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List of governments in Belgium

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List of governments in Belgium

This is a list of the Belgian federal, regional, and community governments.

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Map of Belgium

Federal government

The Belgian Federal Government is the executive branch of the whole Kingdom of Belgium.

Flemish government

The Flemish Government is the executive branch of both the Flemish Region and the Flemish Community.

Following the 25 May 2014 election,   N-VA (43 seats),   CD&V (27 seats) and   Open Vld (19 seats) parties formed a coalition.

Government of the French Community

The Government of the French Community is the executive branch of the French Community.

Following the 25 May 2014 election, the   PS (30 seats) and   CDH (13 seats) parties formed a coalition.

  • On 11 April 2016, Joëlle Milquet resigned as Minister of Compulsory Education, Culture and Child Care as she was accused of creating a conflict of interest in using her ministerial assistants to help her with a new election campaign in 2014. A few days later, Milquet was replaced by Marie-Martine Schyns and Alda Greoli. Schyns took over the Compulsory Education portfolio, which she was already in charge of during the previous legislature. Greoli took over Culture and Child Care from Milquet and also received the Sports portfolio from René Collin, who shifted to Agriculture and Tourism.

    • Government of the German-speaking Community

    The Government of the German-speaking Community is the executive branch of the German-speaking Community.

    Following the 25 May 2014 election,   ProDG (6 seats), the   PS (4 seats) and   PFF (4 seats) parties formed a coalition.

    Government of the Walloon Region

    The Government of the Walloon Region or the Walloon Government is the executive branch of the Walloon Region.

    Following the 25 May 2014 election,   PS (30 seats) and   CDH (13 seats) parties formed a coalition.

    Government of the Brussels-Capital Region

    The Government of the Brussels-Capital Region is the executive branch of the Brussels-Capital Region.

    Following the 7 June 2009 election, the French-speaking parties   PS,   Ecolo and   CDH formed a coalition with the Dutch-speaking parties   Open VLD,   CD&V and   Groen!. The government was originally led by Charles Picqué but he retired on 7 May 2013 and was replaced by Rudi Vervoort.

    References

    List of governments in Belgium Wikipedia
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