Jean Luc Joseph Marie Dehaene (born August 7 1940) is a Belgian politician. He was born in Montpellier, France, when his parents were fleeing German troops. He got into politics through the Algemeen Christelijk Werknemersverbond (ACW), a trade union which was closely linked to the Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP). In 1981 he became Minister of Social Affairs and Institutional Reform, until 1988, …

Gaston C.S.A. Geens (Kersbeek-Miskom, 10 june 1931 - 5 june 2002) was a Flemish politician and minister-president of Flanders.

Hugo Vandenberghe (born in 1942), is a Belgian politician and a professor at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Law Faculty). From 1973 to 1977, Hugo Vandenberghe served as advisor in several cabinets of Minister Leo Tindemans. From 1984 to 1990, he was member of the European Committee on Human Rights in Strasbourg. In 1991, he was co-opted Senator, and, in 1999, he was elected Senator.

Luc Constant Hélène Van den Brande is a Flemish politician, member of the CD&V and was Minister-president of Flanders from 21 February 1992 until 13 July 1999.

Yves Camille Désiré Leterme is an incoming Belgian Senator, a former Minister-President of Flanders and Flemish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Yves Leterme is favourite to become the next prime minister of Belgium following the 2007 Belgian General Election. He tendered his resignation as Flemish Minister-President on June 26, 2007, and has been succeeded in that position by Kris Peeters.

Leo C. Tindemans, born in Zwijndrecht on 16 April 1922, was prime minister (CVP) of six Belgian governments, from 25 April 1974 to 20 October 1978.

Marc Maria Frans Eyskens (born April 29, 1933) is a Belgian economist and politician in the Christian People's Party (Belgium), now called Christian Democratic and Flemish. He was born in Leuven, the son of viscount Gaston Eyskens, and lived for a time at the International House of New York. He was a minister several times and became prime minister on April 6, 1981.

Johan Maria Gerardus "Jo" Vandeurzen (Heusden, June 2 1958) is a Belgian politician and chairman of Christian Democratic and Flemish, a centrist Flemish Christian Democratic party. He has a licence in law from the Catholic University of Leuven. He works at Geyskens-Vandeurzen in Beringen.

Tony Van Parys (born Ghent, June 21, 1951) is a Belgian CD&V politician. Van Parys was first chosen to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1985, on a CVP ticket. He was chiefly Minister of Justice in the second Dehaene government (1998-1999).

Kris Peeters (May 18, 1962) is a Flemish politician and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party who is currently Minister-President of Flanders, Belgium. Peeters served from 1991 to 1994 as Director of the NCMV research department. In 1994 he became Secretary-General of NCMV and when NCMV was reformed into the SME interest group UNIZO in 1999, he became its first managing director.

Pieter De Crem (born July 22, 1962 in Aalter) is a Flemish politician and member of Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V). He is a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 1995 and since 2003 he heads the CD&V fraction in the Chamber of Representatives. Since 1995, he is also the Mayor of Aalter, in East Flanders.

Wilfried A.E. Martens (born 19 April 1936) is a Belgian politician. He was born in Sleidinge (East Flanders). Martens has been Prime Minister nine times: four times from 3 April 1979 to 6 April 1981 and five times from 17 December 1981 to 7 March 1992. Martens was Chairman of the Belgian CVP (now renamed Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams CD&V) from 1972 - 79, sitting as a Deputy in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (federal parliament) from 1974 - 91, …

Inge Marie Roger Ghislaine Vervotte (Bonheiden, December 27, 1977) is a Belgian politician for CD&V. Presently, she is the Flemish minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family. She graduated in 1998 at the Katholieke Sociale Hogeschool in Heverlee as a social assistant. She started her professional career with the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ACV).

Hilde Urbanie Julia Crevits (Torhout, June 28, 1967) is a Flemish politician and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party who is currently the Flemish minister of Public Works, Energy, the Environment and Nature. Crevits graduated from Ghent University as a Licentiate of Law in 1990 and subsequently became a lawyer. Crevits served on the provincial council of West-Flanders from 1999 to 2004, …

Herman Van Rompuy (born October 31, 1947 in Etterbeek) is a Flemish politician and member of the CD&V (formerly called CVP). He was the Vice President of the CVP Youth from 1973 to 1975, from 1978 onward, he was a member of the National Bureau of the CVP, from 1975 to 1980 he worked in the ministerial cabinets of Leo Tindemans and Gaston Geens and from 1988 to 1993 he was the President of the CVP.

Stefaan Maria Joris Yolanda De Clerck (born December 12 1951) is Flemish politician. He was Minister of Justice between 1995 and 1998, he resigned after the escape of Marc Dutroux. He also served chairman of the CD&V, and now has a seat in the Belgian senate. He is also the mayor of Kortrijk.

Gaston François Marie Eyskens was a Belgian economist, Christian Democratic politician, and statesman. He was prime minister of Belgium six times: once from 1949 to 1950, three times from 1958 to 1961 and twice from 1968 to 1973. Eyskens was confronted with major ideological and linguistic conflicts (the controversy over king Leopold III in 1950, the "School War" in 1958, the split of the University of Leuven in 1970).

Erika Thijs (born May 16, 1960 in Hasselt) is a Flemish politician and member of the CD&V. Since 1988, she is a member of the Municipal Council of Bilzen, and, since 1995, she is a Senator directly-elected by the Dutch electoral college.

Théodore Joseph Albéric Marie Lefèvre was a lawyer at the Ghent court of justice. In 1946 he became deputy of the Belgian parliament for the (CVP). Between 25 April 1961 and 28 July 1965 he was prime minister of Belgium.

Willy De Vliegher (born January 24, 1954) is the current mayor (as of 2004) of the town of Wachtebeke, Belgium. He is a member of the conservative CD&V, the biggest political party in Wachtebeke.

Mark Eyskens, Minister of state, occupied important ministerial functions(1976-92) i.a. as prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and finance of Belgium. He is doctor in law and economics, bac. philisophy (KUL) and M.A. economics (Columbia university, New York). He is professor em. economics at the Catholic university of Leuven and former member of the Belgian Parliament (1977-2003), of the Council of Europe and the Assembly of the WEU (1993-2003).