Flemish Government

Flemish Government
Flemish Government
Vlaamse Regering
	Emblem of the Flemish administration (Dutch: Vlaamse overheid)
Overview
Established	22 December 1981
Polity	Flanders (Community & Region)
Leader	Minister-President
Appointed by	Flemish Parliament
Responsible to	Flemish Parliament
Annual budget	€ 44.7 billion (2018)
Headquarters	Martyrs' Square, Brussels, Belgium
Website	www.flanders.be

The Flemish Government (Dutch: Vlaamse regering [ˌvlaːmsə rəˈɣeːrɪŋ] ^ⓘ) is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region of Belgium. It consists of a government cabinet, headed by the Minister-President and accountable to the Flemish Parliament, and the public administration (civil service) divided into 13 policy areas, each with an executive department and multiple agencies.

The Flemish Government cabinet consists of up to a maximum of eleven ministers, chosen by the Flemish Parliament. At least one minister must come from Brussels. The ministers are drawn from the political parties which, in practice, form the governing coalition. The Government is chaired by the Flemish Minister-President. Ministers head executive departments of the government administration. Ministers must defend their policies and performance in person before the Flemish Parliament. The Flemish Government must receive and keep the confidence of the Flemish Parliament. Until 1993 the Flemish Government was called the Flemish Executive (Vlaamse Executieve).