinx]] <small>(Social Affairs and Health)</small>}}
|state_head = [[Albert II of Belgium]]<br/>[[Philippe of Belgium]]
|current_number =
|former_members_number =
|total_number =
|political_party = [[Socialistische Partij Anders|SP.A]]<br />[[Parti Socialiste (Belgium)|PS]]<br />[[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]<br />[[Centre démocrate humaniste|cdH]]<br />[[Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten|Open Vld]]<br />[[Mouvement Réformateur|MR]]
|legislature_status = Coalition
|election = [[Belgian federal election, 2010|2010]]
|legislature_term =
|budget =
|opposition_cabinet =
|opposition_party =
|opposition_leader =
|incoming_formation = [[2010–11 Belgian government formation]]
|outgoing_formation = [[2014 Belgian government formation]]
|previous = [[Leterme II Government|Leterme II]]
|successor = [[Michel I Government|Michel]]
}}
The '''Di Rupo Government''' was the federal [[cabinet of Belgium]] sworn in on 6 December 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF20111206_064|title=Regering Di Rupo I legt de eed af|date=6 December 2011|access-date=6 December 2011|work=[[De Standaard]]|language=nl}}</ref> after a record-breaking 541 days of [[2010–2011 Belgian government formation|negotiations]] following the [[Belgian federal election, 2010|June 2010 elections]]. The government included social democrats ([[Socialistische Partij Anders|sp.a]]/[[Parti Socialiste (Belgium)|PS]]), Christian democrats ([[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|CD&V]]/[[Centre démocrate humaniste|cdH]]) and liberals ([[Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten|Open Vld]]/[[Mouvement Réformateur|MR]]), respectively of the Dutch and French language groups. The government notably excluded the [[New Flemish Alliance]] (N-VA), the Flemish nationalist party which achieved a [[plurality (voting)|plurality]] and became the largest party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15978423|title=Belgium close to governing coalition after 18-month gap|publisher=BBC|date=1 December 2011}}</ref> Its absence, together with the unwillingness of Open Vld to enter into an eight-party coalition that included the green parties, caused the government coalition to lack a majority in the Dutch language group. It was the first time that the Belgian prime minister had been openly gay, as Di Rupo became the world's [[List of the first LGBT holders of political offices|first male openly gay]] [[head of government]] (and second of any gender, after [[Iceland]]'s [[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Patrick|title=Profile: Belgium's Elio Di Rupo|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15983739|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 December 2011}}</ref> Elio Di Rupo also became the first native French-speaking prime minister since 1979 and the first prime minister from [[Walloons|Wallonia]] since 1974 and first socialist prime minister since 1974.
The negotiations aimed to put an end to the [[2007–2011 Belgian political crisis]] and included a [[Sixth Belgian state reform|sixth state reform]], including the partition of the electoral and judicial arrondissement of [[Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde]] and the transfer of new powers from the federal level to the regions. Because a state reform requires a two-thirds majority, the [[green politics|green]] parties ([[Groen (political party)|Groen]]/[[Ecolo]]) participated in these negotiations but were not part of the government coalition.
==Formation==
[[File:Elio Di Rupo.jpg|thumb|Elio Di Rupo]]
{{main|2010–11 Belgian government formation}}
Following issues regarding the [[Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde]] electoral district, the [[Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten|Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats]] quit the [[Leterme II Government]], leading to [[Belgian federal election, 2010|early elections]] on 13 June 2010. In Flanders, the [[New Flemish Alliance]] (N-VA) became the biggest party while the [[Parti Socialiste (Belgium)|Socialist Party]] (PS) prevailed in Wallonia. King [[Albert II of Belgium|Albert II]] appointed various politicians as mediators, including [[Bart De Wever]], [[André Flahaut]], [[Danny Pieters]], [[Johan Vande Lanotte]], [[Didier Reynders]] and [[Wouter Beke]]. Ultimately, [[Elio Di Rupo]] made a proposition which was refused by The New Flemish Alliance, but accepted by all other parties and as such they continued without the N-VA.
On 13 October 2011, it was decided that the green parties would not be part of the government but would support it in matters of confidence to achieve the two-thirds majority needed for [[State reform in Belgium|state reform]].
On 26 November 2011, the six remaining parties agreed on the national budget and agreed to the coalition on 3 December.
After more than 19 hours of negotiation, the parties involved came to an agreement on the allocation of ministries on 5 December 2011.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.lalibre.be/actu/crise-politique/article/704555/la-composition-officielle-du-gouvernement-di-rupo-ier.html La composition officielle du gouvernement Di Rupo Ier ], La Libre Belgique, 5 December 2011</ref> The government was sworn in the next day. With 13 ministers and 6 secretaries of state, this government is one of the smallest by the number of ministers, not taking into account the secretaries of state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deredactie.be/permalink/1.1170110|title=13 ministers en 6 staatssecretarissen in Di Rupo I|publisher=deredactie.be|date=5 December 2011|language=nl}}</ref>
[[File:Coalitiezetels-DiRupoI.png|thumb|Government coalition]]
==Composition==
{| class="toccolours" style="margin-bottom: 1em;"
|- style="background-color:#C0C0E0;"
! Minister !! Name !! colspan="2"|Party
|-
| [[Prime Minister of Belgium|Prime Minister]] || [[Elio Di Rupo]] || {{party color cell|Parti Socialiste (Belgium)}} || [[Parti Socialiste (Belgium)|PS]]
|-
| Deputy Prime Minister – [[Ministry of Defence (Belgium)|Minister of Defence]] || [[Pieter De Crem]] || {{party color cell|Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams}} || CD&V
|-
| Deputy Prime Minister – [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Belgium)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]], Foreign Trade and European Affairs || [[Didier Reynders]] || {{party color cell|Mouvement Réformateur}} || [[Mouvement Réformateur|MR]]
|-
| Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy, Consumer Affairs and the North Sea || [[Johan Vande Lanotte]] || {{party color cell|Socialistische Partij Anders}} || [[Socialistische Partij Anders|sp.a]]
|-
| Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Pensions || [[Alexander De Croo]] || {{party color cell|Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten}} || [[Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten|Open Vld]]
|-
| Deputy Prime Minister – [[Minister of the Interior (Belgium)|Minister of the Interior]] || [[Melchior Wathelet, Jr.]] || {{party color cell|Centre démocrate humaniste}} || [[Centre démocrate humaniste|cdH]]
|-
| Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Social Affairs and Health || [[Laurette Onkelinx]] || {{party color cell|Parti Socialiste (Belgium)}} || PS
|-
| Minister of the Middle Class, [[Small and medium enterprises|SMEs]], Self-employed and [[Minister of Agriculture (Belgium)|Agriculture]] || [[Sabine Laruelle]] || {{party color cell|Mouvement Réformateur}} || MR
|-
| [[Minister of Finance (Belgium)|Minister of Finance]] and Sustainable Development || [[Koen Geens]] || {{party color cell|Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams}} || [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|CD&V]]
|-
| Minister of Public Enterprises and [[Minister of Development Cooperation (Belgium)|Development Cooperation]] || {{Interlanguage link multi|Jean-Pascal Labille|fr}} || {{party color cell|Parti Socialiste (Belgium)}} || PS
|-
| [[Minister of Justice (Belgium)|Minister of Justice]] || [[Maggie De Block]] || {{party color cell|Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten}} || Open Vld
|-
| [[Minister of Budget (Belgium)|Minister of Budget]] and Administrative Simplification || [[Olivier Chastel]] || {{party color cell|Mouvement Réformateur}} || MR
|-
| Minister of Employment || [[Monica De Coninck]] || {{party color cell|Socialistische Partij Anders}} || sp.a
|- style="background-color:#C0C0E0;"
! Secretary of State !! Name !! colspan="2"|Party
|-
| Secretary of State for Environment, [[Ministry of Energy (Belgium)|Energy]] and [[Minister of Mobility (Belgium)|Mobility]] || [[Catherine Fonck]] || {{party color cell|Centre démocrate humaniste}} || cdH
|-
| Secretary of State for Institutional Reform || {{Interlanguage link multi|Servais Verherstraeten|nl}} || {{party color cell|Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams}} || CD&V
|-
| Secretary of State for Civil Service and Modernisation of Public Services || [[Hendrik Bogaert]] || {{party color cell|Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams}} || CD&V
|-
| Secretary of State for Combating Fraud || [[John Crombez]] || {{party color cell|Socialistische Partij Anders}} || SP.a
|-
| Secretary of State for Social Affairs || [[Philippe Courard]] || {{party color cell|Parti Socialiste (Belgium)}} || PS
|}
===Changes in composition===
Following the [[Belgian local elections, 2012|2012 Belgian provincial and municipal elections]], ministers [[Paul Magnette]] (PS) and [[Vincent Van Quickenborne]] (Open VLD) were both elected as mayor, of [[Charleroi]] and [[Kortrijk]] respectively. As a result, Van Quickenborne resigned on 17 October 2012 and was replaced as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Pensions by [[Alexander De Croo]] (Open VLD), who took the oath of office on 22 October 2012. Magnette remained in his position as Minister of Public Enterprises, Scientific Policy and Development Cooperation until 17 January 2013, when he formally resigned and his successor [[Jean-Pascal Labille]] (PS) became Minister of Public Enterprises and Development Cooperation. Secretary of state [[Philippe Courard]] (PS) took over the competence of Scientific Policy from Magnette.
On 5 March 2013 [[Steven Vanackere]] (CD&V) resigned as Deputy-Prime Minister and Minister of Finance after he was accused of lying to parliament about his knowledge regarding the financial agreements between the Algemeen Christelijk Werknemersverbond and [[Belfius]]. He was succeeded as Deputy Prime minister by Minister of Defense [[Pieter De Crem]] (CD&V) and as Minister of Finance by [[Koen Geens]] (CD&V).
After the 2014 elections on 22 July 2014 [[Joelle Milquet]] (CDh) resigned to become minister of Lower education and Culture in the [[Government of the French Community]]. She was replaced as Deputy-Prime Minister and Minister of the interior by [[Melchior Wathelet, Jr.]], who in turn was succeeded as state secretary of Environment, Energy, Mobility and Institutional Reforms by Catherine Fonck (CDh).
On 25 July 2014 [[Annemie Turtelboom]] (Open VLD) resigned as Minister of Justice to become Viceminister-president and Flemish minister of Finances, Budget and Energy. She was succeeded as minister of Justice by [[Maggie De Block]] (Open VLD).
On 12 September 2014 Philippe Courard (PS) resigned as Secretary of State for Social Affairs, Families, Disabled Persons and Scientific Policy in order to become leader of the PS faction in the Walloon Parliament. His competences were taken over by Minister [[Laurette Onkelinx]] (PS).
On 16 September 2014 [[John Crombez]] (SP.a) resigned as Secretary of State for Combating Social and Fiscal Fraud, effective 22 September, to become leader of the SP.a faction in the Flemish Parliament. His competences were taken over by Minister [[Johan Vande Lanotte]] (SP.a).
==References==
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== External links ==
* Official composition in [http://www.belgium.be/nl/over_belgie/overheid/federale_overheid/federale_regering/samenstelling_regering/ Dutch] and [http://www.belgium.be/fr/la_belgique/pouvoirs_publics/autorites_federales/gouvernement_federal/composition_gouvernement/ French]
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