The minister-president of

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of the

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, which is the executive branch of the

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and

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.See the

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. The incumbent officeholder is Matthias Diependaele, who took over from Jan Jambon, following the 2024 Belgian regional elections. The current government is made up of three parties, the

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(N-VA), Vooruit, and

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(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.

Appointment

Following the election of the

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, a Flemish Government is formed with a maximum of eleven ministers. The largest party in 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

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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 the Dutch language group of the Federal Parliament of Belgium. File:Hôtel Errera 1.JPG, The , the official residence of the Minister-President of Flanders and his ministers File:Het Martelarenplein te Brussel.jpg, The cabinet offices are located at the Place des Martyrs/Martelaarsplein in

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List of officeholders

Timeline

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References

{{Governments of Belgium * 1981 establishments in Belgium Politics of Flanders Lists of political office-holders in Belgium

Appointment

List of officeholders

Timeline

See also

References