[2] The incumbent officeholder is Matthias Diependaele, who took over from Jan Jambon, following the 2024 Belgian regional elections.

The current government is made up of three parties, the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), Vooruit, and Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V).

The government consists of nine ministers, five for the N-VA, two for Vooruit and two for CD&V.

The largest party in the government coalition may choose the minister-president.

The Flemish Parliament was elected directly for the first time in 1995.