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	{{Politics of Belgium}}
			{{more citations needed\|date=October 2016}}
	{{Greens}}
			{{Update\|date=November 2014}}
	'''Groen!''' (English ''Green!'') is the ] ] ] in ].
			}}

			{{Infobox political party
	Founded in ] as '''Agalev''', the party has maintained good relations with its Francophone sister party, ]. The name "Agalev" is short for "''Anders GAan LEVen''" ("going to live differently"). It was the result of a grassroots progressive environmental movement initiated by progressive Catholics, alternative socialists and environmentalists. The party was part of ]'s first coalition (]-]), but lost all its seats in the federal parliament mainly to ]-] cartel in the May 18, ], elections.
			\| colorcode = {{party color\|Green (political party)}}
			\| name = Green
			\| native_name = Groen
			\| logo = Groen logo 2022.svg
			\| leader1_title = President
			\| leader1_name = ]
			\| foundation = {{start date and age\|1979}}
			\| headquarters = Van Orleystraat 5-11, 1000 Brussel, Belgium
			\| youth_wing = ]
			\| membership_year = 2018
			\| membership = {{increase}} 10,000<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://deredactie.be/permalink/1.2133806\|title= Open VLD heeft de meeste leden en steekt CD&V voorbij\|publisher=deredactie.be\|date=30 October 2014}}</ref>
			\| ideology = ]<ref name="Nordsieck">{{cite web\|first=Wolfram\|last=Nordsieck\|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/flanders.html\|title=Flanders/Belgium\|website=Parties and Elections in Europe\|date=2019\|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref><br />]<br />]
			\| position = ]
			\| international = ]
			\| european = ]
			\| europarl = ]
			\| regional = ]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.beneluxparl.eu/nl/politieke-fracties/ \|title= Politieke fracties \|website=] \|language=nl \|access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref>
			\| affiliation1_title = Francophone counterpart
			\| affiliation1 = ]
			\| seats1_title = ]
			\| seats1 = {{Composition bar\|6\|87\|hex={{party color\|Green (political party)}}}}(Flemish seats)
			\| seats2_title = ]
			\| seats2 = {{Composition bar\|4\|35\|hex={{party color\|Green (political party)}}}}(Flemish seats)
			\| seats3_title = ]
			\| seats3 = {{Composition bar\|14\|124\|hex={{party color\|Green (political party)}}}}
			\| seats4_title = ]
			\| seats4 = {{Composition bar\|4\|17\|hex={{party color\|Green (political party)}}}}(Flemish seats)
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			\| seats6_title = ]
			\| seats6 = {{Composition bar\|21\|175\|hex={{party color\|Green (political party)}}}}
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			\| seats7 = {{Composition bar\|1\|300\|hex={{party color\|Green (political party)}}}}
			\| colours = {{Color box\|{{party color\|Green (political party)}}\|border=darkgray}} ]
			\| website =
			\| country = Belgium
			}}
			{{Green politics sidebar}}
			'''Groen''' ({{IPA\|nl\|ɣrun\|lang\|Nl-Groen.ogg}}; {{literal translation\|Green}}), founded as '''Agalev''', is a ]<ref name="Nordsieck"/><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Bale \|first=Tim \|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1256593260 \|title=Riding the populist wave: Europe's mainstream right in crisis \|date=2021 \|publisher=Cambridge University Press \|others=Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser \|isbn=978-1-009-00686-6 \|location=Cambridge, United Kingdom \|pages=36 \|oclc=1256593260}}</ref> ] ]. The main pillars of the party are social justice, human rights, and ecologism.<ref name="GreenVRT">{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2024-04-28 \|title=Elections 24: what do the Flemish ecologists of Groen stand for? \|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2024/04/24/what-do-the-flemish-ecologists-of-groen-stand-for/ \|access-date=2024-06-19 \|website=vrtnws.be \|language=en}}</ref> Its French-speaking equivalent is ]; the two parties maintain close relations with each other.

			==History==
	In June 2003, the party gave permission to local divisions to form cartels with other parties, more specifically SP.A, which had already formed a cartel with the social ] Spirit. On November 14, ], ] replaced ] as the party president, a post which Agalev until then called "political secretary". By then Agalev was fighting for its life as a independent Flemish progressive green party.

			=== Agalev ===
	During a party congress, Agalev's name was changed to '''Groen!''' Though Agalev-] voted in favor of a cartel with the ] SP.A party, the party congress rejected this option. Groen! decided to go to the regional and European elections as an independent party. Groen! held its ground in both elections by regaining votes from the ]-] cartel and gained seats in the Flemish parliament. Citing its still electoral risky position as the main reason, Groen! ruled out any participation in a new Flemish government.
			In 1979, the green party was founded by name of "Agalev", an acronym of "'''A'''nders '''Ga'''an '''Lev'''en" ("''Towards Different Living''").<ref name="kamer20151029">{{Cite web \|date=2015-10-29 \|title=Integraal verslag van de plenaire vergadering op donderdag 29 okt 2015 \|url=https://www.dekamer.be/doc/PCRI/pdf/54/ip079.pdf \|publisher=Belgische Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers \|at=Rouwhulde Wilfried Van Durme (één van de oprichters van Agalev) \|language=nl, fr}}</ref> During the eighties, the party was known for being ], and for being pro-Europe.<ref name="GreenVRT"/><ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2002-10-07 \|title=Belgium {{!}}{{!}} Bomspotting. 2,000 Protest Against Nuclear Weapons \|url=https://internationalsocialist.net/en/2002/10/belgium \|access-date=2024-06-19 \|website=International Socialist Alternative \|language=en}}</ref>

			In 1992 Agalev was asked to support a constitutional change called the ], which would make Belgium a federation. This change required a two-third majority, so the majority needed to convince some parties of the opposition to proceed. Both Agalev and ] agreed, in exchange for a tax on bottles, the first ] in Belgium. However, after the constitutional change was voted in, the ecotax was cancelled and replaced by a watered-down concept.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Groen \|url=https://encyclopedievlaamsebeweging.be/nl/groen \|access-date=1 July 2024 \|website=Encyclopedie Vlaamse Beweging \|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Misnoegde brief van de bever aan De Wever \|trans-title=displeased letter of the beaver to De Wever \|url=https://www.mo.be/opinie/misnoegde-brief-van-de-bever-aan-de-wever \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=MO* Magazine \|language=nl}}</ref>
	==European Parliament==

	The party has one member in the European Parliament, ].
			In the ], Agalev scored 7% federally and 11% regionally (in Flanders). The ], a scandal surrounding ] in for-consumption chickens just before the elections, played an important role in the Greens' performance.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Het falen van Agalev bij de verkiezingen van 18 mei 2003 \|trans-title=Agalevs failure in the 18 May 2003 elections \|url=https://www.sampol.be/2003/09/het-falen-van-agalev-bij-de-verkiezingen-van-18-mei-2003 \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=www.sampol.be \|language=nl}}</ref> The Greens joined the first ] as part of the "]-green" federal coalition from 12 July 1999 until 18 May 2003. Representing Agalev in this federal government, ] was Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Public Health and the Environment. She tabled legislation on ], making Belgium the second country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|title=Belgium celebrates 20 years of same-sex marriage \|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/361629/belgium-celebrates-20-years-of-same-sex-marriage \|access-date=1 July 2024 \|website=The Brussels Times \|language=en}}</ref>
			Within the same legislature, Magda Aelvoet left her position due to her opposition of a Belgian arms delivery to Nepal, and was succeeded by fellow party member ].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=27 Aug 2002 \|title=Belgium arms sale row deepens \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2220116.stm \|access-date=19 June 2024 \|work=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref>

			Also following the ], the party joined the ], which was composed of the same parties. Agalev supplied two ministers: ] became responsible for Wellbeing, Health and Equal opportunities, and ] for Agriculture and Environment.

			=== Renaming to Groen! (2003) ===

			In the federal elections of 2003, Agalev scored less than 5% and lost all their seats (on the federal level). The next day, ] resigned as party leader.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=19 May 2003 \|title=Jos Geysels neemt ontslag als politiek secretaris Agalev \|trans-title=Jos Geysels resigns as Agalev political secretary \|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf19052003_014 \|access-date=19 June 2024 \|website=De Standaard \|language=nl}}</ref><ref name="vrt20240322">{{Cite web \|date=2024-04-15 \|title=Waar staat Groen voor? \|trans-title=What does Groen stand for? \|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/03/22/groen-waar-staat-de-partij-voor/ \|publisher=VRT NWS \|language=nl}}</ref> The sitting ministers in the Flemish government Mieke Vogels and Vera Dua stepped down, and were replaced by {{Ill\|Adelheid Byttebier\|nl}} and {{Ill\|Ludo Sannen\|nl}} respectively.

			] got elected as chairperson, and on the same day, the party's name was changed to Groen! (''Green!'').<ref>{{Cite web \|title=De terugkeer van Groen! \|trans-title=The comeback of Groen! \|url=https://www.sampol.be/2004/06/de-terugkeer-van-groen \|access-date=1 July 2024 \|website=Sampol \|language=nl}}</ref> The party got between 5 and 10% of the votes through the elections of the early 00's. They did not participate in a governmental coalition (on any level higher than local).

			=== Groen (2012–present) ===
			In 2012 the party decided to drop de exclamation mark of their name.

			After the local and provincial elections of 2014, Groen had a mandate for the first time in the province of ]. In 2018 the province of ] followed. The results in Flemish-Brabant had improved though Green wasn't part of the coalition anymore after these elections.

			In 2019, there were elections on the regional, federal and European level. At this time the ] movement had dominated the media, so the party Groen was expected to grow substantially. An total victory didn't happen, though the party gained seats on all levels.<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2019-05-26 \|title=Groen boekt winst, maar grote sprong vooruit blijft uit \|trans-title=Groen makes progress, but falls short of big victory \|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/05/26/groen-resultaten-overzichtsartikel/ \|access-date=2024-06-19 \|website=VRT NWS \|language=nl}}</ref>

			On the regional level of ], Groen participated in a ] coalition.<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2019-07-17 \|title=Akkoord voor Brusselse regering is rond: mét Open VLD, zonder MR \|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/07/17/akkoord-voor-brusselse-regering-is-rond-met-open-vld-zonder-mr/ \|access-date=2024-06-19 \|website=VRT NWS \|language=nl}}</ref> ] became Minister of Mobility, Public Works, and Road Safety.<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2019-07-18 \|title=De onopvallende minister-president, de brouwer en de vrouw achter paars-groen: dit is de nieuwe Brusselse regering \|trans-title=The unremarkable minister-president, the brewer and the woman behind purple-green: this is the new Brussels government \|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/07/17/samenstelling-nieuwe-brusselse-regering-is-bekend/ \|access-date=2024-06-19 \|website=vrtnws.be \|language=nl}}</ref>

			On the federal level, a new government wasn't formed until 17 March 2020, when the ] urged a minority government with extra plenary powers to be formed. After 6 months a 'regular' majority government was formed and the ] was sworn in with 2 Groen ministers.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020-10-07 \|title=Why did it take so long to form Belgium's new 'Vivaldi' coalition? \|url=https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/07/belgium-s-new-government-why-did-the-vivaldi-coalition-take-so-long-to-form \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=euronews \|language=en}}</ref> ] became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Telecommunication and Postal Services, as Europe's first transgender deputy prime minister.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020-10-01 \|title=Green MEP Petra De Sutter to be named deputy Belgian PM \|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/green-mep-petra-de-sutter-to-be-named-deputy-belgian-pm/ \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=POLITICO \|language=en-GB}}</ref> ] holds the Ministry of Energy.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wie is Tinne Van der Straeten, de nieuwe minister van Energie? \|trans-title=Who is Tinne Van der Straeten, the new minister of Energy? \|url=https://www.bruzz.be/politiek/wie-tinne-van-der-straeten-de-nieuwe-minister-van-energie-2020-10-01 \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=Bruzz \|language=nl}}</ref>

			In 2022 the members of Groen elected new party leaders: the duo ] and ], and the logo changed from green only to a more colourful background.<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2022-06-11 \|title=Groen heeft nieuw voorzittersduo: Jeremie Vaneeckhout en Nadia Naji halen het in de eerste stemronde \|trans-title=Groen has two new chairpeople: Jeremie Vaneeckhout and Nadia Naji succeed in one voting round \|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/06/11/voorzittersverkiezingen-groen/ \|access-date=2024-06-19 \|website=vrtnws.be \|language=nl}}</ref>

			==Political views==
			Groen is a ] Flemish party that, as the name itself suggests, considers ] and ] very important. The party wants to combine this with attention to ], ], ] and ]. In other words, the party wants to protect the planet, but wants to do so by paying attention to the weakest in society. The party therefore wants good and affordable ] and to tackle ]. In order to afford these initiatives, the party expect the richest people and the biggest polluters in society to contribute more.<ref name="GreenVRT"/>

			==Party chairperson==
			] and ]]]
			{\| class="wikitable"
			! colspan=2\| Name
			! From
			! Until
			! Vice-chairperson
			! Comments
			\|-
			\| 1
			\| ]
			\| 28 March 1982
			\| 7 January 1989
			\| not applicable
			\| Spokesperson<ref name="agelevVRT">{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2014-03-10 \|title=Van Agalev over Groen! naar Groen zonder meer \|trans-title=From Agalev to Groen! to downright Groen \|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2014/03/10/van_agalev_over_groennaargroenzondermeer-1-1884552/ \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=VRT NWS \|language=nl}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| 2
			\| ]
			\| 7 January 1989
			\| 6 June 1995
			\| not applicable
			\| Spokesperson<ref name="agelevVRT"/>
			\|-
			\| 3
			\| ]
			\| 6 June 1995
			\| 24 July 1998
			\| not applicable
			\| Spokesperson.<ref name="agelevVRT"/> Passed away in function.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=1998-07-27 \|title=Le décès de Wilfried Bervoets endeuille les Verts \|url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/le-deces-de-wilfried-bervoets-endeuille-les-verts_t-19980727-Z0FK3D.html \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=Le Soir \|language=fr}}</ref> During his illness, Jos Geysels was acting spokesperson.
			\|-
			\| 4
			\| ]
			\| 8 June 1998
			\| 21 June 2003
			\| not applicable
			\| Spokesperson<ref name="agelevVRT"/>
			\|-
			\| 5
			\| ]
			\| 21 June 2003
			\| 15 November 2003
			\| not applicable
			\| Spokesperson<ref name="agelevVRT"/>
			\|-
			\| 6
			\| ]
			\| 15 November 2003
			\| 10 November 2007
			\| not applicable<ref name="agelevVRT"/>
			\|
			\|-
			\| 7
			\| ]
			\| 10 November 2007<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2007-11-10 \|title=Mieke Vogels volgt Vera Dua op als voorzitster Groen! \|trans-title=Mieke Vogels succeeds Vera Dua as chairperson Groen! \|url=https://m.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/b20250871071110 \|access-date=2024-06-19 \|website=Het Nieuwsblad \|language=nl}}</ref>
			\| 25 October 2009
			\| ] (from 17 May 2008)
			\|
			\|-
			\| 8
			\| ]
			\| 25 October 2009<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2009-10-25 \|title=Wouter Van Besien verkozen als nieuwe voorzitter van Groen! \|trans-title=Wouter Van Besien elected as new chairperson Groen! \|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf25102009_024 \|access-date=2024-06-19 \|website=Het Nieuwsblad \|language=nl}}</ref>
			\| 15 November 2014
			\| ] (until 19 January 2013)<br>] (from 19 January 2013)
			\|
			\|-
			\| 9
			\| ]
			\| 15 November 2014<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2014-11-15 \|title=Meyrem Almaci verkozen tot voorzitter van Groen \|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2014/11/15/meyrem_almaci_verkozentotvoorzittervangroen-1-2149227/ \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=VRT NWS \|language=nl}}</ref>
			\| 11 June 2022<ref>{{cite web \|date=2022 \|title=Meyrem Almaci stopt als voorzitter van Groen: "Het is nu aan andere mensen, dat zal Groen deugd doen" \|trans-title=Meyrem Almaci quits as president of Groen: "Up to other people now, which will benefit Groen" \|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/03/23/almaci/ \|access-date=2022-03-23 \|website=VRT NWS}}</ref>
			\| ] (until 19 October 2019)<br>] (from 19 October 2019)
			\| Re-elected
			\|-
			\| 10
			\| ] and ]
			\| 11 June 2022<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/06/11/voorzittersverkiezingen-groen/\|title=Groen heeft nieuw voorzittersduo: Jeremie Vaneeckhout en Nadia Naji halen het in de eerste stemronde\|trans-title=Groen has new presidential duo: Jeremie Vaneeckhout and Nadia Naji win already in first round of elections\|website=vrtnws\|date=2022-06-11\|access-date=2022-06-11}}</ref>
			\| 19 December 2024
			\| not applicable
			\|
			\|-
			\| 11
			\| ]
			\| 19 December 2024<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Michiels \|first1=Cisse \|title=Bart Dhondt is nieuwe voorzitter van Groen: maak kennis met de West-Vlaamse Brusselaar die zijn partij 'fierheid' wil bijbrengen \|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/12/19/bart-dhondt-voorzitter-groen-portret/ \|website=vrt.be \|access-date=29 December 2024 \|language=nl \|date=19 December 2024}}</ref>
			\| ''Incumbent''
			\| ]
			\|}

			== Current mandates ==
			=== European politics ===
			{\|class="wikitable"
			\|-
			!style="background: #003399;" colspan="2"\|]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Full list of MEPs \|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/full-list/all \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=European Parliament (official website) \|language=en}}</ref>
			\|-
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|Name
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|]
			\|-
			\|]
			\|International Trade <br> Employment and Social Affairs
			\|}

			=== Federal politics ===
			<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
			{\|class="wikitable"
			\|-
			!style="background:green;" colspan="4"\|]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kamerleden {{!}} Zittingsperiode 55 \|trans-title=Members of the Chamber {{!}} Legislation period 55 \|url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvlist54.cfm?legis=55&today=n## \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=De Belgische Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigersa}}</ref>
			\|-
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|Name !! style="background:LightGrey;"\|Notes
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ]
			\|Faction leader
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|Antwerp}} Kim Buyst
			\|
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ]
			\|
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|Limburg (Belgium)}} Barbara Cremers
			\|
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} Eva Platteau
			\|
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} Dieter Van Besien
			\|
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|East Flanders}} Stefaan Van Hecke
			\|
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|East Flanders}} Kathleen Pisman
			\|
			\|}</div><div style="float:right; width:48%;">
			{\|class="wikitable"
			\|-
			!style="background:darkRed;" colspan="3"\|]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lijst van de senatoren \|trans-title=List of senators \|url=https://www.senaat.be/www/?MIval=/index_senate&MENUID=11200&LANG=nl \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=Belgische Senaat}}</ref>
			\|-
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|Type !! style="background:LightGrey;"\|Name !! style="background:LightGrey;"\|Notes
			\|-
			\|Co-opted Senator
			\|{{flagicon\|East Flanders}} {{Ill\|Fourat Ben Chikha\|nl}}
			\|Second vice president of the Senate
			\|-
			\|Community Senator
			\|{{flagicon\|Brussels}} {{Ill\|Stijn Bex\|nl}}
			\|
			\|-
			\|Community Senator
			\|{{flagicon\|Brussels}} {{Ill\|Soetkin Hoessen\|nl}}
			\|
			\|-
			\|Community Senator
			\|{{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} {{Ill\|Chris Steenwegen\|nl}}
			\|
			\|}
			</div>
			{{clear}}
			{\|class="wikitable"
			\|-
			!style="background:LightGrey;" colspan="3"\|] ]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Composition of the Belgian federal government \|url=https://www.belgium.be/en/about_belgium/government/federal_authorities/federal_government/composition_government \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=belgium.be}}</ref>
			\|-
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|Public Office
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|Name
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|Function
			\|-
			\|Deputy Prime Minister
			\|]
			\|Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Telecommunication and Postal Services
			\|-
			\|Minister
			\|]
			\|]
			\|}
			{{clear}}

			=== Regional politics: Flanders ===
			{\|class="wikitable"
			\|-
			!style="background:Yellow;" colspan="4"\|]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Volksvertegenwoordigers \|trans-title=Representatives \|url=https://www.vlaamsparlement.be/nl/volksvertegenwoordigers/volksvertegenwoordigers-resultaten?date=2024-06-01&view=faction&nid=923#Groen \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=Vlaams Parlement \|language=nl}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ]
			\|{{flagicon\|Antwerp}} {{Ill\|Imade Annouri\|nl}}
			\|{{flagicon\|Brussels}} Stijn Bex
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|Limburg (Belgium)}} Johan Danen
			\|{{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} Ann De Martelaer
			\|{{flagicon\|Brussels}} {{Ill\|Celia Groothedde\|nl}}
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|East Flanders}} {{Ill\|Elisabeth Meuleman\|nl}}
			\|{{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} Ann Moerenhout
			\|{{flagicon\|Antwerp}} Staf Aerts
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ]
			\|{{flagicon\|East Flanders}} {{Ill\|Mieke Schauvliege\|nl}}
			\|{{flagicon\|Limburg (Belgium)}} Chris Steenwegen
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|Antwerp}} Tine van den Brande
			\|{{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ]
			\|
			\|}
			=== Regional politics: Brussels ===
			{\|class="wikitable"
			\|-
			!style="background:LightBlue;" colspan="4"\|]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Volksvertegenwoordigers \|trans-title=Representatives \|url=https://www.parlement.brussels/deputes/?lang=nl \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=Parlement Bruxellois Brussels Parlement \|language=nl}}</ref>
			\|-
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|Name !! style="background:LightGrey;"\|Notes
			\|-
			\|{{Ill\|Juan Benjumea Moreno\|nl}}
			\|
			\|-
			\|{{Ill\|Lotte Stoops\|nl}}
			\|
			\|-
			\|{{Ill\|Soetkin Hoessen\|nl}}
			\|
			\|-
			\|{{Ill\|Arnaud Verstraete\|nl}}
			\|Faction Leader
			\|}
			{\|class="wikitable"
			\|-
			!style="background:LightGrey;" colspan="3"\|] ]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Government of the Region \|url=https://be.brussels/en/about-region/structure-and-organisations/parliament-ministers/government-region \|access-date=2024-07-01 \|website=Brussels-Capital Region}}</ref>
			\|-
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|Public Office
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|Name
			!style="background:LightGrey;"\|Function
			\|-
			\|Minister
			\|]
			\|Mobility and Public Works
			\|}

			==Election results==
			===Chamber of Representatives===
			{\|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
			\|-
			! Election
			! Votes
			! %
			! Seats
			! +/−
			! Government
			! Elected members of parliament
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 2,435
			\| 0.0
			\| {{Composition bar\|0\|212\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\|
			\| align=center style="background:#ddd;"\| {{nowrap\|Extra-parliamentary}}
			\|
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 5,556
			\| 0.1
			\| {{Composition bar\|0\|212\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{steady}} 0
			\| align=center style="background:#ddd;"\| {{nowrap\|Extra-parliamentary}}
			\|
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 138,575
			\| 2.3
			\| {{Composition bar\|2\|212\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 2
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| ], ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 226,758
			\| 3.7
			\| {{Composition bar\|4\|212\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 2
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| ], ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 275,437
			\| 4.5
			\| {{Composition bar\|6\|212\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 2
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| ], ], ], ], ], ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 299,550
			\| 4.9
			\| {{Composition bar\|7\|212\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| ] {{small\|(until 20 July 1994)}} → ], ], ], ], ], ], ] {{small\|(until 11 January 1995)}} → ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 269,058
			\| 4.4
			\| {{Composition bar\|5\|150\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{decrease}} 2
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| ], ], ], ], ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 434,449
			\| 7.0
			\| {{Composition bar\|9\|150\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 4
			\| {{yes2\|Coalition}}
			\| ] {{small\|(until 12 October 1999)}} → ], ], ], ], ], ] {{small\|(until 28 August 2002)}} → ], ], ], ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 162,205
			\| 2.5
			\| {{Composition bar\|0\|150\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{decrease}} 9
			\| align=center style="background:#ddd;"\| {{nowrap\|Extra-parliamentary}}
			\|
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 265,828
			\| 4.0
			\| {{Composition bar\|4\|150\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 4
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Brussels}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 285,989
			\| 4.4
			\| {{Composition bar\|5\|150\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 358,947
			\| 5.3
			\| {{Composition bar\|6\|150\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| {{flagicon\|Antwerp}}], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}}], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}}], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|West Flanders}}], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}}]
			\|-
			! rowspan=2\| ]
			\| rowspan=2\| 413,836
			\| rowspan=2\| 6.1
			\| rowspan=2\| {{Composition bar\|8\|150\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| rowspan=2\| {{increase}} 2
			\| {{partial2\|External support {{small\|(2020)}}}}
			\| rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Limburg (Belgium)}} ], {{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ] {{small\|(until 2020)}} → {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ]
			\|-
			\| {{yes2\|Coalition {{small\|(2020–)}}}}
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 324,608
			\| 4.7
			\| {{Composition bar\|6\|150\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{decrease}} 2
			!TBD
			\|
			\|}

			===Senate===
			{\|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
			\|-
			! Election
			! Votes
			! %
			! Seats
			! +/−
			\|-
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 3,270
			\| 0.1
			\| {{Composition bar\|0\|106\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\|
			\|-
			! ]
			\|
			\|
			\| {{Composition bar\|0\|106\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\|
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 121,016
			\| 2.0
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|106\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 229,206
			\| 3.8
			\| {{Composition bar\|2\|106\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 299,049
			\| 4.9
			\| {{Composition bar\|3\|105\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 314,360
			\| 5.1
			\| {{Composition bar\|5\|70\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 2
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 223,355
			\| 3.7
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|40\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{decrease}} 4
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 438,931
			\| 7.1
			\| {{Composition bar\|3\|40\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 2
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 161,024
			\| 2.5
			\| {{Composition bar\|0\|40\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{decrease}} 3
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 241,151
			\| 3.6
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|40\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 251,605
			\| 3.9
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|40\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{steady}} 0
			\|}

			===Regional: Brussels===
			{\|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
			\|-
			! rowspan=2\| Election
			! rowspan=2\| Votes
			! colspan=2\| %
			! rowspan=2\| Seats
			! rowspan=2\| +/−
			! rowspan=2\| Government
			! rowspan=2\| Elected Members of parliament
			\|-
			! {{abbr\|D.E.C.\|Dutch electoral college}}
			! Overall
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 4,821
			\| bgcolor="lightgrey"\|
			\| 1.1 (#12)
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|75\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\|
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 3,906
			\| bgcolor="lightgrey"\|
			\| 1.0 (#11)
			\| {{Composition bar\|0\|75\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{decrease}} 1
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\|
			\|-
			! ]{{efn\|In coalition with ]}}
			\| 13,223
			\| 21.8 (#4)
			\| 3.1 (#8)
			\| {{Composition bar\|0\|75\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{steady}} 0
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| ] {{small\|(until 6 June 2003; replaced Mieke Vogels as Flemish minister)}} → ] (''SP.A'')
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 6,132
			\| 9.8 (#5)
			\| 1.4 (#10)
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|89\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 5,806
			\| 11.2 (#5)
			\| 1.3 (#10)
			\| {{Composition bar\|2\|89\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\| {{yes2\|Coalition}}
			\| ] {{small\|(became Brussels-Capital Region state secretary)}} → ], ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 9,551
			\| 17.9 (#5)
			\| 2.1 (#9)
			\| {{Composition bar\|3\|89\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| ], ], ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 14,425
			\| 20.6 (#1)
			\| 3.1 (#7)
			\| {{Composition bar\|4\|89\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\| {{yes2\|Coalition}}
			\| ] {{small\|(became minister )}} → ], ], ], ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 18,345
			\| 22.82 (#1)
			\|
			\| {{Composition bar\|4\|89\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{steady}} 0
			! TBD
			\|
			\|}

			===Regional: Flemish Parliament===
			{\|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
			\|-
			! Election
			! Votes
			! %
			! Seats
			! +/−
			! Government
			! Elected representatives
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 267,155
			\| 7.1 (#6)
			\| {{Composition bar\|7\|124\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\|
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Limburg (Belgium)}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 451,361
			\| 11.6 (#5)
			\| {{Composition bar\|12\|124\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 5
			\| {{yes2\|Coalition}}
			\| {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ] {{small\|(until 12 July 1999; became federal minister)}} → ], {{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Limburg (Belgium)}} ] {{small\|(until 26 May 2003; replaced Vera Dua as Flemish minister)}} → ] {{small\|(until 17 February 2004)}} → Ludo Sannen, {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ] {{small\|(became Flemish minister)}} → ] {{small\|(until 26 May 2003)}} → Vera Dua
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 308,898
			\| 7.6 (#5)
			\| {{Composition bar\|6\|124\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{decrease}} 6
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 278,211
			\| 6.8 (#7)
			\| {{Composition bar\|7\|124\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| {{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ], {{flagicon\|Brussels}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ] {{small\|(until 31 December 2012)}}
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 365,779
			\| 8.7 (#5)
			\| {{Composition bar\|10\|124\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 3
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Limburg (Belgium)}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ] {{small\|(until 2016; became independent)}}, {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Brussels}} ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 428,696
			\| 10.1 (#5)
			\| {{Composition bar\|14\|124\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 4
			\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
			\| {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|West Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Limburg (Belgium)}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ], {{flagicon\|Brussels}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Brussels}} ], {{flagicon\|East Flanders}} ], {{flagicon\|Flemish Brabant}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ], {{flagicon\|Antwerp}} ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 304,688
			\| 7.17
			\| {{Composition bar\|9\|124\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{decrease}} 5
			! TBD
			\|
			\|}

			===European Parliament===
			{\|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
			\|-
			! rowspan=2\| Election
			! rowspan=2\| List leader
			! rowspan=2\| Votes
			! colspan=2\| %
			! rowspan=2\| Seats
			! rowspan=2\| +/−
			! rowspan=2\| EP Group
			\|-
			! {{abbr\|D.E.C.\|Dutch electoral college}}
			! Overall
			\|-
			! ]
			\| rowspan=3\| Paul Staes
			\| 77,986
			\| 2.33 (#5)
			\| 1.43
			\| {{Composition bar\|0\|24\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| New
			\| −
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 246,712
			\| 7.08 (#5)
			\| 4.31
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|24\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\| ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 446,539
			\| 12.20 (#4)
			\| 7.57
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|24\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{steady}} 0
			\| rowspan=2\| ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| ]
			\| 396,198
			\| 10.73 (#5)
			\| 6.64
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|25\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{steady}} 0
			\|-
			! ]
			\| ]
			\| 464,042
			\| 11.98 (#6)
			\| 7.50
			\| {{Composition bar\|2\|25\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{increase}} 1
			\| rowspan=6\| ]
			\|-
			! ]
			\| rowspan=3\| ]
			\| 320,874
			\| 7.99 (#5)
			\| 4.94
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|24\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{decrease}} 1
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 322,149
			\| 7.90 (#6)
			\| 4.90
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|22\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{steady}} 0
			\|-
			! ]
			\| 447,391
			\| 10.62 (#5)
			\| 6.69
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|21\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{steady}} 0
			\|-
			! ]
			\| ]
			\| 525,908
			\| 12.37 (#5)
			\| 7.81
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|21\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{steady}} 0
			\|-
			! ]
			\| ]
			\| 450,781
			\| 10.00 (#5)
			\| 6.31
			\| {{Composition bar\|1\|21\|hex={{party color\|Groen (political party)}}}}
			\| {{steady}} 0
			\|}
			{{notelist}}

	==See also==		==See also==
			{{Portal\|Environment\|Ecology}}
	*], the French-speaking Green party in Belgium
			*] the ] (]) green party
	*], the Groen! youth section
			*]
			*]
			*]
			*]
			*]

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
			{{commonscat-inline}}
	* (Green!)
	* ~~(Young Green!)~~		*{{Official\|http://www.groen.be}}
			*
	* (] student division of Jong Groen!)
	* (] student division of Jong Groen!)
	*
	*

	{{Green Parties}}
	{{Belgian political parties}}		{{Belgian political parties}}
			{{Green parties}}

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Political party in Belgium

Green Groen

President	Bart Dhondt
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
Headquarters	Van Orleystraat 5-11, 1000 Brussel, Belgium
Youth wing	Young Green
Membership (2018)	10,000
Ideology	Green politics Pacifism Progressivism
Political position	Centre-left
Regional affiliation	Socialists, Greens and Democrats
European affiliation	European Green Party
European Parliament group	The Greens–European Free Alliance
International affiliation	Global Greens
Francophone counterpart	Ecolo
Colours	Teal
Chamber of Representatives	6 / 87(Flemish seats)
Senate	4 / 35(Flemish seats)
Flemish Parliament	14 / 124
Brussels Parliament	4 / 17(Flemish seats)
European Parliament	1 / 12(Flemish seats)
Flemish Provincial Councils	21 / 175
Mayors	1 / 300
Website
www.groen.be
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Groen (Dutch: [ɣrun] ; lit. 'Green'), founded as Agalev, is a green Flemish political party in Belgium. The main pillars of the party are social justice, human rights, and ecologism. Its French-speaking equivalent is Ecolo; the two parties maintain close relations with each other.

History

Agalev

In 1979, the green party was founded by name of "Agalev", an acronym of "Anders Gaan Leven" ("Towards Different Living"). During the eighties, the party was known for being against nuclear weapons, and for being pro-Europe.

In 1992 Agalev was asked to support a constitutional change called the Sint-Michiels agreement, which would make Belgium a federation. This change required a two-third majority, so the majority needed to convince some parties of the opposition to proceed. Both Agalev and Ecolo agreed, in exchange for a tax on bottles, the first ecotax in Belgium. However, after the constitutional change was voted in, the ecotax was cancelled and replaced by a watered-down concept.

In the elections of 1999, Agalev scored 7% federally and 11% regionally (in Flanders). The Dioxin affair, a scandal surrounding dioxine in for-consumption chickens just before the elections, played an important role in the Greens' performance. The Greens joined the first Verhofstadt government as part of the "purple-green" federal coalition from 12 July 1999 until 18 May 2003. Representing Agalev in this federal government, Magda Aelvoet was Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Public Health and the Environment. She tabled legislation on gay marriage, making Belgium the second country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage. Within the same legislature, Magda Aelvoet left her position due to her opposition of a Belgian arms delivery to Nepal, and was succeeded by fellow party member Jef Tavernier.

Also following the elections of 1999, the party joined the Flemish Government, which was composed of the same parties. Agalev supplied two ministers: Mieke Vogels became responsible for Wellbeing, Health and Equal opportunities, and Vera Dua for Agriculture and Environment.

Renaming to Groen! (2003)

In the federal elections of 2003, Agalev scored less than 5% and lost all their seats (on the federal level). The next day, Jos Geysels resigned as party leader. The sitting ministers in the Flemish government Mieke Vogels and Vera Dua stepped down, and were replaced by Adelheid Byttebier [nl] and Ludo Sannen [nl] respectively.

Vera Dua got elected as chairperson, and on the same day, the party's name was changed to Groen! (Green!). The party got between 5 and 10% of the votes through the elections of the early 00's. They did not participate in a governmental coalition (on any level higher than local).

Groen (2012–present)

In 2012 the party decided to drop de exclamation mark of their name.

After the local and provincial elections of 2014, Groen had a mandate for the first time in the province of Flemish-Brabant. In 2018 the province of East-Flanders followed. The results in Flemish-Brabant had improved though Green wasn't part of the coalition anymore after these elections.

In 2019, there were elections on the regional, federal and European level. At this time the school strike for climate movement had dominated the media, so the party Groen was expected to grow substantially. An total victory didn't happen, though the party gained seats on all levels.

On the regional level of Brussels-Capital, Groen participated in a red-green-blue coalition. Elke Van den Brandt became Minister of Mobility, Public Works, and Road Safety.

On the federal level, a new government wasn't formed until 17 March 2020, when the coronavirus outbreak urged a minority government with extra plenary powers to be formed. After 6 months a 'regular' majority government was formed and the Vivaldi coalition was sworn in with 2 Groen ministers. Petra De Sutter became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Telecommunication and Postal Services, as Europe's first transgender deputy prime minister. Tinne Van der Straeten holds the Ministry of Energy.

In 2022 the members of Groen elected new party leaders: the duo Nadia Naji and Jeremie Vaneeckhout, and the logo changed from green only to a more colourful background.

Political views

Groen is a progressive Flemish party that, as the name itself suggests, considers environmental and climate policy very important. The party wants to combine this with attention to social justice, equal opportunities, human rights and quality of life. In other words, the party wants to protect the planet, but wants to do so by paying attention to the weakest in society. The party therefore wants good and affordable health care and to tackle poverty. In order to afford these initiatives, the party expect the richest people and the biggest polluters in society to contribute more.

Party chairperson

Name		From	Until	Vice-chairperson	Comments
1	Leo Cox	28 March 1982	7 January 1989	not applicable	Spokesperson
2	Johan Malcorps	7 January 1989	6 June 1995	not applicable	Spokesperson
3	Wilfried Bervoets	6 June 1995	24 July 1998	not applicable	Spokesperson. Passed away in function. During his illness, Jos Geysels was acting spokesperson.
4	Jos Geysels	8 June 1998	21 June 2003	not applicable	Spokesperson
5	Dirk Holemans	21 June 2003	15 November 2003	not applicable	Spokesperson
6	Vera Dua	15 November 2003	10 November 2007	not applicable
7	Mieke Vogels	10 November 2007	25 October 2009	Wouter Van Besien (from 17 May 2008)
8	Wouter Van Besien	25 October 2009	15 November 2014	Björn Rzoska (until 19 January 2013) Elke Van den Brandt (from 19 January 2013)
9	Meyrem Almaci	15 November 2014	11 June 2022	Jeremie Vaneeckhout (until 19 October 2019) Dany Neudt (from 19 October 2019)	Re-elected
10	Jeremie Vaneeckhout and Nadia Naji	11 June 2022	19 December 2024	not applicable
11	Bart Dhondt	19 December 2024	Incumbent	Natacha Waldmann

Current mandates

European politics

European Parliament
Name	Committees
Sara Matthieu	International Trade Employment and Social Affairs

Federal politics

Chamber of Representatives
Name	Notes
Wouter De Vriendt	Faction leader
Kim Buyst
Kristof Calvo
Barbara Cremers
Eva Platteau
Dieter Van Besien
Stefaan Van Hecke
Kathleen Pisman

Senate
Type	Name	Notes
Co-opted Senator	Fourat Ben Chikha [nl]	Second vice president of the Senate
Community Senator	Stijn Bex [nl]
Community Senator	Soetkin Hoessen [nl]
Community Senator	Chris Steenwegen [nl]

Belgian Federal De Croo Government
Public Office	Name	Function
Deputy Prime Minister	Petra De Sutter	Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Telecommunication and Postal Services
Minister	Tinne Van der Straeten	Minister of Energy

Regional politics: Flanders

Flemish Parliament
Meyrem Almaci	Imade Annouri [nl]	Stijn Bex
Johan Danen	Ann De Martelaer	Celia Groothedde [nl]
Elisabeth Meuleman [nl]	Ann Moerenhout	Staf Aerts
Bjorn Rzoska	Mieke Schauvliege [nl]	Chris Steenwegen
Tine van den Brande	Jeremie Vaneeckhout

Regional politics: Brussels

Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region
Name	Notes
Juan Benjumea Moreno [nl]
Lotte Stoops [nl]
Soetkin Hoessen [nl]
Arnaud Verstraete [nl]	Faction Leader

Brussels Regional Government Vervoort II
Public Office	Name	Function
Minister	Elke Van den Brandt	Mobility and Public Works

Election results

Chamber of Representatives

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Government	Elected members of parliament
1977	2,435	0.0	0 / 212		Extra-parliamentary
1978	5,556	0.1	0 / 212	0	Extra-parliamentary
1981	138,575	2.3	2 / 212	2	Opposition	Ludo Dierickx, Fernand Geyselings
1985	226,758	3.7	4 / 212	2	Opposition	Ludo Dierickx, Mieke Vogels
1987	275,437	4.5	6 / 212	2	Opposition	Jozef Cuyvers, Wilfried De Vlieghere, Jos Geysels, Hugo Van Dienderen, Wilfried Van Durme, Mieke Vogels
1991	299,550	4.9	7 / 212	1	Opposition	Magda Aelvoet (until 20 July 1994) → Lodewijk Steenwegen, Luc Barbé, Wilfried De Vlieghere, Vera Dua, Jos Geysels, Hugo Van Dienderen, Mieke Vogels (until 11 January 1995) → Peter Luyten
1995	269,058	4.4	5 / 150	2	Opposition	Frans Lozie, Jef Tavernier, Hugo Van Dienderen, Lode Vanoost, Joos Wauters
1999	434,449	7.0	9 / 150	4	Coalition	Eddy Boutmans (until 12 October 1999) → Leen Laenens, Anne-Mie Descheemaeker, Kristien Grauwels, Simonne Leen, Fauzaya Talhaoui, Jef Tavernier (until 28 August 2002) → Liliane De Cock, Peter Vanhoutte, Lode Vanoost, Joos Wauters
2003	162,205	2.5	0 / 150	9	Extra-parliamentary
2007	265,828	4.0	4 / 150	4	Opposition	Meyrem Almaci, Wouter De Vriendt, Tinne Van der Straeten, Stefaan Van Hecke
2010	285,989	4.4	5 / 150	1	Opposition	Meyrem Almaci, Eva Brems, Kristof Calvo, Wouter De Vriendt, Stefaan Van Hecke
2014	358,947	5.3	6 / 150	1	Opposition	Meyrem Almaci, Kristof Calvo, Stefaan Van Hecke, Evita Willaert, Wouter De Vriendt, Anne Dedry
2019	413,836	6.1	8 / 150	2	External support (2020)	Kim Buyst, Kristof Calvo, Barbara Creemers, Wouter De Vriendt, Jessica Soors (until 2020) → Eva Platteau, Stefaan Van Hecke, Dieter Van Besien, Kathleen Pisman
2019	413,836	6.1	8 / 150	2	Coalition (2020–)
2024	324,608	4.7	6 / 150	2	TBD

Senate

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
1977	3,270	0.1	0 / 106
1978			0 / 106
1981	121,016	2.0	1 / 106	1
1985	229,206	3.8	2 / 106	1
1987	299,049	4.9	3 / 105	1
1991	314,360	5.1	5 / 70	2
1995	223,355	3.7	1 / 40	4
1999	438,931	7.1	3 / 40	2
2003	161,024	2.5	0 / 40	3
2007	241,151	3.6	1 / 40	1
2010	251,605	3.9	1 / 40	0

Regional: Brussels

Election	Votes	%		Seats	+/−	Government	Elected Members of parliament
Election	Votes	D.E.C.	Overall	Seats	+/−	Government	Elected Members of parliament
1989	4,821		1.1 (#12)	1 / 75		Opposition	Dolf Cauwelier
1995	3,906		1.0 (#11)	0 / 75	1	Opposition
1999	13,223	21.8 (#4)	3.1 (#8)	0 / 75	0	Opposition	Adelheid Byttebier (until 6 June 2003; replaced Mieke Vogels as Flemish minister) → Anne Van Asbroeck (SP.A)
2004	6,132	9.8 (#5)	1.4 (#10)	1 / 89	1	Opposition	Adelheid Byttebier
2009	5,806	11.2 (#5)	1.3 (#10)	2 / 89	1	Coalition	Bruno De Lille (became Brussels-Capital Region state secretary) → Elke Van den Brandt, Annemie Maes
2014	9,551	17.9 (#5)	2.1 (#9)	3 / 89	1	Opposition	Bruno De Lille, Annemie Maes, Arnaud Verstraete
2019	14,425	20.6 (#1)	3.1 (#7)	4 / 89	1	Coalition	Elke Van den Brandt (became minister ) → Soetkin Hoessen, Arnaud Verstraete, Lotte Stoops, Juan Benjumea Moreno
2024	18,345	22.82 (#1)		4 / 89	0	TBD

Regional: Flemish Parliament

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Government	Elected representatives
1995	267,155	7.1 (#6)	7 / 124		Opposition	Vera Dua, Jos Geysels, Johan Malcorps, Ludo Sannen, Jos Stassen, Ria Van Den Heuvel, Cecile Verwimp
1999	451,361	11.6 (#5)	12 / 124	5	Coalition	Magda Aelvoet (until 12 July 1999; became federal minister) → Ann De Martelaer, Veerle Declercq, Jos Geysels, Eloi Glorieux, Dirk Holemans, Johan Malcorps, Frans Ramon, Ludo Sannen (until 26 May 2003; replaced Vera Dua as Flemish minister) → Flor Ory (until 17 February 2004) → Ludo Sannen, Jos Stassen, Ria Van Den Heuvel, Jo Vermeulen, Vera Dua (became Flemish minister) → Isabel Vertriest (until 26 May 2003) → Vera Dua
2004	308,898	7.6 (#5)	6 / 124	6	Opposition	Rudi Daems, Vera Dua, Eloi Glorieux, Jos Stassen, Jef Tavernier, Mieke Vogels
2009	278,211	6.8 (#7)	7 / 124	1	Opposition	Bart Caron, Elisabeth Meuleman, Dirk Peeters, Hermes Sanctorum, Luckas Vander Taelen, Mieke Vogels, Filip Watteeuw (until 31 December 2012)
2014	365,779	8.7 (#5)	10 / 124	3	Opposition	Imade Annouri, Bart Caron, Johan Danen, Elisabeth Meuleman, Ann Moerenhout, Ingrid Pira, Bjorn Rzoska, Hermes Sanctorum (until 2016; became independent), Wouter Van Besien, Elke Van den Brandt
2019	428,696	10.1 (#5)	14 / 124	4	Opposition	Meyrem Almaci, Jeremie Vaneeckhout, Johan Danen, Björn Rzoska, An Moerenhout, Stijn Bex, Mieke Schauvliege, Chris Steenwegen, Imade Annouri, Celia Groothedde, Elisabeth Meuleman, Ann De Martelaer, Staf Aerts, Tine Van den Brande
2024	304,688	7.17	9 / 124	5	TBD

European Parliament

Election	List leader	Votes	%		Seats	+/−	EP Group
Election	List leader	Votes	D.E.C.	Overall	Seats	+/−	EP Group
1979	Paul Staes	77,986	2.33 (#5)	1.43	0 / 24	New	−
1984		246,712	7.08 (#5)	4.31	1 / 24	1	RBW
1989		446,539	12.20 (#4)	7.57	1 / 24	0	G
1994	Magda Aelvoet	396,198	10.73 (#5)	6.64	1 / 25	0	G
1999	Patsy Sörensen	464,042	11.98 (#6)	7.50	2 / 25	1	Greens/EFA
2004	Bart Staes	320,874	7.99 (#5)	4.94	1 / 24	1
2009		322,149	7.90 (#6)	4.90	1 / 22	0
2014		447,391	10.62 (#5)	6.69	1 / 21	0
2019	Petra De Sutter	525,908	12.37 (#5)	7.81	1 / 21	0
2024	Sara Matthieu	450,781	10.00 (#5)	6.31	1 / 21	0

In coalition with SP

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Political parties in Belgium

Flemish parties

Major	New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) (25) Flemish Interest (VB) (18) Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) (12) Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) (12) Vooruit (Forward) (9) Green (Groen) (8)
Minor	Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (LDD)

Francophone parties

Major	Socialist Party (PS) (20) Reformist Movement (MR) (14) Ecolo (13) Les Engagés (The Engaged Ones) (5) DéFI (2)
Minor	Communist Party Liberal Democrats (Belgium) Libertarian Party Nation Rally Wallonia France Walloon Rally (RW) Chez nous

Unitary

Major	Workers' Party (PVDA/PTB) (12)
Minor	Agora Belgian Union (BUB) DierAnimal ISLAM Left Socialist Party (LSP/PSL) Pirate Party Pro Bruxsel Vivant Volt Belgium L'Unie

German-speaking

Former notable

Catholic Party → Christian Social Party (CVP/PSC) (1869–1968)
Labour Party (BWP/POB) → Socialist Party (SP/PS) (1885–1978)
Liberal Party → Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV/PLP) (1846–1992)

Communist Party (1921/1989–2009)
Flemish National Union (VNV) (1933–1944)
Front Party (1919–1933)
National Front (1985–2012)
People's Union (1954–2001)
Rexist Party (1930–1945)
Social Liberal Party (SLP/Spirit) (2001–2009)

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