Government
The provincial parliament, Provincieraad, has 84 members. Six people chosen by and from the parliament are the deputies, bestendige deputatie, and form the daily government. The daily government is led by the governor, who is appointed by the Flemish government.
André Denys (VLD) has been the governor of East Flanders since 26 November 2004.
The provincial deputies are:
- 1st Deputy: Alexander Vercamer (CD&V)
- 2nd Deputy: Marc De Buck (CD&V)
- 3rd Deputy: Peter Hertog (SP.A-Spirit)
- 4th Deputy: Jozef Dauwe (CD&V)
- 5th Deputy: Carina Van Cauter (CD&V)
- 6th Deputy Eddy Couckuyt (CD&V)
The province has a yearly budget of approximately 300 million euro.
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