List of Political Families - Belgium

Belgium

de Brouckère brothers

• Henri de Brouckère (1801–91) (Prime Minister of Belgium)
• Charles de Brouckère (1796–1860) (Minister of Finance, Interior and War)

De Croo family (father-son)

• Herman De Croo (1937-), Minister
  • Alexander De Croo (1975-), VLD party leader

De Gucht family (father-son)

• Karel De Gucht (1954–;) (Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Commissioner)
  • Jean-Jacques De Gucht (1983–;) (Senator, son of Karel De Gucht)

Dehousse family (father-son)

• Fernand Dehousse (1906–76) (Minister of Education)
  • Jean-Maurice Dehousse (1936–;) (Minister-President of Wallonia)

Eyskens family (father-son)

• Gaston Eyskens (1905–88) (Prime Minister of Belgium)
  • Mark Eyskens (1933–;) (Prime Minister of Belgium)

Janson-Spaak family

• Paul Janson (1840–1913) (Senator)
  • Paul-Emile Janson (1872–1944) (Prime Minister of Belgium, son of Paul Janson)
  • Marie Janson (1873–1960) (Senator; daughter of Paul Janson)
    • Paul-Henri Spaak (1899–1972) (Prime Minister of Belgium, Secretary General of NATO; son of Marie Janson)
      • Antoinette Spaak (1928–;) (Member of the European Parliament; daughter of Paul-Henri Spaak)

Simonet family (father-son)

• Henri Simonet (1931–96) (Minister of Economy and Foreign Affairs)
  • Jacques Simonet (1963–2007) (Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region)

Vanderpoorten family

• Arthur Vanderpoorten (1884–1945) (Minister of Interior)
  • Herman Vanderpoorten (1922–84) (Minister of Interior and Justice; son of Arthur Vanderpoorten)
    • Marleen Vanderpoorten (1954–;) (Minister of Education, Speaker of the Flemish Parliament; daughter of Herman Vanderpoorten)
    • Patrick Dewael (1955–;) (Minister-President of Flanders, President of the Chamber of Representatives; nephew of Herman Vanderpoorten)

Van Rompuy family

• Herman Van Rompuy (1947–;) (President of the Chamber of Representatives, Prime Minister, President of the European Council)
  • Peter Van Rompuy (1980–;) (Senator, son of Herman Van Rompuy)
• Eric Van Rompuy (1949–;) (Minister of Agriculture and Economy, brother of Herman Van Rompuy)
• Tine Van Rompuy (1955–;) (Candidate for the Workers Party of Belgium, prominent unionist, sister of Herman Van Rompuy))