Bourgeois Government

Bourgeois Government

of Flanders
Incumbent
Date formed 25 July 2014
People and organisations
Head of government Geert Bourgeois
Head of state Philippe of Belgium
Number of ministers 9
Member party     N-VA
    CD&V
    Open Vld
Status in legislature Coalition
History
Election(s) 2014
Predecessor Peeters II
Parliamentary majority

The Bourgeois Government (Regering-Bourgeois) is the Flemish Government formed following the 2014 Flemish Parliament election. The cabinet consists 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 has a large majority in the Flemish Parliament and the main opposition parties are the Socialist Party (sp.a), which had been part of nearly all previous governments in recent history, and the Green party.

Formation

After 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.

Composition

The Bourgeois Government consists of the following nine ministers:

Flemish Government - Bourgeois 2014-2019
Party Name Function
N-VA Geert Bourgeois Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Foreign Policy and Tourism
CD&V Hilde Crevits Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Education
Open Vld Annemie Turtelboom Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget and Energy
N-VA Liesbeth Homans Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Local Government, Poverty Reduction, Housing, Civic Integration, Equal Opportunities, Cities and Social Economy
CD&V Jo Vandeurzen Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family
Open Vld Sven Gatz Flemish Minister for Media, Culture, Youth and Brussels
N-VA Ben Weyts Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, the Brussels Periphery and Animal Welfare
CD&V Joke Schauvliege Flemish Minister for Town and Country Planning, Environment and Nature
N-VA Philippe Muyters Flemish Minister for Work, Economy, Innovation, Science Policy and Sport
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