List of Belgian provincial governors
Current governors
| Province | Governor | Party | Office entered | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | Cathy Berx | CD&V | 2008 | |
| East Flanders | André Denys | Open VLD | 2004 | |
| Flemish Brabant | Lodewijk De Witte | SP.A | 1995 | |
| Hainaut | Claude Durieux | PS | 2004 | |
| Liège | Michel Foret | MR | 2004 | |
| Limburg | Herman Reynders | SP.A | 2009 | |
| Luxembourg | Bernard Caprasse | 1996 | ||
| Namur | Denis Mathen | MR | 2007 | |
| Walloon Brabant | Gilles Mahieu | PS | 2015 | |
| West Flanders | Carl Decaluwe | CD&V | 2012 | |
Past governors (since 1830)
Antwerp
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | François de Robiano | 1830 | 1831 | ||
| 2. | Jean-François Tielemans | 1831 | |||
| 3. | Charles Rogier | 1831 | 1832 | ||
| 1834 | 1840 | ||||
| 4. | Henri de Brouckère | 1840 | 1844 | ||
| 5. | Jules Malou | 1844 | 1845 | ||
| 6. | Jan Teichmann | 1845 | 1862 | ||
| 7. | Edward Pycke d'Ideghem | 1862 | 1887 | ||
| 8. | Charles du Bois de Vroylande | 1887 | 1888 | ||
| 9. | Edward Osy de Zegwaart | 1889 | 1900 | ||
| 10. | Fredegand Cogels | 1900 | 1907 | ||
| 11. | Louis de Brouchoven de Bergeyck | 1907 | 1908 | ||
| 12. | Ferdinand de Baillet-Latour | 1908 | 1912 | ||
| 13. | Gaston van de Werve de Schilde | 1912 | 1923 | ||
| 14. | Georges Holvoet | 1923 | 1945 | ||
| 15. | Richard Declerck | 1946 | 1966 | ||
| 16. | Andries Kinsbergen | 1967 | 1993 | ||
| 17. | Camille Paulus | 1993 | 2008 | ||
| 18. | Cathy Berx | CD&V | 2008 | present | |
Brabant (1830–1995)
- 1830 Pierre-François Van Meenen (temporary)
- 1830 - 1834 Feuillien-Charles-Marie-Joseph de Coppin
- 1834 - 1838 Goswin baron de Stassart (liberal)
- 1839 - 1845 Guillaume-Jean-Antoine baron de Viron
- 1845 - 1852 Charles Liedts (liberal)
- 1852 - 1855 P. Annemans (ad interim)
- 1855 - 1860 Charles Liedts (liberal)
- 1861 - 1862 P. Annemans (ad interim)
- 1862 - 1883 François Dubois-Thorn
- 1883 - 1884 Theodore Heyvaert (liberal)
- 1885 - 1906 Auguste Vergote
- 1906 - 1928 Henri Emile de Béco
- 1928 - 1935 François-André Nens
- 1935 - 1942 Albert Houtart
- 1942 - 1943 replaced by Jean-Mathieu Croonenberghs
- 1943 replaced by Frans Wildiers
- 1943 - 1944 vervangen door Adrien Gilles de Pelichy
- 1944 - 1945 Jean Herinckx (ad interim)
- 1945 Jules Hansez (ad interim)
- 1945 - 1951 Fernand Demets (liberal)
- 1951 - 1976 Jean de Neeff (catholic party)
- 1977 - 1989 Ivan Roggen
- 1989 - 1995 André Degroeve (PS)
Flemish Brabant
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lodewijk De Witte | SP.A | 1995 | present | |
Walloon Brabant
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Valmy Féaux | PS | 1995 | 2000 | |
| 2. | Emmanuel Hendrickx | PS | 2000 | 2006 | |
| 3. | Éttiene Hachez | PS | 2006 | 2007 | |
| 4. | Marie-José Laloy | PS | 2007 | 2014 | |
| 5. | Christophe Baes | PS | 2014 | 2015 | |
| 6. | Gilles Mahieu | PS | 2015 | - | |
East Flanders
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pierre De Ryckere | 1830 | |||
| 2. | Werner de Lamberts-Cortenbach | 1830 | 1834 | ||
| 3. | Charles Vilain XIIII | 1834 | 1836 | ||
| 4. | Louis de Schiervel | 1837 | 1843 | ||
| 5. | Léandre Desmaisières | 1843 | 1848 | ||
| 6. | Edouard De Jaegher | 1848 | 1871 | ||
| 7. | Emile de T'Serclaes De Wommersom | 1871 | 1879 | ||
| 8. | Léon Verhaeghe de Naeyer | 1879 | 1885 | ||
| 9. | Raymond de Kerchove d'Exaerde | 1885 | 1919 | ||
| 10. | Maurice Lippens | 1919 | 1921 | ||
| 11. | André de Kerchove de Denterghem | 1921 | 1929 | ||
| 12. | Karel Weyler | 1929 | 1935 | ||
| 13. | Jules Ingenbleek | 1935 | 1938 | ||
| 14. | Louis Frederiq | 1938 | 1939 | ||
| 15. | Maurice Van den Boogaerde | 1939 | 1954 | ||
| 16. | Albert Mariën | 1954 | 1963 | ||
| 17. | Roger De Kinder | BSP | 1963 | 1984 | |
| 18. | Herman Balthazar | SP/SP.A | 1984 | 2004 | |
| 19. | André Denys | Open VLD | 2004 | 2013 | |
| 20. | Jan Briers | 2013 | |||
Hainaut
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ambroise de Puydt | 1830 | 1834 | ||
| 2. | Jean-Baptiste Thorn | 1836 | 1841 | ||
| 3. | Charles Liedts | 1841 | 1845 | ||
| 4. | Édouard Mercier | 1845 | 1847 | ||
| 5. | Augustin Dumon-Dumortier | 1847 | 1848 | ||
| 6. | Adolphe de Vrière | 1848 | 1849 | ||
| 7. | Louis Troye | 1849 | 1870 | ||
| 8. | Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay | 1870 | 1878 | ||
| 9. | Auguste Wanderpepen | 1878 | |||
| 10. | Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem | 1878 | 1884 | ||
| 11. | Auguste Vergote | 1884 | 1885 | ||
| 12. | Joseph d'Ursel | 1885 | 1889 | ||
| 13. | Charles d'Ursel | 1889 | 1893 | ||
| 14. | Raoul du Sart de Bouland | 1893 | 1908 | ||
| 15. | Maurice Damoiseaux | 1908 | 1937 | ||
| 16. | Henri Van Mol | 1937 | 1940 | ||
| 17. | Émile Cornez | 1944 | 1967 | ||
| 18. | Emilien Vaes | 1967 | 1983 | ||
| 19. | Michel Tromont | 1983 | 2004 | ||
| 20. | Claude Durieux | PS | 2004 | present | |
Liège
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Etienne de Sauvage | 1830 | 1831 | ||
| 2. | Jean-François Tielemans | 1831 | 1832 | ||
| 3. | Charles van den Steen de Jehay | 1832 | 1844 | ||
| 4. | Henri de Brouckère | 1844 | 1846 | ||
| 5. | Edmond de la Coste | 1846 | 1847 | ||
| 6. | Ferdinand de Macar | 1847 | 1863 | ||
| 7. | Charles de Luesemans | 1863 | 1882 | ||
| 8. | Léon Pety de Thozée | 1882 | 1908 | ||
| 9. | Henry Delvaux de Fenffe | 1908 | 1919 | ||
| 10. | Gaston Gregoire | 1919 | 1927 | ||
| 11. | Henri Pirard | 1927 | 1937 | ||
| 12. | Jules Mathieu | 1937 | 1943 | ||
| 13. | Joseph Leclercq | PSB | 1944 | 1953 | |
| 14. | Pierre Clerdent | PRL | 1953 | 1971 | |
| 15. | Gilbert Mottard | PS | 1972 | 1990 | |
| 16. | Paul Bolland | 1990 | 2004 | ||
| 17. | Michel Foret | MR | 2004 | present | |
Limburg
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Frans de Loë Imstenraedt de Mheer | 1830 | 1831 | ||
| 2. | Jean-François Hennequin | 1831 | 1834 | ||
| 3. | Werner de Lamberts-Cortenbach | 1834 | 1843 | ||
| 4. | Pierre de Schiervel | 1843 | 1857 | ||
| 5. | Theodoor de T'Serclaes de Wommersom | 1857 | 1871 | ||
| 6. | Pieter de Decker | 1871 | |||
| 7. | Joseph Bovy | 1872 | 1879 | ||
| 8. | Adolphe Goupy de Beauvolers | 1879 | 1894 | ||
| 9. | Henri de Pitteurs-Hiégaerts | 1894 | 1914 | ||
| 10. | Vacant (World War I) | 1914 | 1919 | ||
| 11. | Theodore de Renesse | 1919 | 1927 | ||
| 12. | Hubert Verwilghen | 1928 | 1940 | ||
| 13. | Gérard Romsée | 1940 | 1941 | ||
| 14. | Jef Lysens | 1941 | 1944 | ||
| 15. | Hubert Verwilghen | 1944 | 1950 | ||
| 16. | Louis Roppe | 1950 | 1978 | ||
| 17. | Harry Vandermeulen | 1978 | 1995 | ||
| 18. | Hilde Houben-Bertrand | CVP/CD&V | 1995 | 2005 | |
| 19. | Steve Stevaert | SP.A | 2005 | 2009 | |
| 20. | Herman Reynders | SP.A | 2009 | present | |
Luxembourg
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jean-Baptiste Thorn | 1830 | 1836 | ||
| 2. | Victorin de Steenhault | 1936 | 1841 | ||
| 3. | Joseph de Riquet de Caraman et de Chimay | 1841 | 1842 | ||
| 4. | Charles Vandamme | 1862 | 1884 | ||
| 5. | Paul de Gerlache | 1884 | 1891 | ||
| 6. | Édouard Orban de Xivry | 1891 | 1901 | ||
| 7. | Emmanuel de Briey | 1902 | 1932 | ||
| 8. | Fernand Van den Corput | 1932 | 1940 | ||
| 9. | René Greindl | 1940 | 1944 | ||
| 10. | Fernand Van den Corput | 1944 | 1945 | ||
| 11. | Pierre Clerdent | 1946 | 1953 | ||
| 12. | Maurice Brasseur | 1965 | 1976 | ||
| 13. | Jacques Planchard | 1976 | 1996 | ||
| 14. | Bernard Caprasse | CDH | 1996 | 2016 | |
| 15. | Oliver Schmitz | CDH | 2016 | present | |
Namur
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Goswin de Stassart | 1830 | 1834 | ||
| 2. | Joseph Lebeau | 1834 | 1840 | ||
| 3. | Edouard d'Huart | 1840 | 1847 | ||
| 4. | Adolphe de Vrière | 1847 | 1848 | ||
| 5. | Victor Pirson | 1848 | 1851 | ||
| 6. | Charles de Baillet | 1853 | 1875 | ||
| 7. | D. de Mevius | 1876 | 1877 | ||
| 8. | Albert de Beauffort | 1877 | 1881 | ||
| 9. | Léon Pety de Thozée | 1881 | 1882 | ||
| 10. | Auguste Vergote | 1882 | 1884 | ||
| 11. | Charles de Montpellier de Vedrin | 1884 | 1914 | ||
| 12. | Pierre de Gaiffier d'Hestroy | 1919 | 1937 | ||
| 13. | François Bovesse | 1937 | 1944 | ||
| 14. | Robert Gruslin | 1945 | 1968 | ||
| 15. | René Close | PS | 1968 | 1977 | |
| 16. | Pierre Falize | PS | 1977 | 1980 | |
| 17. | Emile Lacroix | PS | 1980 | 1987 | |
| 18. | Emile Wauthy | PSC | 1987 | 1994 | |
| 19. | Amand Dalem | PSC | 1994 | 2007 | |
| 20. | Denis Mathen | MR | 2007 | present | |
West Flanders
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Felix de Muelenaere | Catholic | 1830 | 1831 | |
| 1832 | 1834 | ||||
| 1836 | 1849 | ||||
| 2. | Adolphe de Vrière | Liberal | 1849 | 1857 | |
| 3. | Benoît Vrambout | 1857 | 1877 | ||
| 4. | Léon Ruzette | 1877 | 1878 | ||
| 5. | Theodore Heyvaert | 1878 | 1883 | ||
| 6. | Guillaume De Brouwer | 1883 | 1884 | ||
| 7. | Léon Ruzette | 1884 | 1901 | ||
| 8. | Jean-Baptiste de Bethune | 1901 | |||
| 9. | Charles d'Ursel | 1901 | 1903 | ||
| 10. | Jean-Baptiste de Bethune | 1903 | 1907 | ||
| 11. | Albéric Ruzette | 1907 | 1912 | ||
| 12. | Léon Janssens de Bisthoven | 1912 | 1933 | ||
| 13. | Henri Baels | 1933 | 1940 | ||
| 14. | Michel Bulckaert | 1940 | 1944 | ||
| 15. | Pierre van Outryve d'Ydewalle | 1944 | 1979 | ||
| 16. | Leo Vanackere | CVP | 1979 | ||
| 17. | Olivier Vanneste | CVP | 1979 | 1997 | |
| 18. | Paul Breyne | CVP/CD&V | 1997 | 2012 | |
| 19. | Carl Decaluwe | CD&V | 2012 | present | |
National Bank of Belgium
- François-Philippe de Haussy (1850–1869)
- Eugène Prévinaire (1870–1877)
- André-Eugène Pirson (1877–1881)
- Alexandre Jamar (1882–1888)
- Eugène Anspach (1888–1890)
- Victor Van Hoegaerden (1891–1905)
- Théophile de Lantsheere (1905–1918)
- Leon Van der Rest (1918–1923)
- Fernand Hautain (1923–1926)
- Louis Franck (1926–1937)
- Georges Janssen (1938–1941)
- Albert Goffin (1941)
- Georges Theunis (1941–1944)
- Maurice Frère (1944–1957)
- Hubert Ansiaux (1957–1971)
- Robert Vandeputte (1971–1975)
- Cecil de Strycker (1975–1982)
| # | Governor | Party | Office entered | Office left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Godeaux | 1982 | 1989 | |||
| Alfons Verplaetse | 1989 | 1999 | |||
| Guy Quaden | PS | 1999 | 2011 | ||
| Luc Coene | Open VLD | 2011 | Present | ||
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