State or region
Minister-President of Flanders
- Dutch: Minister-president van Vlaanderen
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the Flemish Parliament
- Exact method
- Members of each Community or Regional Government are elected by their Parliament (Constitution, Art. 122); the Minister-President is elected as head of the government coalition.
- Chosen by
- Flemish Parliament
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Matthias Diependaele N-VA since September 2024 Report Source: vlaanderen.be, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, read 2026-10-12: seat count / head of government; Belgian Constitution Art. 117, 122. For: Minister-President of Flanders
- belgium.be · checked Official Dutch, French and German names of Belgian federal and regional bodies as used by their own institutions (Kamer/Chambre, Senaat/Sénat, regional parliaments); names from general knowledge of the official usage, not read page by page on 2026-10-12. official=false pending verification. For: Minister-President of Flanders in Dutch
- vlaanderen.be · checked Flemish Government, Vlaamse Regering page, read 2026-10-12: Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) is Minister-President, sworn in 30 September 2024. Confirms the Wikipedia-sourced term. For: Matthias Diependaele, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Diependaele Government, read 2026-10-12: Minister-President and start date. Fallback: Wikipedia because the regional government and parliament sites were not machine-readable or returned HTTP 403; cross-checked against Wikipedia Minister-President page. For: Matthias Diependaele, current term
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