List of prime ministers of Belgium by age

Living as of 18:18, Monday, November 4, 2024 (UTC)
Prime Minister	Date of birth	Prime Minister
Mark Eyskens	(1933-04-29) 29 April 1933 (age 91)	1981
Guy Verhofstadt	(1953-04-11) 11 April 1953 (age 71)	1999–2008
Yves Leterme	(1960-10-06) 6 October 1960 (age 64)	2008, 2009–2011
Herman Van Rompuy	(1947-10-31) 31 October 1947 (age 77)	2008–2009
Elio Di Rupo	(1951-07-18) 18 July 1951 (age 73)	2011–2014
Charles Michel	(1975-12-21) 21 December 1975 (age 48)	2014–2019
Sophie Wilmès	(1975-01-15) 15 January 1975 (age 49)	2019–2020
Alexander De Croo	(1975-11-03) 3 November 1975 (age 49)	2020–

This is a list of prime ministers of Belgium by age. Where the Prime Minister in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to November 4, 2024.

Two measures of the longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each Prime Minister. The first column is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; the second column breaks this number down into years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the Prime Minister lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his/her last birthday.

Overview[edit]

The median age of a Prime Minister on the first day of their first term is 50 years, and 185 days which falls between Charles de Broqueville and Jules de Trooz. The youngest person to assume the office was Jean-Baptiste Nothomb (age 35 years, 284 days). The oldest person to assume office was Camille Huysmans (age 75 years, 69 days).

The oldest living former Prime Minister is Mark Eyskens, born 29 April 1933 (age 91 years, 189 days). The youngest living former Prime Minister is Charles Michel, born 21 December 1975, (age 48 years, 319 days), who is also slightly younger than the incumbent Alexander De Croo, born 3 November 1975, (age 49 years, 1 day).

The longest-lived Prime Minister was Pierre Harmel who died on 15 November 2009 at the age of 98 years, 244 days. Camille Huysmans was the second longest-lived Prime Minister, at the age of 96 years, 275 days. Harmel surpassed Huysmans's lifespan on 17 December 2007. The oldest living Prime Minister, Mark Eyskens, will tie Harmel if he lives to 28 November 2031. The shortest-lived former Prime Minister was Jules de Trooz, who died at the age of 50 years, 313 days.

The Prime Minister with the longest retirement is Pierre Harmel. He left office on 19 March 1966, and died 43 years, and 241 days later. The prime minister with the shortest retirement is Jules de Burlet, who died on 1 March 1897, 1 year and 4 days after leaving office on 25 February 1896.

Prime Ministers' ages[edit]

#	Prime Minister	Born	Took office	Age	Left office	Age	Died	Length of retirement	Lifespan
1	Étienne Constantin de Gerlache	26 December 1785	27 February 1831	45 years, 63 days	10 March 1831	45 years, 74 days	10 February 1871	39 years, 337 days	85 years, 46 days
2	Joseph Lebeau	3 January 1794	10 March 1831	37 years, 66 days	13 April 1841	47 years, 100 days	19 March 1865	23 years, 340 days	71 years, 75 days
3	Felix de Muelenaere	5 April 1793	24 July 1831	38 years, 110 days	20 October 1832	39 years, 198 days	5 August 1862	29 years, 289 days	69 years, 122 days
4	Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella	26 May 1790	20 October 1832	42 years, 147 days	4 August 1834	44 years, 70 days	5 May 1873	38 years, 274 days	82 years, 344 days
5	Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt	26 February 1794	4 August 1834	40 years, 159 days	21 August 1874^[1]	80 years, 176 days	21 August 1874	N/A	80 years, 176 days
6	Jean-Baptiste Nothomb	3 July 1805	13 April 1841	35 years, 284 days	30 July 1845	40 years, 27 days	6 September 1881	36 years, 38 days	76 years, 65 days
7	Sylvain Van de Weyer	19 January 1802	30 July 1845	43 years, 192 days	31 March 1846	44 years, 71 days	23 May 1874	28 years, 53 days	72 years, 124 days
8	Charles Rogier	17 August 1800	12 August 1847	46 years, 360 days	3 January 1868	67 years, 139 days	27 May 1885	17 years, 144 days	84 years, 283 days
9	Henri de Brouckère	25 January 1801	31 October 1852	51 years, 280 days	30 March 1855	54 years, 64 days	25 January 1891	35 years, 301 days	90 years, 0 days
10	Pierre de Decker	25 January 1812	30 March 1855	43 years, 64 days	9 November 1857	45 years, 288 days	4 January 1891	33 years, 56 days	78 years, 344 days
11	Walthère Frère-Orban	24 April 1812	3 January 1868	55 years, 254 days	16 June 1884	72 years, 53 days	2 January 1896	11 years, 200 days	83 years, 253 days
12	Jules d'Anethan	23 April 1803	2 July 1870	67 years, 70 days	7 December 1871	68 years, 228 days	8 October 1888	16 years, 306 days	85 years, 168 days
13	Jules Malou	19 October 1810	21 August 1874	63 years, 306 days	26 October 1884	74 years, 7 days	11 July 1886	1 year, 258 days	75 years, 265 days
14	Auguste Beernaert	26 July 1829	26 October 1884	55 years, 92 days	26 March 1894	64 years, 243 days	6 October 1912	18 years, 194 days	83 years, 72 days
15	Jules de Burlet	10 April 1844	26 March 1894	49 years, 350 days	25 February 1896	51 years, 321 days	1 March 1897	1 year, 4 days	52 years, 325 days
16	Paul de Smet de Naeyer	13 May 1843	25 February 1896	52 years, 288 days	2 May 1907	63 years, 354 days	9 September 1913	6 years, 130 days	70 years, 119 days
17	Jules Vandenpeereboom	18 March 1843	24 January 1899	55 years, 312 days	5 August 1899	56 years, 140 days	6 March 1917	17 years, 213 days	73 years, 353 days
18	Jules de Trooz	21 February 1857	2 May 1907	50 years, 70 days	31 December 1907^[1]	50 years, 313 days	31 December 1907	N/A	50 years, 313 days
19	Frans Schollaert	19 August 1851	9 January 1908	56 years, 143 days	17 June 1911	59 years, 302 days	29 June 1917	6 years, 12 days	65 years, 314 days
20	Charles de Broqueville	4 December 1860	17 June 1911	50 years, 195 days	20 November 1934	73 years, 351 days	5 September 1940	5 years, 290 days	79 years, 276 days
21	Gérard Cooreman	25 March 1852	1 June 1918	66 years, 68 days	21 November 1918	66 years, 241 days	2 December 1926	8 years, 11 days	74 years, 252 days
22	Léon Delacroix	27 December 1867	21 November 1918	50 years, 329 days	20 November 1920	52 years, 329 days	15 October 1929	8 years, 329 days	61 years, 292 days
23	Henry Carton de Wiart	31 January 1869	20 November 1920	51 years, 294 days	16 December 1921	52 years, 319 days	6 May 1951	29 years, 141 days	82 years, 95 days
24	Georges Theunis	28 February 1873	16 December 1921	48 years, 291 days	25 March 1935	62 years, 25 days	4 January 1966	30 years, 285 days	92 years, 310 days
25	Aloys Van de Vyvere	8 June 1871	13 May 1925	53 years, 339 days	17 June 1925	54 years, 9 days	22 October 1961	36 years, 127 days	90 years, 136 days
26	Prosper Poullet	5 March 1868	17 June 1925	57 years, 104 days	20 May 1926	58 years, 76 days	3 December 1937	11 years, 197 days	69 years, 273 days
27	Henri Jaspar	28 July 1870	20 May 1926	55 years, 296 days	6 June 1931	60 years, 313 days	15 February 1939	7 years, 254 days	68 years, 202 days
28	Jules Renkin	3 December 1862	6 June 1931	68 years, 185 days	22 October 1932	69 years, 324 days	15 July 1934	1 year, 266 days	71 years, 224 days
29	Paul van Zeeland	11 November 1893	25 March 1935	41 years, 134 days	24 November 1937	44 years, 13 days	22 September 1973	35 years, 302 days	79 years, 315 days
30	Paul-Émile Janson	30 May 1872	24 November 1937	65 years, 178 days	15 May 1938	65 years, 350 days	3 March 1944	5 years, 293 days	71 years, 278 days
31	Paul-Henri Spaak	25 January 1899	15 May 1938	39 years, 110 days	11 August 1949	50 years, 198 days	31 July 1972	22 years, 355 days	73 years, 188 days
32	Hubert Pierlot	23 December 1883	22 February 1939	55 years, 61 days	12 February 1945	61 years, 51 days	13 December 1963	18 years, 304 days	79 years, 355 days
33	Achille Van Acker	8 April 1898	12 February 1945	46 years, 310 days	26 June 1958	60 years, 79 days	10 July 1975	17 years, 14 days	77 years, 93 days
34	Camille Huysmans	26 May 1871	3 August 1946	75 years, 69 days	20 March 1947	75 years, 298 days	25 February 1968	20 years, 342 days	96 years, 275 days
35	Gaston Eyskens	1 April 1905	11 August 1949	44 years, 132 days	26 January 1973	67 years, 300 days	3 January 1988	14 years, 342 days	82 years, 277 days
36	Jean Duvieusart	10 April 1900	8 June 1950	50 years, 59 days	16 August 1950	50 years, 128 days	10 October 1977	27 years, 55 days	77 years, 183 days
37	Joseph Pholien	28 December 1884	16 August 1950	65 years, 231 days	15 January 1952	67 years, 18 days	4 January 1968	15 years, 354 days	83 years, 7 days
38	Jean Van Houtte	17 March 1907	15 January 1952	44 years, 304 days	23 April 1954	47 years, 37 days	23 May 1991	37 years, 30 days	84 years, 67 days
39	Théo Lefèvre	17 January 1914	25 April 1961	47 years, 98 days	28 July 1965	51 years, 192 days	18 September 1973	8 years, 52 days	59 years, 244 days
40	Pierre Harmel	16 March 1911	28 July 1965	54 years, 134 days	19 March 1966	55 years, 3 days	15 November 2009	43 years, 241 days	98 years, 244 days
41	Paul Vanden Boeynants	22 May 1919	19 March 1966	46 years, 301 days	3 April 1979	59 years, 316 days	9 January 2001	21 years, 281 days	81 years, 232 days
42	Edmond Leburton	18 April 1915	26 January 1973	57 years, 283 days	25 April 1974	59 years, 7 days	15 June 1997	23 years, 51 days	82 years, 58 days
43	Leo Tindemans	16 April 1922	25 April 1974	52 years, 9 days	20 October 1978	56 years, 187 days	26 December 2014	36 years, 67 days	92 years, 254 days
44	Wilfried Martens	19 April 1936	3 April 1979	42 years, 349 days	7 March 1992	55 years, 323 days	9 October 2013	21 years, 216 days	77 years, 173 days
45	Mark Eyskens	29 April 1933	31 March 1981	47 years, 336 days	17 December 1981	48 years, 232 days		42 years, 323 days	91 years, 189 days
46	Jean-Luc Dehaene	7 August 1940	7 March 1992	51 years, 213 days	12 July 1999	58 years, 339 days	15 May 2014	14 years, 307 days	73 years, 281 days
47	Guy Verhofstadt	11 April 1953	12 July 1999	46 years, 92 days	20 March 2008	54 years, 344 days		16 years, 229 days	71 years, 207 days
48	Yves Leterme	6 October 1960	20 March 2008	47 years, 166 days	6 December 2011	51 years, 61 days		12 years, 334 days	64 years, 29 days
49	Herman Van Rompuy	31 October 1947	30 December 2008	61 years, 60 days	25 November 2009	62 years, 25 days		14 years, 345 days	77 years, 4 days
50	Elio Di Rupo	18 July 1951	6 December 2011	60 years, 141 days	11 October 2014	63 years, 85 days		10 years, 24 days	73 years, 109 days
51	Charles Michel	21 December 1975	11 October 2014	38 years, 294 days	27 October 2019	43 years, 310 days		5 years, 8 days	48 years, 319 days
52	Sophie Wilmès	15 January 1975	27 October 2019	44 years, 285 days	1 October 2020	45 years, 260 days		4 years, 34 days	49 years, 294 days
53	Alexander De Croo	3 November 1975	1 October 2020	44 years, 333 days	Incumbent	Incumbent		Incumbent	49 years, 1 day

Timeline of living prime ministers[edit]

This is a chronological list of all who served as the Prime Minister of Belgium and were still living, at different periods in history. On two occasions, there was only one single living Prime Minister, beginning with the appointment of Étienne Constantin de Gerlache in February 1831 until he was succeeded one month later by Joseph Lebeau, and as well in the period 1917-18 when Charles de Broqueville was the only living Prime Minister from the death of Frans Schollaert on 29 June 1917, until he was succeeded by Gérard Cooreman on 1 June 1918. There has been one time period when 12 living current or former prime ministers

There highest number of living current or former prime ministers co-existing is 12, for about half a year during 1961.

If one includes future as well as past and current prime ministers, there has been only one time period when 27 different prime ministers co-existed. (See § Statistics, below.)

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Number of prime ministers alive at each date in Belgian history
Start	End	Start event	Interval	End event	Living PMs
27 February 1831	10 March 1831	Appointment of Étienne Constantin de Gerlache	11 days	Appointment of Joseph Lebeau	1	de Gerlache
10 March 1831	24 July 1831	Appointment of Joseph Lebeau	136 days	Appointment of Felix de Muelenaere	2	de Gerlache Lebeau
24 July 1831	20 October 1832	Appointment of Felix de Muelenaere	1 year, 88 days	Appointment of Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella	3	de Gerlache Lebeau de Muelenaere
20 October 1832	4 August 1834	Appointment of Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella	1 year, 288 days	Appointment of Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt	4	de Gerlache Lebeau de Muelenaere Goblet d'Alviella
4 August 1834	13 April 1841	Appointment of Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt	6 years, 252 days	Appointment of Jean-Baptiste Nothomb	5	de Gerlache Lebeau de Muelenaere Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt
13 April 1841	30 July 1845	Appointment of Jean-Baptiste Nothomb	4 years, 108 days	Appointment of Sylvain Van de Weyer	6	de Gerlache Lebeau de Muelenaere Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb
30 July 1845	12 August 1847	Appointment of Sylvain Van de Weyer	2 years, 13 days	Appointment of Charles Rogier	7	de Gerlache Lebeau de Muelenaere Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Van de Weyer
12 August 1847	31 October 1852	Appointment of Charles Rogier	5 years, 80 days	Appointment of Henri de Brouckère	8	de Gerlache Lebeau de Muelenaere Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Van de Weyer Rogier
31 October 1852	30 March 1855	Appointment of Henri de Brouckère	2 years, 150 days	Appointment of Pierre de Decker	9	de Gerlache Lebeau de Muelenaere Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Van de Weyer Rogier de Brouckère
30 March 1855	5 August 1862	Appointment of Pierre de Decker	7 years, 128 days	Death of Felix de Muelenaere	10	de Gerlache Lebeau de Muelenaere Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Van de Weyer Rogier de Brouckère de Decker
5 August 1862	19 March 1865	Death of Felix de Muelenaere	2 years, 226 days	Death of Joseph Lebeau	9	de Gerlache Lebeau Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Van de Weyer Rogier de Brouckère de Decker
19 March 1865	3 January 1868	Death of Joseph Lebeau	2 years, 290 days	Appointment of Walthère Frère-Orban	8	de Gerlache Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Van de Weyer Rogier de Brouckère de Decker
3 January 1868	2 July 1870	Appointment of Walthère Frère-Orban	2 years, 180 days	Appointment of Jules d'Anethan	9	de Gerlache Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Van de Weyer Rogier de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban
2 July 1870	10 February 1871	Appointment of Jules d'Anethan	223 days	Death of Étienne Constantin de Gerlache	10	de Gerlache Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Van de Weyer Rogier de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban d'Anethan
10 February 1871	5 May 1873	Death of Étienne Constantin de Gerlache	2 years, 84 days	Death of Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella	9	Goblet d'Alviella de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Van de Weyer Rogier de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban d'Anethan
5 May 1873	23 May 1874	Death of Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella	1 year, 18 days	Death of Sylvain Van de Weyer	8	de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Van de Weyer Rogier de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban d'Anethan
23 May 1874	21 August 1874	Death of Sylvain Van de Weyer	90 days	Death of Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt	7	de Theux de Meylandt Nothomb Rogier de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban d'Anethan
21 August 1874	21 August 1874	Death of Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt	0 days	Appointment of Jules Malou	6	Nothomb Rogier de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban d'Anethan
21 August 1874	6 September 1881	Appointment of Jules Malou	7 years, 16 days	Death of Jean-Baptiste Nothomb	7	Nothomb Rogier de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban d'Anethan Malou
6 September 1881	26 October 1884	Death of Jean-Baptiste Nothomb	3 years, 50 days	Appointment of Auguste Beernaert	6	Rogier de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban d'Anethan Malou
26 October 1884	27 May 1885	Appointment of Auguste Beernaert	213 days	Death of Charles Rogier	7	Rogier de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban d'Anethan Malou Beernaert
27 May 1885	11 July 1886	Death of Charles Rogier	1 year, 45 days	Death of Jules Malou	6	de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban d'Anethan Malou Beernaert
11 July 1886	8 October 1888	Death of Jules Malou	2 years, 89 days	Death of Jules d'Anethan	5	de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban d'Anethan Beernaert
8 October 1888	4 January 1891	Death of Jules d'Anethan	2 years, 88 days	Death of Pierre de Decker	4	de Brouckère de Decker Frère-Orban Beernaert
4 January 1891	25 January 1891	Death of Pierre de Decker	21 days	Death of Henri de Brouckère	3	de Brouckère Frère-Orban Beernaert
25 January 1891	26 March 1894	Death of Henri de Brouckère	3 years, 60 days	Appointment of Jules de Burlet	2	Frère-Orban Beernaert
26 March 1894	2 January 1896	Appointment of Jules de Burlet	1 year, 282 days	Death of Walthère Frère-Orban	3	Frère-Orban Beernaert de Burlet
2 January 1896	25 February 1896	Death of Walthère Frère-Orban	54 days	Appointment of Paul de Smet de Naeyer	2	Beernaert de Burlet
25 February 1896	1 March 1897	Appointment of Paul de Smet de Naeyer	1 year, 4 days	Death of Jules de Burlet	3	Beernaert de Burlet de Smet de Naeyer
1 March 1897	24 January 1899	Death of Jules de Burlet	1 year, 329 days	Appointment of Jules Vandenpeereboom	2	Beernaert de Smet de Naeyer
24 January 1899	2 May 1907	Appointment of Jules Vandenpeereboom	8 years, 98 days	Appointment of Jules de Trooz	3	Beernaert de Smet de Naeyer Vandenpeereboom
2 May 1907	31 December 1907	Appointment of Jules de Trooz	243 days	Death of Jules de Trooz	4	Beernaert de Smet de Naeyer Vandenpeereboom de Trooz
31 December 1907	9 January 1908	Death of Jules de Trooz	9 days	Appointment of Frans Schollaert	3	Beernaert de Smet de Naeyer Vandenpeereboom
9 January 1908	17 June 1911	Appointment of Frans Schollaert	3 years, 159 days	Appointment of Charles de Broqueville	4	Beernaert de Smet de Naeyer Vandenpeereboom Schollaert
17 June 1911	6 October 1912	Appointment of Charles de Broqueville	1 year, 111 days	Death of Auguste Beernaert	5	Beernaert de Smet de Naeyer Vandenpeereboom Schollaert de Broqueville
6 October 1912	9 September 1913	Death of Auguste Beernaert	338 days	Death of Paul de Smet de Naeyer	4	de Smet de Naeyer Vandenpeereboom Schollaert de Broqueville
9 September 1913	6 March 1917	Death of Paul de Smet de Naeyer	3 years, 178 days	Death of Jules Vandenpeereboom	3	Vandenpeereboom Schollaert de Broqueville
6 March 1917	29 June 1917	Death of Jules Vandenpeereboom	115 days	Death of Frans Schollaert	2	Schollaert de Broqueville
29 June 1917	1 June 1918	Death of Frans Schollaert	337 days	Appointment of Gérard Cooreman	1	de Broqueville
1 June 1918	21 November 1918	Appointment of Gérard Cooreman	173 days	Appointment of Léon Delacroix	2	de Broqueville Cooreman
21 November 1918	20 November 1920	Appointment of Léon Delacroix	1 year, 365 days	Appointment of Henry Carton de Wiart	3	de Broqueville Cooreman Delacroix
20 November 1920	16 December 1921	Appointment of Henry Carton de Wiart	1 year, 26 days	Appointment of Georges Theunis	4	de Broqueville Cooreman Delacroix Carton de Wiart
16 December 1921	13 May 1925	Appointment of Georges Theunis	3 years, 148 days	Appointment of Aloys Van de Vyvere	5	de Broqueville Cooreman Delacroix Carton de Wiart Theunis
13 May 1925	17 June 1925	Appointment of Aloys Van de Vyvere	35 days	Appointment of Prosper Poullet	6	de Broqueville Cooreman Delacroix Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere
17 June 1925	20 May 1926	Appointment of Prosper Poullet	337 days	Appointment of Henri Jaspar	7	de Broqueville Cooreman Delacroix Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere Poullet
20 May 1926	2 December 1926	Appointment of Henri Jaspar	196 days	Death of Gérard Cooreman	8	de Broqueville Cooreman Delacroix Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere Poullet Jaspar
2 December 1926	15 October 1929	Death of Gérard Cooreman	2 years, 317 days	Death of Léon Delacroix	7	de Broqueville Delacroix Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere Poullet Jaspar
15 October 1929	6 June 1931	Death of Léon Delacroix	1 year, 234 days	Appointment of Jules Renkin	6	de Broqueville Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere Poullet Jaspar
6 June 1931	15 July 1934	Appointment of Jules Renkin	3 years, 39 days	Death of Jules Renkin	7	de Broqueville Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere Poullet Jaspar Renkin
15 July 1934	25 March 1935	Death of Jules Renkin	253 days	Appointment of Paul van Zeeland	6	de Broqueville Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere Poullet Jaspar
25 March 1935	24 November 1937	Appointment of Paul van Zeeland	2 years, 244 days	Appointment of Paul-Émile Janson	7	de Broqueville Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere Poullet Jaspar van Zeeland
24 November 1937	3 December 1937	Appointment of Paul-Émile Janson	9 days	Death of Prosper Poullet	8	de Broqueville Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere Poullet Jaspar van Zeeland Janson
3 December 1937	15 May 1938	Death of Prosper Poullet	172 days	Appointment of Paul-Henri Spaak	7	de Broqueville Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere Jaspar van Zeeland Janson
15 May 1938	15 February 1939	Appointment of Paul-Henri Spaak	276 days	Death of Henri Jaspar	8	de Broqueville Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere Jaspar van Zeeland Janson Spaak
15 February 1939	22 February 1939	Death of Henri Jaspar	7 days	Appointment of Hubert Pierlot	7	de Broqueville Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Janson Spaak
22 February 1939	5 September 1940	Appointment of Hubert Pierlot	1 year, 196 days	Death of Charles de Broqueville	8	de Broqueville Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Janson Spaak Pierlot
5 September 1940	3 March 1944	Death of Charles de Broqueville	3 years, 180 days	Death of Paul-Émile Janson	7	Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Janson Spaak Pierlot
3 March 1944	12 February 1945	Death of Paul-Émile Janson	346 days	Appointment of Achille Van Acker	6	Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Spaak Pierlot
12 February 1945	3 August 1946	Appointment of Achille Van Acker	1 year, 172 days	Appointment of Camille Huysmans	7	Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Spaak Pierlot Van Acker
3 August 1946	11 August 1949	Appointment of Camille Huysmans	3 years, 8 days	Appointment of Gaston Eyskens	8	Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Spaak Pierlot Van Acker Huysmans
11 August 1949	8 June 1950	Appointment of Gaston Eyskens	301 days	Appointment of Jean Duvieusart	9	Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Spaak Pierlot Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens
8 June 1950	16 August 1950	Appointment of Jean Duvieusart	69 days	Appointment of Joseph Pholien	10	Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Spaak Pierlot Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart
16 August 1950	6 May 1951	Appointment of Joseph Pholien	263 days	Death of Henry Carton de Wiart	11	Carton de Wiart Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Spaak Pierlot Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart Pholien
6 May 1951	15 January 1952	Death of Henry Carton de Wiart	254 days	Appointment of Jean Van Houtte	10	Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Spaak Pierlot Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart Pholien
15 January 1952	25 April 1961	Appointment of Jean Van Houtte	9 years, 100 days	Appointment of Théo Lefèvre	11	Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Spaak Pierlot Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart Pholien Van Houtte
25 April 1961	22 October 1961	Appointment of Théo Lefèvre	180 days	Death of Aloys Van de Vyvere	12	Theunis Van de Vyvere van Zeeland Spaak Pierlot Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart Pholien Van Houtte Lefèvre
22 October 1961	13 December 1963	Death of Aloys Van de Vyvere	2 years, 52 days	Death of Hubert Pierlot	11	Theunis van Zeeland Spaak Pierlot Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart Pholien Van Houtte Lefèvre
13 December 1963	28 July 1965	Death of Hubert Pierlot	1 year, 227 days	Appointment of Pierre Harmel	10	Theunis van Zeeland Spaak Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart Pholien Van Houtte Lefèvre
28 July 1965	4 January 1966	Appointment of Pierre Harmel	160 days	Death of Georges Theunis	11	Theunis van Zeeland Spaak Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart Pholien Van Houtte Lefèvre Harmel
4 January 1966	19 March 1966	Death of Georges Theunis	74 days	Appointment of Paul Vanden Boeynants	10	van Zeeland Spaak Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart Pholien Van Houtte Lefèvre Harmel
19 March 1966	4 January 1968	Appointment of Paul Vanden Boeynants	1 year, 291 days	Death of Joseph Pholien	11	van Zeeland Spaak Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart Pholien Van Houtte Lefèvre Harmel Vanden Boeynants
4 January 1968	25 February 1968	Death of Joseph Pholien	52 days	Death of Camille Huysmans	10	van Zeeland Spaak Van Acker Huysmans G. Eyskens Duvieusart Van Houtte Lefèvre Harmel Vanden Boeynants
25 February 1968	31 July 1972	Death of Camille Huysmans	4 years, 157 days	Death of Paul-Henri Spaak	9	van Zeeland Spaak Van Acker G. Eyskens Duvieusart Van Houtte Lefèvre Harmel Vanden Boeynants
31 July 1972	26 January 1973	Death of Paul-Henri Spaak	179 days	Appointment of Edmond Leburton	8	van Zeeland Van Acker G. Eyskens Duvieusart Van Houtte Lefèvre Harmel Vanden Boeynants
26 January 1973	18 September 1973	Appointment of Edmond Leburton	235 days	Death of Théo Lefèvre	9	van Zeeland Van Acker G. Eyskens Duvieusart Van Houtte Lefèvre Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton
18 September 1973	22 September 1973	Death of Théo Lefèvre	4 days	Death of Paul van Zeeland	8	van Zeeland Van Acker G. Eyskens Duvieusart Van Houtte Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton
22 September 1973	25 April 1974	Death of Paul van Zeeland	215 days	Appointment of Leo Tindemans	7	Van Acker G. Eyskens Duvieusart Van Houtte Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton
25 April 1974	10 July 1975	Appointment of Leo Tindemans	1 year, 76 days	Death of Achille Van Acker	8	Van Acker G. Eyskens Duvieusart Van Houtte Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton Tindemans
10 July 1975	10 October 1977	Death of Achille Van Acker	2 years, 92 days	Death of Jean Duvieusart	7	G. Eyskens Duvieusart Van Houtte Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton Tindemans
10 October 1977	3 April 1979	Death of Jean Duvieusart	1 year, 175 days	Appointment of Wilfried Martens	6	G. Eyskens Van Houtte Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton Tindemans
3 April 1979	31 March 1981	Appointment of Wilfried Martens	1 year, 362 days	Appointment of Mark Eyskens	7	G. Eyskens Van Houtte Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton Tindemans Martens
31 March 1981	3 January 1988	Appointment of Mark Eyskens	6 years, 278 days	Death of Gaston Eyskens	8	G. Eyskens Van Houtte Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens
3 January 1988	23 May 1991	Death of Gaston Eyskens	3 years, 140 days	Death of Jean Van Houtte	7	Van Houtte Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens
23 May 1991	7 March 1992	Death of Jean Van Houtte	289 days	Appointment of Jean-Luc Dehaene	6	Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens
7 March 1992	15 June 1997	Appointment of Jean-Luc Dehaene	5 years, 100 days	Death of Edmond Leburton	7	Harmel Vanden Boeynants Leburton Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens Dehaene
15 June 1997	12 July 1999	Death of Edmond Leburton	2 years, 27 days	Appointment of Guy Verhofstadt	6	Harmel Vanden Boeynants Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens Dehaene
12 July 1999	9 January 2001	Appointment of Guy Verhofstadt	1 year, 181 days	Death of Paul Vanden Boeynants	7	Harmel Vanden Boeynants Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens Dehaene Verhofstadt
9 January 2001	20 March 2008	Death of Paul Vanden Boeynants	7 years, 71 days	Appointment of Yves Leterme	6	Harmel Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens Dehaene Verhofstadt
20 March 2008	30 December 2008	Appointment of Yves Leterme	285 days	Appointment of Herman Van Rompuy	7	Harmel Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens Dehaene Verhofstadt Leterme
30 December 2008	15 November 2009	Appointment of Herman Van Rompuy	320 days	Death of Pierre Harmel	8	Harmel Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens Dehaene Verhofstadt Leterme Van Rompuy
15 November 2009	6 December 2011	Death of Pierre Harmel	2 years, 21 days	Appointment of Elio Di Rupo	7	Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens Dehaene Verhofstadt Leterme Van Rompuy
6 December 2011	9 October 2013	Appointment of Elio Di Rupo	1 year, 307 days	Death of Wilfried Martens	8	Tindemans Martens M. Eyskens Dehaene Verhofstadt Leterme Van Rompuy Di Rupo
9 October 2013	15 May 2014	Death of Wilfried Martens	218 days	Death of Jean-Luc Dehaene	7	Tindemans M. Eyskens Dehaene Verhofstadt Leterme Van Rompuy Di Rupo
15 May 2014	11 October 2014	Death of Jean-Luc Dehaene	149 days	Appointment of Charles Michel	6	Tindemans M. Eyskens Verhofstadt Leterme Van Rompuy Di Rupo
11 October 2014	26 December 2014	Appointment of Charles Michel	76 days	Death of Leo Tindemans	7	Tindemans M. Eyskens Verhofstadt Leterme Van Rompuy Di Rupo Michel
26 December 2014	27 October 2019	Death of Leo Tindemans	4 years, 305 days	Appointment of Sophie Wilmès	6	M. Eyskens Verhofstadt Leterme Van Rompuy Di Rupo Michel
27 October 2019	1 October 2020	Appointment of Sophie Wilmès	340 days	Appointment of Alexander De Croo	7	M. Eyskens Verhofstadt Leterme Van Rompuy Di Rupo Michel Wilmès
1 October 2020	present	Appointment of Alexander De Croo	4 years, 34 days	present	8	M. Eyskens Verhofstadt Leterme Van Rompuy Di Rupo Michel Wilmès De Croo

Statistics[edit]

There have been two men who have been the only living prime minister: Étienne Constantin de Gerlache (as the first, from 27 February 1831 to 10 March 1831), and Charles de Broqueville (from Schollaert's death on 29 June 1917 to 1 June 1918).
During one period in the History of Belgium, has there been 12 persons alive to have been prime minister. This period was from 25 April 1961 to 22 October 1961 (when Georges Theunis, Aloys Van de Vyvere, Paul van Zeeland, Paul-Henri Spaak, Hubert Pierlot, Achille Van Acker, Camille Huysmans, Gaston Eyskens, Jean Duvieusart, Joseph Pholien, Jean Van Houtte, and Théo Lefèvre were alive.
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache was the only person to be both an only living prime minister (from 27 February 1831 to 10 March 1831) and one of nine or more living prime ministers (from 31 October 1852 to 19 March 1865 and again from 3 January 1868 to 10 February 1871).
There have been 26 administrations during which a prime minister has not died, the most recent being the administration of Sophie Wilmès. This does not include the administration of

Jules de Trooz (who was himself the only prime minister to die during his administration), nor the administration of incumbent Alexander De Croo (as no prime minister has died since Leo Tindemans who died during the administration of Charles Michel.

- Conversely, only during the administrations of Auguste Beernaert and Charles de Broqueville has there been as many as five deaths during an administration. On six occasions (during the administrations of Charles Rogier, Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt, Hubert Pierlot, Leo Tindemans, Théo Lefèvre, and Paul Vanden Boeynants) has there been as many as two deaths during an administration (de Meylandt in addition died in office in 1874).
Achille Van Acker holds the distinction of serving for the longest period without the death of a prime minister during his term (5 years and 218 days).
The longest period between deaths of prime ministers was the 10 years and 305 days between the deaths of Jules de Burlet on 1 March 1897 and Jules de Trooz on 31 December 1907. The shortest was the 4 days between the deaths of Théo Lefèvre on 18 September 1973 and Paul van Zeeland on 22 September 1973.
- If the longest period between deaths is to be exceeded, no prime minister must die before 27 October 2025 (the current oldest and second oldest surviving prime ministers, Mark Eyskens and Herman Van Rompuy, would then be 92 and 78 years old respectively).
- The second longest period is the 10 years and 69 days between the deaths of Henry Carton de Wiart on 6 May 1951 and Aloys Van de Vyvere on 22 October 1961.
Only six times (in 1874, 1891, 1917, 1968, 1973, and 2014) have two prime ministers died in the same year.
Following his administration's end in 1925, Aloys Van de Vyvere lived to see a record 21 administrations prior to his death in October 1961. Henry Carton de Wiart and Paul van Zeeland follow with 19 administrations after their own administrations ended in 1921 and 1937 respectively, prior to their deaths in May 1951 and September 1973 respectively. In modern times, the prime minister to have lived to see the most administrations following their own was Pierre Harmel, with 13 following the end of his administration in 1966.
If one includes future as well as past and current prime ministers, the record sits at 27:
- Between Paul-Émile Janson's birth on 30 May 1872 and Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella's death on 5 May 1873, the following prime ministers were alive: Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella, Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt, Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Sylvain Van de Weyer, Charles Rogier, Henri de Brouckère, Pierre de Decker, Walthère Frère-Orban, Jules d'Anethan, Jules Malou, Auguste Beernaert, Jules de Burlet, Paul de Smet de Naeyer, Jules Vandenpeereboom, Jules de Trooz, Frans Schollaert, Charles de Broqueville, Gérard Cooreman, Léon Delacroix, Henry Carton de Wiart, Georges Theunis, Aloys Van de Vyvere, Prosper Poullet, Henri Jaspar, Jules Renkin, Paul-Émile Janson and Camille Huysmans.
Since the appointment of Aloys Van de Vyvere on 13 May 1925 (a period of 99 years, 175 days), there have been at least 6 prime ministers living.

Oldest living prime ministers of Belgium[edit]

Not all prime ministers live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 45 deceased prime ministers, 21 eventually became the oldest of their time while 24 did not. Étienne Constantin de Gerlache became the oldest living prime minister when he was appointed in 1831 and remained so until his death in 1871, for a record of almost 40 years. Frans Schollaert became the oldest living prime minister after the death of Jules Vandenpeereboom, but he survived Vandenpeereboom by only 115 days.

On one occasion the oldest living prime minister lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the appointment of a prime minister who was older. Charles de Broqueville, who became the oldest living during a vacancy in the office of Prime Minister following the death of Frans Schollaert, lost this distinction when he was succeeded as Prime Minister by Gérard Cooreman, who was eight years older. However, when Cooreman died in 1926, de Broqueville regained it again until his own death in 1940 for a total period of 14 years and 250 days. Leo Tindemans was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 87 years and 213 days. Georges Theunis, who was 92 years and 310 days old when he died on 4 January 1966 was the oldest prime minister to die without ever acquiring this distinction. Jean-Luc Dehaene, who died on 15 May 2014 at 73 years and 281 days old was the most recent prime minister to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

Prime Minister	Period when oldest living prime minister		Age		Duration
Prime Minister	Start date	End date	at start	at end	Duration
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache	February 27, 1831	February 10, 1871	45 years, 63 days	85 years, 46 days	39 years, 348 days
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella	February 10, 1871	May 5, 1873	80 years, 260 days	82 years, 344 days	2 years, 84 days
Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt	May 5, 1873	August 21, 1874	79 years, 68 days	80 years, 176 days	1 year, 108 days
Charles Rogier	August 21, 1874	May 27, 1885	74 years, 4 days	84 years, 283 days	10 years, 279 days
Henri de Brouckère	May 27, 1885	January 25, 1891	84 years, 122 days	90 years, 0 days	5 years, 243 days
Walthère Frère-Orban	January 25, 1891	January 2, 1896	79 years, 1 day	83 years, 343 days	4 years, 342 days
Auguste Beernaert	January 2, 1896	October 6, 1912	66 years, 160 days	83 years, 72 days	16 years, 278 days
Jules Vandenpeereboom	October 6, 1912	March 6, 1917	69 years, 202 days	73 years, 353 days	4 years, 151 days
Frans Schollaert	March 6, 1917	June 29, 1917	65 years, 199 days	65 years, 314 days	115 days
Charles de Broqueville	June 29, 1917	June 1, 1918	56 years, 207 days	57 years, 179 days	337 days
Gérard Cooreman	June 1, 1918	December 2, 1926	66 years, 68 days	74 years, 252 days	8 years, 184 days
Charles de Broqueville	December 2, 1926	September 5, 1940	65 years, 363 days	79 years, 276 days	13 years, 278 days
Henry Carton de Wiart	September 5, 1940	May 6, 1951	71 years, 218 days	82 years, 95 days	10 years, 243 days
Camille Huysmans	May 6, 1951	February 25, 1968	79 years, 345 days	96 years, 275 days	16 years, 295 days
Paul van Zeeland	February 25, 1968	September 22, 1973	74 years, 106 days	79 years, 315 days	5 years, 209 days
Achille Van Acker	September 22, 1973	July 10, 1975	75 years, 167 days	77 years, 93 days	1 year, 291 days
Jean Duvieusart	July 10, 1975	October 10, 1977	75 years, 87 days	77 years, 179 days	2 years, 92 days
Gaston Eyskens	October 10, 1977	January 3, 1988	72 years, 192 days	82 years, 277 days	10 years, 85 days
Jean Van Houtte	January 3, 1988	May 23, 1991	80 years, 292 days	84 years, 67 days	3 years, 140 days
Pierre Harmel	May 23, 1991	November 15, 2009	80 years, 68 days	98 years, 244 days	18 years, 176 days
Leo Tindemans	November 15, 2009	December 26, 2014	87 years, 213 days	92 years, 254 days	5 years, 41 days
Mark Eyskens	December 26, 2014	–	81 years, 241 days	–	9 years, 314 days
Prime Minister	Start date	End date	Age at start	Age at end	Duration

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