List of Minister-Presidents of Flanders
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The minister-president of Flanders is the head of government of the Flemish region and community, which is a federal state of Belgium.
Usually the leader of the biggest party of Flemish Parliament becomes the minister-president. Regional elections are held every 5 years. The Flemish Parliament was elected directly for the first time in 1995, before 1995 the members of the Flemish Parliament were the members of the Dutch language group of the Federal Parliament of Belgium.
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 |