Flemish government
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The Flemish Government is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region. It consists of up to maximum eleven ministers, chosen by the Flemish Parliament. At least one minister must come from Brussels.
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[edit] Flemish Government
The executive branch of government consists of a limited number of ministers drawn from the political parties which, in practice, form the government coalition. The ministers are appointed by the Flemish Parliament. The Cabinet is chaired by the Flemish Minister-President. Ministers head executive departments of the government. 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.
Since 19 July 2004, the minister-president of Flanders has been Yves Leterme (CD&V), leading a coalition of CD&V-N-VA, VLD-Vivant, and SP.A-Spirit.
[edit] Current Government composition
- Yves Leterme, (CD&V), Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Institutional Reform, Agriculture, Sea Fisheries and Rural Policy
- Fientje Moerman, (VLD), Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, Innovation and Foreign Trade
- Frank Vandenbroucke, (SP.A), Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Work, Education and Training
- Inge Vervotte, (CD&V), Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family
- Dirk Van Mechelen, (VLD), Flemish Minister for Finance and Budget and Town and Country Planning
- Bert Anciaux, (Spirit), Flemish Minister for Culture, Youth, Sport and Brussels Affairs
- Geert Bourgois, (N-VA), Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Foreign Policy, Media and Tourism
- Kris Peeters, (CD&V), Flemish Minister for Public Works, Energy, the Environment and Nature
- Marino Keulen, (VLD), Flemish Minister for Home Affairs, Urban Policy, Housing and Civic Integration
- Kathleen Van Brempt, (SP.A), Flemish Minister for Mobility, Social Economy and Equal Opportunities.
[edit] List of previous Flemish Minister-Presidents
| Rika De Backer | 1974 - 1981 | CVP | Only of Flemish Community |
| Gaston Geens | 22 December 1981-21 January 1992 | CVP | |
| Luc Van den Brande | 21 February 1992-1999 | CVP | |
| Patrick Dewael | 13 July 1999-5 June 2003 | VLD | |
| Bart Somers | 11 June 2003-20 July 2004 | VLD | |
| Yves Leterme | 20 July 2004-present | CD&V |
[edit] Flemish government
Flemish government denotes the Flemish civil service. With the reform program Better Administrative Policy (Dutch: Beter Bestuurlijk Beleid), the Flemish civil service is designed to make the Flemish public administration more efficient and transparant.
The tasks of the Flemish public administration are now organised in 13 policy areas. Each policy area comprises of a department and a number of (semi-) independant government agencies.
The 13 policy areas are:
- Services for the General Government Policy
- Administrative Affairs
- Foreign Affairs
- Finance and Budget
- Education and Training
- Economy, Science and Innovation
- Culture, Youth, Sport and Media
- Welfare, Public Health and Family
- Agriculture and Fisheries
- Work and Social Economy
- Mobility and Public Works
- Environment, Nature and Energy
- Town and Country Planning, Housing Policy and Immovable Heritage
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Flemish government (Dutch: Vlaamse overheid), in English
- Flemish government (Dutch: Vlaamse overheid), in Dutch
- Flemish Parliament (Dutch: Vlaams Parlement)
- Flemish Government (Dutch: Vlaamse Regering)
