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 (CVP), the French-speaking Christian Social Party (PSC), the Flemish Belgian Socialist Party (BSP), the French-speaking Socialist Party (SP) and the Democratic Front of Francophones (FDF). It fell after nine months, when the FDF left the government.
Composition MinisterNamePartyPrime MinisterWilfried MartensCVPDeputy Prime Minister - BudgetGuy SpitaelsPSDeputy Prime Minister - Economic AffairsWilly ClaesBSPDeputy Prime Minister - DefencePaul Vanden Boeynants (to Oct. 1979)José Desmarets (from Oct. 1979)PSCCommunicationJos ChabertCVPJusticeRenaat Van ElslandeCVPForeign AffairsHenri SimonetPSSocial Assistance and PensionsAlfred CalificePSCAgriculture and Middle ClassesAlbert LavensCVPEducationJef RamaekersBSPDutch-speaking Community AffairsRika De BackerCVPPublic Health and EnvironmentLuc DhooreCVPFinanceGaston GeensCVPWalloon AffairsJean-Maurice DehoussePSPublic WorksGuy MathotPSPTTRobert UrbainPSDevelopment CooperationMark EyskensCVPEmployment and LabourRoger De WulfBSPEducationJacques HoyauxPSInterior and Institutional ReformGeorges GrammePSCFlemish AffairsMarc GalleBSPFrench-speaking Community AffairsMichel HansennePSCCivil Service and Institutional ReformWilly CalewaertBSPBrussels AffairsLéon DefossetFDFForeign Trade and Science PolicyLucien OutersFDFSecretary of StateNamePartyBrussels AffairsGuy CudellPSFlemish AffairsPaul AkkermansCVPDutch-speaking Community AffairsRika SteyaertCVPBrussels AffairsLydia De PauwBSPFlemish AffairsDaniel CoensCVPWalloon AffairsBernard AnselmePSWalloon AffairsAntoine HumbletPSCFrench-speaking Community AffairsFrançois PersoonsFDF
Reshuffles 15 October 1979: José Desmarets (PSC) replaces Paul Vanden Boeynants as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. Philippe Maystadt (PSC) replaces Antoine Humblet as Secretary of State for the Walloon Region. 16 January 1980: Lucien Outers, Léon Defosset and François Persoons resign.