Talk:List of foreign ministers of Belgium

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Improvements[edit]

Looking at the article in its current form, it seems that there are quite a few issues that it would be good to address:

Anachronism in political parties: the Liberal Party was only created in 1846; the Catholic Party was created in 1868. Ministers from before these points should be "considered Catholic" or "considered liberal", as is usually found in academic sources.
The party colours seem slightly out. Pre-programmed colours can be found at Prime Ministers of Belgium or Ministers of the Colonies (Belgium)
Why are the dates in office given to the nearest year, while dates of birth/death are given to the day?

It might also be helpful to explain the evolution of the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" since independence.—Brigade Piron (talk) 21:51, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]