Bourgeois Government
Bourgeois Government | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Flanders | |
| Incumbent | |
| Date formed | 25 July 2014 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Philippe of Belgium |
| Head of government | Geert Bourgeois |
| No. of ministers | 9 |
| Member party | N-VA CD&V Open Vld |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| History | |
| Election | 2014 |
| Predecessor | Peeters II |
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 | |
