List of Presidents of the Belgian Senate

This is a list of Presidents of the Belgian Senate
Belgian Senate
The Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament.-History and future:...

. The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the upper house

Upper house

An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...

of the Federal Parliament

Belgian Federal Parliament

The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate . It sits in the Palace of the Nation .- Chamber of Representatives :...

of Belgium. The current President of the Senate is Sabine de Bethune

Sabine de Bethune

Sabine de Bethune is a Belgian politician and a member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish.The daughter of former Kortrijk mayor, Emmanuel de Bethune, Bethune holds a Master of Laws from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 1995. Sabine is...

of the Flemish Catholic-Democrats (CD&V).

	Name	Party	Entered office	Left office
1.	Goswin Baron de Stassart Goswin de Stassart Goswin Joseph Augustin, Baron de Stassart was a Dutch-Belgian politician.Stassart studied accounting and economics in Paris. In 1804 he became Auditor in the French State Council, in 1805 he became Intendant in Tirol, and in 1807 he served in the French army in Prussia...	Liberal Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	September 12, 1831	June 14, 1838
2.	Louis Baron de Schiervel	Catholic Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...	November 13, 1838	May 27, 1848
3.	Augustin Dumon-Dumortier Augustin Dumon-Dumortier Augustin Aimable Dumon-Dumortier was a Belgian industrialist, diplomat and liberal politician.Born at Lille, he was President of the Belgian Senate from 27 June 1848 until 28 January 1852, governor of the province of Hainaut and burgomaster of Tournai...	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	June 27, 1848	January 28, 1852
4.	Eugène Prince of Ligne, of Amblise and of Epinoy Eugène de Ligne d'Amblise et d'Epinoy Eugène François Charles Joseph Lamoral de Ligne d'Amblise et d'Epinoy , 8th Prince of Ligne and of the Holy Roman Empire was a Belgian diplomat and liberal politician...	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	March 25, 1852	July 18, 1879
5.	Camille Baron de Tornaco Camille de Tornaco Baron Marie Camille Louis de Gonzague Ghislain de Tornaco was a Belgian landowner and liberal politician....	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	November 11, 1879	March 8, 1880
6.	Michel Edmond Baron de Sélys-Longchamps Edmond de Sélys Longchamps Baron Michel Edmond de Sélys Longchamps was a Belgian liberal politician and scientist.Selys-Longchamps was regarded as the world's greatest authority on dragonflies and damselflies. His wealth and influence enabled him to amass one of the finest collections of neuropteroid insects and to describe...	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	August 3, 1880	May 28, 1884
7.	Jules Baron d'Anethan Jules d'Anethan Jules Joseph, Baron d'Anethan was an Belgian Catholic Party politician.After serving as minister for Justice and Religion, D'Anethan was named the 12th Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Affairs by King Leopold II on 2 July 1870...	Catholic Party Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...	July 23, 1884	August 19, 1885
8.	Charles Count de Merode-Westerloo	Catholic Party Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...	November 10, 1885	April 6, 1892
9.	Henri Baron t'Kint de Roodenbeke de Naeyer	Catholic Party Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...	April 26, 1892	November 10, 1899
10.	Joseph Duke d'Ursel	Catholic Party Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...	November 14, 1899	November 15, 1903
11.	Henri Count de Merode-Westerloo	Catholic Party Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...	December 2, 1903	July 13, 1908
12.	Alfred Viscount Simonis	Catholic Party Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...	August 28, 1908	August 5, 1911
13.	Paul Baron de Favereau	Catholic Union Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...	November 14, 1911	September 26, 1922
14.	Arnold Count t'Kint de Roodenbeke	Catholic Union Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...	November 14, 1922	August 10, 1928
15.	Charles Magnette Charles Magnette Charles Magnette , was a Belgian lawyer and a liberal politician.He was President of the Belgian Senate from 1928 until 1932 and Minister of State. He was Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Belgium three times...	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	November 13, 1928	October 28, 1932
16.	Emile Digneffe Emile Digneffe Emile Edouard Charles Louis Digneffe was a Belgian lawyer, banker, businessman, a Walloon activist and liberal politician....	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	December 27, 1932	August 11, 1934
17.	Maurice Count Lippens Maurice Lippens (governor) Maurice Eugène Auguste, Count Lippens , was governor of Belgian Congo from 30 January 1921 until 24 January 1923....	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	November 13, 1934	April 13, 1936
18.	Romain Baron Moyersoen	Catholic Block Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...	July 1, 1936	March 6, 1939
19.	Robert Gillon Robert Gillon Robert Paul Raymond Gillon was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician.He was a member of the municipal council of Kortrijk, member of the provincial council of West Flanders, three times President of the Belgian Senate and later became...	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	April 26, 1939	November 8, 1947
20.	Henri Rolin	BSP-PSB Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi...	November 11, 1947	November 6, 1949
21.	Robert Gillon Robert Gillon Robert Paul Raymond Gillon was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician.He was a member of the municipal council of Kortrijk, member of the provincial council of West Flanders, three times President of the Belgian Senate and later became...	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	November 8, 1949	April 30, 1950
22.	Paul Struye	CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... –PSC Humanist Democratic Centre The Humanist Democratic Centre is a Francophone Christian democratic political party in Belgium. The cdH currently participates in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Government of the French Community and the Walloon Government.- History :...	June 27, 1950	March 12, 1954
23.	Robert Gillon Robert Gillon Robert Paul Raymond Gillon was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician.He was a member of the municipal council of Kortrijk, member of the provincial council of West Flanders, three times President of the Belgian Senate and later became...	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...	May 5, 1954	April 29, 1958
24.	Paul Struye	CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... –PSC Humanist Democratic Centre The Humanist Democratic Centre is a Francophone Christian democratic political party in Belgium. The cdH currently participates in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Government of the French Community and the Walloon Government.- History :...	June 24, 1958	October 5, 1973
25.	Pierre Harmel Pierre Harmel Pierre Charles José Marie Harmel, from 1991 Count Harmel was a Belgian lawyer, Christian Democratic politician and diplomat...	PSC Humanist Democratic Centre The Humanist Democratic Centre is a Francophone Christian democratic political party in Belgium. The cdH currently participates in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Government of the French Community and the Walloon Government.- History :...	October 19, 1973	March 9, 1977
26.	Robert Vandekerckhove	CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...	June 7, 1977	February 23, 1980
27.	Edward Leemans	CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...	March 5, 1980	November 8, 1987
28.	Roger Lallemand Roger Lallemand Roger Lallemand is a Walloon-Belgian lawyer and socialist politician.-Education:He graduated as a licentiate in Romance philology and obtained a doctorate in law at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles.-Career:...	PS Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party...	March 10, 1988	May 10, 1988
29.	Lambert Kelchtermans	CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...	May 16, 1988	October 10, 1988
30.	Frank Swaelen Frank Swaelen Frank Swaelen was a Belgian Christian Democratic politician and member of the Christian People's Party . He was born in Antwerp. In 1968, he became a member of the Chamber of Representatives...	CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...	October 11, 1988	May 5, 1999
31.	Armand De Decker Armand De Decker Armand De Decker, born in Uccle, 8 October 1948, is a Belgian politician and member of the French-speaking liberal party Mouvement Réformateur .De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law.-Political career:...	MR Reformist Movement The Reformist Movement is a French-speaking liberal political party in Belgium. The party was in coalition as part of the Leterme II Government, and was also part of the governing coalition in the Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region until the 2004 regional elections...	June 14, 1999	July 20, 2004
32.	Anne-Marie Lizin Anne-Marie Lizin Anne-Marie Lizin is a Belgian politician. She used to be member of the Socialist Party but was banned from the party after a corruption case. She was the first female President of the Belgian Senate...	PS Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party...	July 20, 2004	July 12, 2007
32.	Armand De Decker Armand De Decker Armand De Decker, born in Uccle, 8 October 1948, is a Belgian politician and member of the French-speaking liberal party Mouvement Réformateur .De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law.-Political career:...	MR Reformist Movement The Reformist Movement is a French-speaking liberal political party in Belgium. The party was in coalition as part of the Leterme II Government, and was also part of the governing coalition in the Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region until the 2004 regional elections...	July 12, 2007	July 20, 2010
33.	Danny Pieters Danny Pieters Danny Pieters is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010. He was the 33rd President of the Belgian Senate from July 2010 until October 2011.-Notes:...	N-VA	July 20, 2010	October 11, 2011
34.	Sabine de Bethune Sabine de Bethune Sabine de Bethune is a Belgian politician and a member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish.The daughter of former Kortrijk mayor, Emmanuel de Bethune, Bethune holds a Master of Laws from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 1995. Sabine is...	CD&V	October 11, 2011	Incumbent

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