Peeters II Government

Summary

The Peeters II Government (Regering-Peeters II) was the Flemish Government formed following the 2009 Flemish Parliament election. The cabinet consisted of a coalition of the Christian democratic CD&V, the social democratic sp.a and the nationalist N-VA. The largest opposition parties in the Flemish Parliament were far-right Vlaams Belang and liberal Open Vld.

Peeters II Government

Cabinet of Flanders
Incumbent
Date formed13 July 2009
Date dissolved25 July 2014
People and organisations
Head of stateAlbert II of Belgium
Philippe of Belgium
Head of governmentKris Peeters
Deputy head of governmentIngrid Lieten
Geert Bourgeois
No. of ministers9
Member party CD&V
 sp.a
 N-VA
Status in legislatureCoalition
History
Election(s)2009
PredecessorPeeters I
SuccessorBourgeois
Parliamentary majority

Composition edit

The Peeters II Government consists of the following nine ministers:

Flemish Government - Peeters II 2009-2014
Party Name Function
CD&V Kris Peeters Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy, Agriculture and Rural Policy
SP.A Ingrid Lieten Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Innovation, Public Investment, Media and Poverty Reduction
N-VA Geert Bourgeois Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Brussels Periphery
CD&V Jo Vandeurzen Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family
CD&V Hilde Crevits Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works
SP.A Freya Van den Bossche Flemish Minister for Energy, Housing, Cities and Social Economy
N-VA Philippe Muyters Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Work, Town and Country Planning and Sport
CD&V Joke Schauvliege Flemish Minister for Environment, Nature and Culture
SP.A Pascal Smet Flemish Minister for Education, Youth, Equal Opportunities and Brussels Affairs

See also edit

References edit

  • Vlaamse Regering, krispeeters.be
  • vlaamseregering.be
  • "Nieuwe Vlaamse regering legt maandag eed af". Het Nieuwsblad. 10 July 2009.