Jambon Government
The Jambon Government (Regering-Jambon) is the Flemish Government formed and sworn in on 2 October 2019, following the 2019 Belgian regional elections and replacing the interim Homans Government.
Jambon Government | |
|---|---|
Cabinet of Flanders | |
| Incumbent | |
| Date formed | 2 October 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Philippe of Belgium |
| Head of government | Jan Jambon |
| No. of ministers | 9 |
| Member party | N-VA CD&V Open Vld |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Homans |
| Successor | Incumbent |
On 30 September 2019, just over four months after the elections, the ruling parties (New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V) and the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld)) announced they had agreed to form a new coalition led by Jan Jambon, to be sworn in on 2 October 2019.
The cabinet started with a small majority in the Flemish Parliament as it dropped from 89 to 70 seats since the previous election, needing 63 for a majority. It lost a further seat in April 2021 when Sihame El Kaouakibi left Open Vld and became an independent member of Parliament.[1] The main opposition parties are far-right Vlaams Belang (VB), the Green party and the Socialist Party (sp.a).
Composition edit
The coalition replaced the interim Homans Government, again consisting of the N-VA (35 seats), CD&V (19 seats) and Open Vld (16 seats). In contrary to what was expected, the N-VA only has four ministers (instead of five), while CD&V has three (instead of only two). Finally, Open Vld has two ministers.
| Party | Name | Function | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-VA | Jan Jambon | Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Culture, Foreign Policy and Development Cooperation | |
| CD&V | Hilde Crevits (until May 17, 2022) | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Employment, Social Economy, Innovation and Agriculture | |
| CD&V | Hilde Crevits (from May 18, 2022) | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Welfare, Health and Family | |
| Open Vld | Bart Somers (until November 6, 2023) | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for the Interior, Administrative Affairs, Integration, and Equal Opportunities | |
| Open Vld | Gwendolyn Rutten (from November 7, 2023) | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for the Interior, Administrative Affairs, Integration, and Equal Opportunities | |
| N-VA | Ben Weyts | Vice minister-president of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Education, Animal Welfare, Brussels Periphery and Sport | |
| N-VA | Zuhal Demir | Flemish Minister for Justice and Enforcement, Environment, Energy and Tourism | |
| CD&V | Wouter Beke (until May 12, 2022) | Flemish Minister for Welfare, Health, Family and Poverty Reduction | |
| CD&V | Jo Brouns (from May 18, 2022) | Flemish Minister for Economy, Employment, Social Economy, Innovation and Agriculture | |
| N-VA | Matthias Diependaele | Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Housing and Immovable Heritage | |
| Open Vld | Lydia Peeters | Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works | |
| CD&V | Benjamin Dalle | Flemish Minister for Brussels, Media, Youth and Poverty Reduction (Poverty Reduction from May 18, 2022) | |
Changes edit
- On 12 May 2022 Wouter Beke announced to be resigning from the Flemish Government after suffering months of criticism on his approach towards tackling the corona crisis, the waiting lists in healthcare and the abuses in childcare. Beke returned to take up the position of mayor of Leopoldsburg. [2]. A few days later, CD&V announced that his portfolios (Welfare, Health, Family and Poverty Reduction) would be taken over by Hilde Crevits, who would in turn leave her portfolios (Economy, Employment, Social Economy, Innovation and Agriculture) to newcomer Jo Brouns.[3]
- On 6 November 2023 Bart Somers announced to be resigning from the Flemish Government to take up his position as mayor of Mechelen, replacing acting mayor Alexander Vandersmissen.[4] One day later, Gwendolyn Rutten was announced as the successor of Somers.[5]
References edit
- ^ NWS, VRT (8 April 2021). "Sihame El Kaouakibi stapt zelf uit Open VLD, maar blijft wel in Vlaams Parlement zitten". vrtnws.be (in Dutch).
- ^ https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/05/12/persconferentie-wouter-beke/
- ^ https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/05/16/cd-v-nieuwe-minister/
- ^ hhttps://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/11/06/bart-somers-open-vld-legt-zijn-mandaat-als-vlaams-minister-nee/
- ^ https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/11/07/persconferentie-open-vld/