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.

The Flag of Flanders
The Flag of Flanders

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

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