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href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Minister-President</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Flemish_Parliament" title="Flemish Parliament">Flemish Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Responsible to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Flemish_Parliament" title="Flemish Parliament">Flemish Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">€ 44.7 billion (2018)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Place_des_Martyrs,_Brussels" title="Place des Martyrs, Brussels">Place des Martyrs / Martelaarsplein</a><br />1000 <a href="/wiki/City_of_Brussels" title="City of Brussels">City of Brussels</a>, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flanders.be/">www.flanders.be</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Flemish Government</b> (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Vlaamse regering</i> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="nl-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Dutch" title="Help:IPA/Dutch">[ˌvlaːmsə<span class="wrap"> </span>rəˈɣeːrɪŋ]</a></span> <span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/8\/8e\/Nl-Vlaamse_Regering.ogg\/Nl-Vlaamse_Regering.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Nl-Vlaamse Regering.ogg"},"classes":["noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/Nl-Vlaamse_Regering.ogg/Nl-Vlaamse_Regering.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Nl-Vlaamse_Regering.ogg" title="File:Nl-Vlaamse Regering.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span>) is the executive branch of the <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Community" title="Flemish Community">Flemish Community</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Region" title="Flemish Region">Flemish Region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>. It consists of a government cabinet, headed by the <a href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Minister-President</a> and accountable to the <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Parliament" title="Flemish Parliament">Flemish Parliament</a>, and the public administration (civil service) divided into 13 policy areas, each with an executive department and multiple agencies. </p><p>The Flemish Government cabinet consists of up to a maximum of eleven ministers, chosen by the <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Parliament" title="Flemish Parliament">Flemish Parliament</a>. At least one minister must come from <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>. The ministers are drawn from the political parties which, in practice, form the <a href="/wiki/Coalition_government" title="Coalition government">governing coalition</a>. The Government is chaired by the <a href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Flemish Minister-President</a>. Ministers head executive departments of the government administration. Ministers must defend their policies and performance in person before the Flemish Parliament. The Flemish Government must receive and keep the confidence of the Flemish Parliament. Until 1993 the Flemish Government was called the <b>Flemish Executive</b> (<i>Vlaamse Executieve</i>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cabinet_composition">Cabinet composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Cabinet composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Diependaele_(2024-current)"><span id="Diependaele_.282024-current.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Diependaele_Government" title="Diependaele Government">Diependaele</a> (2024-current)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Diependaele (2024-current)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Regering-Diependaele_(zetelverdeling).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Regering-Diependaele_%28zetelverdeling%29.png/220px-Regering-Diependaele_%28zetelverdeling%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Regering-Diependaele_%28zetelverdeling%29.png/330px-Regering-Diependaele_%28zetelverdeling%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Regering-Diependaele_%28zetelverdeling%29.png/440px-Regering-Diependaele_%28zetelverdeling%29.png 2x" data-file-width="880" data-file-height="1003" /></a><figcaption>Government coalition 2024-present</figcaption></figure> <p>The coalition replaced the <a href="/wiki/Jambon_Government" title="Jambon Government">Jambon Government</a> following the <a href="/wiki/2024_Belgian_federal_election" title="2024 Belgian federal election">2024 Belgian federal election</a> and again consisted of three parties, together having a narrow majority of 65 seats out of 124 seats total. 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Finance, <a href="/wiki/Brussels_Periphery" title="Brussels Periphery">Vlaamse Rand</a>, Real Estate Heritage, and Animal Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FF0000;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vooruit_(political_party)" title="Vooruit (political party)">Vooruit</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Depraetere" title="Melissa Depraetere">Melissa Depraetere</a></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Housing, Energy and Climate, Tourism, and Youth </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_and_Flemish" title="Christian Democratic and Flemish">CD&V</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hilde_Crevits" title="Hilde Crevits">Hilde Crevits</a></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister of the Interior, Urban and Rural Policy, Society, Integration and Inclusion, Administration, Social Economy, and Marine Fishing </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zuhal_Demir" title="Zuhal Demir">Zuhal Demir</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Education, Justice, and Employment </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Annick_De_Ridder" title="Annick De Ridder">Annick De Ridder</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Mobility, Public Works, Ports, and Sport </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cieltje_Van_Achter" title="Cieltje Van Achter">Cieltje Van Achter</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>, and Media </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FF0000;"> </td> <td>Vooruit </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Gennez" title="Caroline Gennez">Caroline Gennez</a></td> <td>Flemish minister for Welfare and Poverty Alleviation, Culture, and Equal Opportunities </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jo_Brouns&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jo Brouns (page does not exist)">Jo Brouns</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Agriculture and Environment </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jambon_(2019-2024)"><span id="Jambon_.282019-2024.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Jambon_Government" title="Jambon Government">Jambon</a> (2019-2024)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Jambon (2019-2024)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Regering_Homans_(zetelverdeling_2019).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png/220px-Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png/330px-Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png/440px-Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png 2x" data-file-width="472" data-file-height="474" /></a><figcaption>Government coalition 2019-2024</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Jambon_Government" title="Jambon Government">Flemish Government - Jambon</a> 2019-current<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Flemish_government" title="Template:Flemish government"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Flemish_government" title="Template talk:Flemish government"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Flemish_government" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Flemish government"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div> </th></tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>Party</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Function </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Flemish_Alliance" title="New Flemish Alliance">N-VA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jan_Jambon" title="Jan Jambon">Jan Jambon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Minister-President</a> of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Culture, Foreign Policy and Development Cooperation </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CD%26V" class="mw-redirect" title="CD&V">CD&V</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hilde_Crevits" title="Hilde Crevits">Hilde Crevits</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>until 17 May 2022</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Employment, Social Economy, Innovation and Agriculture</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CD%26V" class="mw-redirect" title="CD&V">CD&V</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hilde_Crevits" title="Hilde Crevits">Hilde Crevits</a> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>from 18 May 2022</i>)</span></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Welfare, Health and Family </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Flemish_Liberals_and_Democrats" title="Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats">Open Vld</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bart_Somers" title="Bart Somers">Bart Somers</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>until 6 November 2023</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for the Interior, Administrative Affairs, Integration, and Equal Opportunities</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Flemish_Liberals_and_Democrats" title="Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats">Open Vld</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gwendolyn_Rutten" title="Gwendolyn Rutten">Gwendolyn Rutten</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>from 7 November 2023 until 2 August 2024</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for the Interior, Administrative Affairs, Integration, and Equal Opportunities</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Weyts" title="Ben Weyts">Ben Weyts</a></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Education, Animal Welfare, <a href="/wiki/Brussels_Periphery" title="Brussels Periphery">Brussels Periphery</a> and Sport </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zuhal_Demir" title="Zuhal Demir">Zuhal Demir</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Justice and Enforcement, Environment, Energy and Tourism </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wouter_Beke" title="Wouter Beke">Wouter Beke</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>until 12 May 2022</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Flemish Minister for Welfare, Health, Family and Poverty Reduction</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jo_Brouns&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jo Brouns (page does not exist)">Jo Brouns</a> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>from 18 May 2022</i>)</span></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Economy, Employment, Social Economy, Innovation and Agriculture </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthias_Diependaele" title="Matthias Diependaele">Matthias Diependaele</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Housing and Immovable Heritage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td>Open Vld </td> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lydia_Peeters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lydia Peeters (page does not exist)">Lydia Peeters</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>until 2 August 2024</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td>Open Vld </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lydia_Peeters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lydia Peeters (page does not exist)">Lydia Peeters</a> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>from 3 August 2024</i>)</span></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for the Interior, Administrative Affairs, Integration, Equal Opportunities, Mobility and Public Works </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Dalle" title="Benjamin Dalle">Benjamin Dalle</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>, Media, Youth and Poverty Reduction (Poverty Reduction from 18 May 2022) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Homans_(2019)"><span id="Homans_.282019.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Homans_Government" title="Homans Government">Homans</a> (2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Homans (2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Regering_Homans_(zetelverdeling_2019).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png/220px-Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png/330px-Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png/440px-Regering_Homans_%28zetelverdeling_2019%29.png 2x" data-file-width="472" data-file-height="474" /></a><figcaption>Government coalition 2019-present</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Homans_Government" title="Homans Government">Flemish Government - Homans</a> 2019 (Jul-Oct) </th></tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>Party</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Function </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Flemish_Alliance" title="New Flemish Alliance">N-VA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liesbeth_Homans" title="Liesbeth Homans">Liesbeth Homans</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Minister-President</a> of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Public Governance, Civic Integration, Housing, Equal Opportunities and Poverty Reduction </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CD%26V" class="mw-redirect" title="CD&V">CD&V</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hilde_Crevits" title="Hilde Crevits">Hilde Crevits</a></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Education </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td>Open Vld </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sven_Gatz" title="Sven Gatz">Sven Gatz</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>until 18 July 2019</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Media, Culture, Youth and Brussels</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td>Open Vld </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lydia_Peeters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lydia Peeters (page does not exist)">Lydia Peeters</a> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>from 18 July 2019</i>)</span></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Energy, Media, Culture and Youth </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Weyts" title="Ben Weyts">Ben Weyts</a></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, the <a href="/wiki/Brussels_Periphery" title="Brussels Periphery">Brussels Periphery</a>, Tourism, Animal Welfare, Foreign Policy and Immovable Heritage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jo_Vandeurzen" title="Jo Vandeurzen">Jo Vandeurzen</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Vld" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vld">Open Vld</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lydia_Peeters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lydia Peeters (page does not exist)">Lydia Peeters</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>until 18 July 2019</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget and Energy</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Vld" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vld">Open Vld</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sven_Gatz" title="Sven Gatz">Sven Gatz</a> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>from 18 July 2019</i>)</span></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Brussels </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippe_Muyters" title="Philippe Muyters">Philippe Muyters</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Work, Economy, Innovation, Scientific Policy and Sport </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Koen_Van_den_Heuvel" title="Koen Van den Heuvel">Koen Van den Heuvel</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Town and Country Planning, Environment and Nature </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bourgeois_(2014–2019)"><span id="Bourgeois_.282014.E2.80.932019.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Bourgeois_Government" title="Bourgeois Government">Bourgeois</a> (2014–2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bourgeois (2014–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Regering-Bourgeois_I.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Regering-Bourgeois_I.gif/220px-Regering-Bourgeois_I.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Regering-Bourgeois_I.gif/330px-Regering-Bourgeois_I.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Regering-Bourgeois_I.gif 2x" data-file-width="415" data-file-height="342" /></a><figcaption>Government coalition 2014-2019</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Bourgeois_Government" title="Bourgeois Government">Flemish Government - Bourgeois</a> 2014-2019 </th></tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>Party</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Function </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Flemish_Alliance" title="New Flemish Alliance">N-VA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geert_Bourgeois" title="Geert Bourgeois">Geert Bourgeois</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Minister-President</a> of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Foreign Policy and Immovable Heritage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CD%26V" class="mw-redirect" title="CD&V">CD&V</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hilde_Crevits" title="Hilde Crevits">Hilde Crevits</a></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Education </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Vld" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vld">Open Vld</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Annemie_Turtelboom" title="Annemie Turtelboom">Annemie Turtelboom</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>until 29 April 2016</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget and Energy</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Vld" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vld">Open Vld</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bart_Tommelein" title="Bart Tommelein">Bart Tommelein</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>from 29 April 2016 until 30 November 2018</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget and Energy</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Vld" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vld">Open Vld</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lydia_Peeters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lydia Peeters (page does not exist)">Lydia Peeters</a> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>from 30 November 2018</i>)</span></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget and Energy </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liesbeth_Homans" title="Liesbeth Homans">Liesbeth Homans</a></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Public Governance, Civic Integration, Housing, Equal Opportunities and Poverty Reduction </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jo_Vandeurzen" title="Jo Vandeurzen">Jo Vandeurzen</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td>Open Vld </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sven_Gatz" title="Sven Gatz">Sven Gatz</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>until 30 November 2018</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Flemish Minister for Media, Culture, Youth and Brussels</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td>Open Vld </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sven_Gatz" title="Sven Gatz">Sven Gatz</a> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>from 30 November 2018</i>)</span></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Media, Culture, Youth and Brussels </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Weyts" title="Ben Weyts">Ben Weyts</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, the <a href="/wiki/Brussels_Periphery" title="Brussels Periphery">Brussels Periphery</a>, Tourism and Animal Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Joke_Schauvliege" title="Joke Schauvliege">Joke Schauvliege</a></i> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>until 5 February 2019</i>)</span></td> <td style="color:#696969;"><i>Flemish Minister for Town and Country Planning, Environment and Nature</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Koen_Van_den_Heuvel" title="Koen Van den Heuvel">Koen Van den Heuvel</a> <span style="color:#696969;">(<i>from 6 February 2019</i>)</span></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Town and Country Planning, Environment and Nature </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFFF44;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippe_Muyters" title="Philippe Muyters">Philippe Muyters</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Work, Economy, Innovation, Scientific Policy and Sport </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Peeters_II_(2009–2014)"><span id="Peeters_II_.282009.E2.80.932014.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Peeters_II_Government" title="Peeters II Government">Peeters II</a> (2009–2014)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Peeters II (2009–2014)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_regional_elections,_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian regional elections, 2009">7 June 2009 election</a>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span><a href="/wiki/Christen-Democratisch_en_Vlaams" class="mw-redirect" title="Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams">CD&V</a> (31 seats), <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:yellow; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span><a href="/wiki/Nieuw-Vlaamse_Alliantie" class="mw-redirect" title="Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie">N-VA</a> (16 seats) and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:red; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span><a href="/wiki/Socialistische_Partij_-_Anders" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialistische Partij - Anders">SP.A</a> (19 seats) parties formed a coalition. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coalitiezetels-PeetersII.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Coalitiezetels-PeetersII.gif/220px-Coalitiezetels-PeetersII.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Coalitiezetels-PeetersII.gif/330px-Coalitiezetels-PeetersII.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Coalitiezetels-PeetersII.gif/440px-Coalitiezetels-PeetersII.gif 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Government coalition 2009-2014</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Peeters_II_Government" title="Peeters II Government">Flemish Government - Peeters II</a> 2009-2014 </th></tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>Party</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Function </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kris_Peeters" title="Kris Peeters">Kris Peeters</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Minister-President</a> of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy, Agriculture and Rural Policy </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#DC1F30;"> </td> <td>SP.A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ingrid_Lieten" title="Ingrid Lieten">Ingrid Lieten</a></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Innovation, Public Investment, Media and Poverty Reduction </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFBD66;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Flemish_Alliance" title="New Flemish Alliance">N-VA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geert_Bourgeois" title="Geert Bourgeois">Geert Bourgeois</a></td> <td>Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Public Governance, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the <a href="/wiki/Brussels_Periphery" title="Brussels Periphery">Brussels Periphery</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jo_Vandeurzen" title="Jo Vandeurzen">Jo Vandeurzen</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hilde_Crevits" title="Hilde Crevits">Hilde Crevits</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#DC1F30;"> </td> <td>SP.A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Freya_Van_den_Bossche" title="Freya Van den Bossche">Freya Van den Bossche</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Energy, Housing, Cities and Social Economy </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#FFBD66;"> </td> <td>N-VA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippe_Muyters" title="Philippe Muyters">Philippe Muyters</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Work, Town and Country Planning and Sport </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td>CD&V </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joke_Schauvliege" title="Joke Schauvliege">Joke Schauvliege</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Environment, Nature and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#DC1F30;"> </td> <td>SP.A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pascal_Smet" title="Pascal Smet">Pascal Smet</a></td> <td>Flemish Minister for Education, Youth, Equal Opportunities and Brussels Affairs </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leterme_I/Peeters_I_(2004–2009)"><span id="Leterme_I.2FPeeters_I_.282004.E2.80.932009.29"></span>Leterme I/Peeters I (2004–2009)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Leterme I/Peeters I (2004–2009)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coalitiezetels-PeetersI.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Coalitiezetels-PeetersI.gif/220px-Coalitiezetels-PeetersI.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Coalitiezetels-PeetersI.gif/330px-Coalitiezetels-PeetersI.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Coalitiezetels-PeetersI.gif/440px-Coalitiezetels-PeetersI.gif 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Government coalition 2007-2009</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coalitiezetels-LetermeI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Coalitiezetels-LetermeI.png/220px-Coalitiezetels-LetermeI.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Coalitiezetels-LetermeI.png/330px-Coalitiezetels-LetermeI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Coalitiezetels-LetermeI.png/440px-Coalitiezetels-LetermeI.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Government coalition 2004-2007</figcaption></figure> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_regional_elections,_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian regional elections, 2004">2004 election</a>, <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#FF6200"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_and_Flemish" title="Christian Democratic and Flemish">CD&V</a></span> (29 seats)/<span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#F9CE19"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Flemish_Alliance" title="New Flemish Alliance">N-VA</a></span> (6 seats), <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#DC241F"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Socialistische_Partij_Anders" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialistische Partij Anders">sp.a</a></span>/<span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:purple"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Sociaal-Liberale_Partij" title="Sociaal-Liberale Partij">Sociaal-Liberale Partij</a></span> (25 seats) and <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#0087DC"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Open_Flemish_Liberals_and_Democrats" title="Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats">Open Vld</a></span> (19 seats) parties formed a coalition. </p> <ul><li>From 19 July 2004 to 26 June 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Minister-President of Flanders</a> was <a href="/wiki/Yves_Leterme" title="Yves Leterme">Yves Leterme</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christen-Democratisch_en_Vlaams" class="mw-redirect" title="Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams">CD&V</a>), leading a coalition of <a href="/wiki/Christen-Democratisch_en_Vlaams" class="mw-redirect" title="Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams">CD&V</a>-<a href="/wiki/New_Flemish_Alliance" title="New Flemish Alliance">N-VA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Open_Vlaamse_Liberalen_en_Democraten" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten">VLD</a>-<a href="/wiki/Vivant" title="Vivant">Vivant</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Socialistische_Partij_-_Anders" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialistische Partij - Anders">SP.A</a>-<a href="/wiki/FlemishProgressives" class="mw-redirect" title="FlemishProgressives">Vl.Pro</a>.</li> <li>On 26 June 2007, in the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_general_election,_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian general election, 2007">2007 Belgian general elections</a>, Yves Leterme and Inge Vervotte resigned as minister-president and minister in the Flemish Government to take their seats in the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian Parliament">Belgian Parliament</a>. On 28 June <a href="/wiki/Kris_Peeters" title="Kris Peeters">Kris Peeters</a> was sworn in as new minister-president, taking over the responsibilities of Leterme, and Vanackere and Crevits replaced Vervotte and Peeters as Flemish ministers.</li> <li>On 10 October 2007 <a href="/wiki/Fientje_Moerman" title="Fientje Moerman">Fientje Moerman</a> resigned due to the fallout of a hiring scandal; she was replaced as vice-minister-president by Dirk Van Mechelen and as minister by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Patricia_Ceysens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patricia Ceysens (page does not exist)">Patricia Ceysens</a>.</li> <li>On 22 September 2008 <a href="/wiki/Geert_Bourgeois" title="Geert Bourgeois">Geert Bourgeois</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Flemish_Alliance" title="New Flemish Alliance">N-VA</a>) was forced to resign due to pressure by the SP.A-Vl.Pro and Open VLD coalition partners because of his party's no confidence vote in the federal government of Leterme and their lack of trust in further negotiations by the Regions regarding the state reform. His portfolios of Administrative Affairs, Foreign Policy, Media and Tourism were taken over by minister-president Peeters.</li> <li>On 30 December 2008 <a href="/wiki/Steven_Vanackere" title="Steven Vanackere">Steven Vanackere</a> resigned to become federal Minister of Civil Service and Public Enterprises. He was replaced in the Flemish Government by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Veerle_Heeren&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Veerle Heeren (page does not exist)">Veerle Heeren</a>.</li></ul> <p>The composition at the end of the legislature: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Peeters I Flemish Government (2007-2009) </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Function </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christen-Democratisch_en_Vlaams" class="mw-redirect" title="Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams">CD&V</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kris_Peeters" title="Kris Peeters">Kris Peeters</a></td> <td>Minister-President; Minister for Institutional Reform, Ports, Agriculture, Sea Fisheries and Rural Policy </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#DC1F30;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialistische_Partij_Anders" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialistische Partij Anders">SP.A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Vandenbroucke_(politician)" title="Frank Vandenbroucke (politician)">Frank Vandenbroucke</a></td> <td>Vice-Minister-President; Minister for Work, Education and Training </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Vlaamse_Liberalen_en_Democraten" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten">VLD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dirk_van_Mechelen" class="mw-redirect" title="Dirk van Mechelen">Dirk van Mechelen</a></td> <td>Vice-Minister-President; Minister for Finance and Budget and Town and Country Planning </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#DC1F30;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialistische_Partij_Anders" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialistische Partij Anders">SP.A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bert_Anciaux" title="Bert Anciaux">Bert Anciaux</a></td> <td>Minister for Culture, Youth, Sport and Brussels Affairs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Vlaamse_Liberalen_en_Democraten" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten">VLD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marino_Keulen" title="Marino Keulen">Marino Keulen</a></td> <td>Minister for Home Affairs, Urban Policy, Housing and Civic Integration </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#DC1F30;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialistische_Partij_Anders" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialistische Partij Anders">SP.A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Van_Brempt" title="Kathleen Van Brempt">Kathleen Van Brempt</a></td> <td>Minister for Mobility, Social Economy and Equal Opportunities </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christen-Democratisch_en_Vlaams" class="mw-redirect" title="Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams">CD&V</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hilde_Crevits" title="Hilde Crevits">Hilde Crevits</a></td> <td>Minister for Public Works, Energy, the Environment and Nature </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#0087DC;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Vlaamse_Liberalen_en_Democraten" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten">VLD</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patricia_Ceysens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patricia Ceysens (page does not exist)">Patricia Ceysens</a></td> <td>Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, Innovation and Foreign Trade </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3px;background-color:#F7991D;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christen-Democratisch_en_Vlaams" class="mw-redirect" title="Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams">CD&V</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veerle_Heeren&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Veerle Heeren (page does not exist)">Veerle Heeren</a></td> <td>Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dewael_I_(1999–2003)/Somers_I_(2003–2004)"><span id="Dewael_I_.281999.E2.80.932003.29.2FSomers_I_.282003.E2.80.932004.29"></span>Dewael I (1999–2003)/Somers I (2003–2004)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Dewael I (1999–2003)/Somers I (2003–2004)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coalitiezetels-DewaelI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Coalitiezetels-DewaelI.png/220px-Coalitiezetels-DewaelI.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Coalitiezetels-DewaelI.png/330px-Coalitiezetels-DewaelI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Coalitiezetels-DewaelI.png/440px-Coalitiezetels-DewaelI.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Government coalition 1999-2003</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coalitiezetels-SomersI.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Coalitiezetels-SomersI.gif/220px-Coalitiezetels-SomersI.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Coalitiezetels-SomersI.gif/330px-Coalitiezetels-SomersI.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Coalitiezetels-SomersI.gif/440px-Coalitiezetels-SomersI.gif 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Government coalition 2003-2004</figcaption></figure> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_regional_elections,_1999" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian regional elections, 1999">regional elections of 1999</a>, a coalition of <a href="/wiki/Open_Vlaamse_Liberalen_en_Democraten" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten">VLD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Socialist_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Flemish Socialist Party">SP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agalev" class="mw-redirect" title="Agalev">Agalev</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Volksunie" class="mw-redirect" title="Volksunie">VU</a> was formed with <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Dewael" title="Patrick Dewael">Patrick Dewael</a> (VLD) as Minister-President. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_general_election,_2003" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian general election, 2003">federal elections of June 2003</a>, Patrick Dewael resigned as Minister-President and went to the federal political level. He was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Bart_Somers" title="Bart Somers">Bart Somers</a> as Flemish Minister-President until the end of term in 2004. Due to changes in political parties, the coalition was different: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Volksunie" class="mw-redirect" title="Volksunie">Volksunie</a> (VU) fell apart. Instead, <a href="/wiki/Spirit_(Belgium)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spirit (Belgium)">Spirit</a> entered the coalition</li> <li>the SP was renamed to <a href="/wiki/Socialistische_Partij_Anders" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialistische Partij Anders">SP.a</a></li> <li>Agalev was renamed to <a href="/wiki/Groen!" class="mw-redirect" title="Groen!">Groen!</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Van_den_Brande_IV_(1995–1999)"><span id="Van_den_Brande_IV_.281995.E2.80.931999.29"></span>Van den Brande IV (1995–1999)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Van den Brande IV (1995–1999)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coalitiezetels-VandenBrandeIV.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Coalitiezetels-VandenBrandeIV.gif/220px-Coalitiezetels-VandenBrandeIV.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Coalitiezetels-VandenBrandeIV.gif/330px-Coalitiezetels-VandenBrandeIV.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Coalitiezetels-VandenBrandeIV.gif/440px-Coalitiezetels-VandenBrandeIV.gif 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Government coalition 1995-1999</figcaption></figure> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_regional_elections,_1995" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian regional elections, 1995">regional elections of 1995</a> (which were the first direct elections for the Flemish Parliament), a coalition of <a href="/wiki/Christelijke_Volkspartij" class="mw-redirect" title="Christelijke Volkspartij">CVP</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Socialist_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Flemish Socialist Party">SP</a> was formed. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Minister</th> <th>Name</th> <th></th> <th>Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Minister-President</a>, Foreign Policy, European Affairs, Science and Technology </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luc_Van_den_Brande" title="Luc Van den Brande">Luc Van den Brande</a> </td> <td style="width: 3px; background-color: #F7991D;"> </td> <td>CVP </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vice-Minister-President, Education and Public Administration </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luc_Van_den_Bossche" title="Luc Van den Bossche">Luc Van den Bossche</a> </td> <td style="width: 3px; background-color: #DC1F30;"> </td> <td>SP </td></tr> <tr> <td>Environment and Labour </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Theo_Kelchtermans" title="Theo Kelchtermans">Theo Kelchtermans</a> </td> <td style="width: 3px; background-color: #F7991D;"> </td> <td>CVP </td></tr> <tr> <td>Finance, Budget and Health Policy </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wivina_Demeester" title="Wivina Demeester">Wivina Demeester</a> </td> <td style="width: 3px; background-color: #F7991D;"> </td> <td>CVP </td></tr> <tr> <td>Public Works, Transport and Spatial Planning </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eddy_Baldewijns&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eddy Baldewijns (page does not exist)">Eddy Baldewijns</a> </td> <td style="width: 3px; background-color: #DC1F30;"> </td> <td>SP </td></tr> <tr> <td>Economy, SME, Agriculture and Media </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Van_Rompuy" title="Eric Van Rompuy">Eric Van Rompuy</a> </td> <td style="width: 3px; background-color: #F7991D;"> </td> <td>CVP </td></tr> <tr> <td>Home Affairs, Urban Policy and Housing </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leo_Peeters" title="Leo Peeters">Leo Peeters</a> </td> <td style="width: 3px; background-color: #DC1F30;"> </td> <td>SP </td></tr> <tr> <td>Culture, Family Policy and Welfare </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luc_Martens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luc Martens (page does not exist)">Luc Martens</a> </td> <td style="width: 3px; background-color: #F7991D;"> </td> <td>CVP </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brussels Affairs and Equal en Equal Opportunities Policy </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anne_Van_Asbroeck&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anne Van Asbroeck (page does not exist)">Anne Van Asbroeck</a> </td> <td style="width: 3px; background-color: #DC1F30;"> </td> <td>SP </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Flemish_Minister-Presidents">List of Flemish Minister-Presidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: List of Flemish Minister-Presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Minister-President of Flanders</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Period</th> <th>Party</th> <th>Comments </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rika_De_Backer" title="Rika De Backer">Rika De Backer</a></td> <td>1974 – 1981</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christelijke_Volkspartij" class="mw-redirect" title="Christelijke Volkspartij">CVP</a></td> <td><i>Only of <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Community" title="Flemish Community">Flemish Community</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaston_Geens" title="Gaston Geens">Gaston Geens</a></td> <td>22 December 1981 – 21 January 1992</td> <td>CVP</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luc_Van_den_Brande" title="Luc Van den Brande">Luc Van den Brande</a></td> <td>21 February 1992 – 1999</td> <td>CVP</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Dewael" title="Patrick Dewael">Patrick Dewael</a></td> <td>13 July 1999 – 5 June 2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Open_Vlaamse_Liberalen_en_Democraten" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten">VLD</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bart_Somers" title="Bart Somers">Bart Somers</a></td> <td>11 June 2003 – 20 July 2004</td> <td>VLD</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yves_Leterme" title="Yves Leterme">Yves Leterme</a></td> <td>20 July 2004 – 28 June 2007</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christen-Democratisch_en_Vlaams" class="mw-redirect" title="Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams">CD&V</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kris_Peeters" title="Kris Peeters">Kris Peeters</a></td> <td>28 June 2007 – 25 July 2014</td> <td>CD&V</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geert_Bourgeois" title="Geert Bourgeois">Geert Bourgeois</a></td> <td>25 July 2014 – 2 July 2019</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Flemish_Alliance" title="New Flemish Alliance">N-VA</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Liesbeth_Homans" title="Liesbeth Homans">Liesbeth Homans</a></td> <td>2 July 2019 – 2 October 2019</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Flemish_Alliance" title="New Flemish Alliance">N-VA</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jan_Jambon" title="Jan Jambon">Jan Jambon</a></td> <td>2 October 2019 – present</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Flemish_Alliance" title="New Flemish Alliance">N-VA</a></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Place_des_Martyrs_01x.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Place_des_Martyrs_01x.JPG/220px-Place_des_Martyrs_01x.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Place_des_Martyrs_01x.JPG/330px-Place_des_Martyrs_01x.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Place_des_Martyrs_01x.JPG/440px-Place_des_Martyrs_01x.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3515" data-file-height="2344" /></a><figcaption>The Flemish Government cabinet offices are located at the <a href="/wiki/Place_des_Martyrs,_Brussels" title="Place des Martyrs, Brussels">Place des Martyrs/Martelaarsplein</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>Flemish administration</i> (Dutch: <i>Vlaamse overheid</i>) denotes the Flemish <a href="/wiki/Civil_service" title="Civil service">civil service</a>. With the 2006 reform program <i>Better Administrative Policy</i> (Dutch: <i><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beter_Bestuurlijk_Beleid" class="extiw" title="nl:Beter Bestuurlijk Beleid">Beter Bestuurlijk Beleid</a></i>), the Flemish civil service is designed to make the Flemish public administration more efficient and transparent. </p><p>The tasks of the Flemish public administration are now organised in 13 policy areas. Each policy area comprises a department and a number of (semi-) independent government agencies. Only those with their own article are mentioned below. </p><p>The 11 policy areas are: </p> <ol><li>Public Governance and the Chancellery (KB)</li> <li>Foreign Affairs (iV) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liaison_Agency_Flanders-Europe" title="Liaison Agency Flanders-Europe">Liaison Agency Flanders-Europe</a> (vleva)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flanders_Investment_and_Trade" title="Flanders Investment and Trade">Flanders Investment and Trade</a> (FIT)</li></ul></li> <li>Finance and Budget (FB)</li> <li>Education and Training (OV)</li> <li>Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agency_for_Innovation_by_Science_and_Technology" title="Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology">Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology</a> (IWT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Participatiemaatschappij_Vlaanderen" title="Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen">Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen</a> (PMV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Botanic_Garden_of_Belgium" class="mw-redirect" title="National Botanic Garden of Belgium">National Botanic Garden of Belgium</a></li></ul></li> <li>Culture, Youth, Sport and Media (CJSM) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bloso" class="mw-redirect" title="Bloso">Agency for the Promotion of Physical Development, Sport and the Outdoor Recreation</a> (Bloso)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Museum_of_Fine_Arts_Antwerp" title="Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp">Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp</a> (KMSKA)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Welfare,_Public_Health_and_Family_(Flanders)" title="Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family (Flanders)">Welfare, Public Health and Family</a> (WVG) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Care_Inspectorate_(Flanders)" title="Care Inspectorate (Flanders)">Care Inspectorate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Agriculture and Fisheries (LV)</li> <li>Work and Social Economy (WSE)</li> <li>Mobility and Public Works (MOW) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/De_Lijn" title="De Lijn">Flemish Transport Company "De Lijn"</a></li></ul></li> <li>Environment (OMG) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flemish_Energy_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Flemish Energy Agency">Flemish Energy Agency</a> (VEA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemish_organization_for_Immovable_Heritage" class="mw-redirect" title="Flemish organization for Immovable Heritage">Immovable Heritage</a></li></ul></li></ol> <p>Several other institutes, such as the <a href="/wiki/Vlaamse_Opera" title="Vlaamse Opera">Flemish Opera</a> and the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), were not incorporated into the above structure. </p><p>Every year, the Minister-President presents the current state of affairs in Flanders and the Government's plans for next year during the <a href="/wiki/September_Declaration" title="September Declaration">September Declaration</a> on the fourth Monday in September. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Budget">Budget</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Budget"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; 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top:100px; border-width:83.407843361317px 55.164587062843px 0 0; border-top-color:MediumSeaGreen"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:MediumSeaGreen"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:41.437558099328px 91.0105970685px 0 0; border-top-color:MediumTurquoise"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:MediumTurquoise"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:0; border-width:0 29.735293003841px 100px 0; border-right-color:DodgerBlue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;right:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 100px 0;border-color:DodgerBlue"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p>2018 Flemish budget </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DodgerBlue; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Education_in_Flanders" title="Education in Flanders">Education</a> (29.6%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:MediumTurquoise; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Well-being, Health, Family (27.2%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:MediumSeaGreen; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Chancellery and Governance (8.9%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:YellowGreen; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Employment and Social Economy (8.3%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#BC8F8F; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Mobility and Public Works (8.2%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DarkGray; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Other domains (17.8%)</div> </div> </div></div> <p>The below figures use the 2018 budget as example, which had €44.7 billion in expenses and €42.3 billion in revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The revenue comes from the following sources: </p> <ul><li>56% – Special financing law: the so-called "shared taxes" and "merged taxes" which the federal government raises through income taxes and VAT and partially transfers to the communities and regions based on a complex formula</li> <li>34% – Fiscal autonomy <ul><li>18% – <i>Opcentiemen</i>: additional "<a href="/wiki/Centime" title="Centime">centimes</a>" to the federal income tax (the height of which can be set by the Flemish Government)</li> <li>16% – Regional taxes (taxes under the proper authority of the Flemish Government), such as the traffic tax and <a href="/wiki/Inheritance_tax" title="Inheritance tax">inheritance tax</a></li></ul></li> <li>10% – Other revenues</li></ul> <p>The expenses are as follows per policy area: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td>€13.2 billion</td> <td>Education and Training</td> <td>Mostly wages of education personnel </td></tr> <tr> <td>€12.1 billion</td> <td>Welfare, Public Health and Family</td> <td>E.g. <a href="/wiki/Child_benefit" title="Child benefit">child benefits</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>€3.96 billion</td> <td>Chancellery and Governance</td> <td>Mostly funds for local governments (provinces, cities and other municipalities) </td></tr> <tr> <td>€3.69 billion</td> <td>Work and Social Economy</td> <td>Mostly <a href="/wiki/Service_voucher" title="Service voucher">service vouchers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>€3.67 billion</td> <td>Mobility and Public Works</td> <td>Mostly the public transportation company <a href="/wiki/De_Lijn" title="De Lijn">De Lijn</a> and road infrastructure and road safety </td></tr> <tr> <td>€2.52 billion</td> <td>Finances and Budget</td> <td>Mostly financial incentives for private property </td></tr> <tr> <td>€2.04 billion</td> <td>Spatial</td> <td>E.g. management of <a href="/wiki/Cultural_heritage" title="Cultural heritage">immovable heritage</a> and sustainable energy </td></tr> <tr> <td>€1.66 billion</td> <td>Economy, Science and Innovation</td> <td>Supporting entrepreneurship, scientific research and innovation </td></tr> <tr> <td>€1.29 billion</td> <td>Culture, Youth, Sports and Media</td> <td>Mostly the public broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Vlaamse_Radio-_en_Televisieomroeporganisatie" class="mw-redirect" title="Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie">VRT</a> and sports </td></tr> <tr> <td>€0.19 billion</td> <td>Agriculture and Fisheries</td> <td>Mostly the Agriculture Investment Fund </td></tr> <tr> <td>€0.17 billion</td> <td>international Flanders</td> <td>Tourism, international entrepreneurship, <a href="/wiki/Development_aid" title="Development aid">development aid</a> and international relations </td></tr> <tr> <td>€0.13 billion</td> <td>Higher Entities</td> <td>Operating costs of the ministerial cabinets and the <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Parliament" title="Flemish Parliament">Flemish Parliament</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Projects">Projects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flemish_Government&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Flemish Government owns the rights to <i>Flanders Today</i>, an English-speaking online and print newspaper focused on current affairs in Flanders and Brussels. The project was launched in 2007 by Geert Bourgeois – then Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism -, for three main reasons:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Facilitating the integration of <a href="/wiki/Expatriate" title="Expatriate">expats</a> living in the region by informing them of the region's current events.</li> <li>Informing international journalists about the region, as most <a href="/wiki/Foreign_correspondent_(journalism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign correspondent (journalism)">foreign correspondents</a> based in Brussels get their news from the French-speaking press because the majority cannot read Dutch. <i>Flanders Today</i> would act as a counterweight to that side of every story.</li> <li>Informing <a href="/wiki/Diplomacy" title="Diplomacy">diplomats</a>, investors, potential tourists and others outside of Belgium's borders about the region.</li></ul> <p>In May 2017, the Flemish Government announced it would not be <a href="/wiki/Bidding" title="Bidding">rebidding</a> the Flanders Today project. 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title="Meetjesland">Meetjesland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westhoek_(region)" title="Westhoek (region)">Westhoek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waasland" title="Waasland">Waasland</a></li> <li>...</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flemish_Community_in_Belgium_and_Europe.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flanders in Europe"><img alt="Flanders in Europe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flemish_Community_in_Belgium_and_Europe.svg/200px-Flemish_Community_in_Belgium_and_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flemish_Community_in_Belgium_and_Europe.svg/300px-Flemish_Community_in_Belgium_and_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="Bruges">Bruges</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Flanders" title="East Flanders">East Flanders</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Ghent" title="Ghent">Ghent</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antwerp_Province" title="Antwerp Province">Antwerp</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Antwerp" title="Antwerp">Antwerp</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemish_Brabant" title="Flemish Brabant">Flemish Brabant</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Leuven" title="Leuven">Leuven</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limburg_(Belgium)" title="Limburg (Belgium)">Limburg</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hasselt" title="Hasselt">Hasselt</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_of_the_Flemish_Region" title="List of municipalities of the Flemish Region">List of municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemish_Diamond" title="Flemish Diamond">Flemish Diamond</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Flanders" title="Politics of Flanders">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Belgian_elections" title="Template:Belgian elections">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemish_Parliament" title="Flemish Parliament">Flemish Parliament</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Flemish Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemish_Community_Commission" title="Flemish Community Commission">Community Commission (Brussels)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_parties_in_Flanders" title="Political parties in Flanders">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister-President_of_Flanders" title="Minister-President of Flanders">Minister-President</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Symbols and<br /><a href="/wiki/History_of_Flanders" title="History of Flanders">history</a></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/De_Vlaamse_Leeuw" title="De Vlaamse Leeuw">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Flanders" title="Coat of arms of Flanders">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Day_of_the_Flemish_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="Day of the Flemish Community">Day of the Flemish Community</a> <ul><li><i><a 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