Flemish government

Flemish government

The Flemish Government (Dutch: "Vlaamse Regering") 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.

Flemish Government

The executive branch of government consists of a limited number (maximum 11) 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-Vl.Pro.

On 26 June 2007, in the aftermath of the 2007 Belgian general elections, Yves Leterme and Inge Vervotte resigned as minister-president and minister in the Flemish Government to take their seats in the Belgian Parliament. On June 28, Kris Peeters was sworn in as new minister-president, taking over the responsibilities of Leterme, and Vanackere and Crevits replaced Vervotte and Peeters as Flemish ministers.

On 10 October 2007 Fientje Moerman resigned due to the fallout of a hiring scandal; she was replaced as vice-minister-president by Dirk Van Mechelen and as minister by Patricia Ceysens.

On 22 September 2008 Geert Bourgeois (N-VA) 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 portfolio's of Administrative Affairs, Foreign Policy, Media and Tourism to be divided amongst the other ministers.

Current Government composition

*Kris Peeters, (CD&V), Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Institutional Reform, Ports, Agriculture, Sea Fisheries and Rural Policy
*Frank Vandenbroucke, (SP.A), Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Work, Education and Training
*Dirk Van Mechelen, (VLD), Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Finance and Budget and Town and Country Planning
*Bert Anciaux, (Vl.Pro), Flemish Minister for Culture, Youth, Sport and Brussels Affairs
*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.
*Steven Vanackere, (CD&V), Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family
*Hilde Crevits, (CD&V), Flemish Minister for Public Works, Energy, the Environment and Nature
*Patricia Ceysens, (VLD), Flemish Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, Innovation and Foreign Trade

List of previous Flemish Minister-Presidents

Flemish government

"Flemish government" (without a capital G, Dutch: "Vlaamse overheid") 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 transparent.

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.

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

ee also

* Flanders
* Flanders in Action
* Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT)
* Flemish Council for Science Policy (VRWB)
* Flemish Energy Agency
* Flemish institute for technological research (VITO)
* Flanders Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology (VIB)
* GIMV
* Institute for the promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT)
* Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen
* Technopolis
* Politics of Flanders

External links

* [http://www.flanders.be Flemish government] (Dutch: "Vlaamse overheid"), in English
* [http://www.vlaanderen.be Flemish government] (Dutch: "Vlaamse overheid"), in Dutch
* [http://www.vlaamsparlement.be/ Flemish Parliament] (Dutch: "Vlaams Parlement")
* [http://www.vlaanderen.be/regering/ Flemish Government] (Dutch: "Vlaamse Regering")


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