The Bourgeois Government ( Regering-Bourgeois ) was the Flemish Government formed following the 2014 Flemish Parliament election . The cabinet consisted of a centre-right coalition of the nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V) and the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld). It had a large majority in the Flemish Parliament and the main opposition parties were the Socialist Party (sp.a), which had been part of nearly all previous governments in recent history, and the Green party.
5-551: As Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois was elected to sit in the European Parliament following the 2019 European Parliament election in Belgium , he vacated his place in the government to fellow N-VA member Liesbeth Homans , who was sworn in on 2 July 2019 to lead the interim Homans Government composed of the same parties, as a new coalition based on the 2019 Belgian regional elections had not yet been formed. After
10-546: A coalition. Minister-President of Flanders The minister-president of Flanders ( Dutch : Minister-president van Vlaanderen ) is the head of the Flemish Government , which is the executive branch of the Flemish Region and Flemish Community . The incumbent officeholder is Matthias Diependaele , who took over from Jan Jambon , following the 2024 Belgian regional elections . The current government
15-586: Is made up of three parties, the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), Vooruit , and Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V). The ministers were sworn in on 30 September 2024. The government consists of nine ministers, five for the N-VA, two for Vooruit and two for CD&V. Following the election of the Flemish Parliament , a Flemish Government is formed with a maximum of eleven ministers. The largest party in
20-500: The 2014 elections, N-VA and CD&V started negotiations to form a Flemish Government. However, since Open Vld was required for a Federal Government majority and they demanded to be in either both or neither government, they joined the negotiations later. The Bourgeois Government consisted of the following nine ministers: Following the 25 May 2014 election , N-VA (43 seats), CD&V (27 seats) and Open Vld (19 seats) parties formed
25-514: The government coalition may choose the minister-president. Following the oath of office of all ministers before the Flemish Parliament, the minister-president alone takes the oath of office before the King as well. Regional elections are held every 5 years. The Flemish Parliament was elected directly for the first time in 1995. Prior to 1995, the members of the Flemish Parliament were the members of
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