Martens I Government

The Martens I Government was the national government of Belgium from 3 April 1979 to 23 January 1980.
It was the first government headed by Wilfried Martens and comprised the Flemish Christian People's Party, the French-speaking Christian Social Party, the Flemish Belgian Socialist Party, the French-speaking Socialist Party and the Democratic Front of Francophones. It fell after nine months, when the FDF left the government.

Reshuffles

15 October 1979: José Desmarets replaces Paul Vanden Boeynants as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. Philippe Maystadt replaces Antoine Humblet as Secretary of State for the Walloon Region.
16 January 1980: Lucien Outers, Léon Defosset and François Persoons resign.