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 ministers are drawn from the political parties which, in practice, form the governing coalition.

He was succeeded by Bart Somers as Flemish Minister-President until the end of term in 2004.

With the 2006 reform program Better Administrative Policy (Dutch: Beter Bestuurlijk Beleid), the Flemish civil service is designed to make the Flemish public administration more efficient and transparent.

Each policy area comprises a department and a number of (semi-) independent government agencies.

[1] The revenue comes from the following sources: The expenses are as follows per policy area: The Flemish Government owns the rights to Flanders Today, an English-speaking online and print newspaper focused on current affairs in Flanders and Brussels.