Yes, we choose merit and performance.
From 2026, the top managers of our administrations will finally be evaluated, and paid, according to the results they achieve.
A structural, concrete reform, championed by Jacqueline Galant and the Governments:
↘️ -20% top management mandates in Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation: fewer posts, more accountability.
🔝 Openness to all talent, including from the private sector: we want to bring business and SME leaders into the heart of public action.
↗️ Aligning pay with other entities in the country to stay competitive.
↗️ Modernising the packages: variable pay linked to objectives, mobility package, end of chauffeurs.
👉 Our goal is clear: hold public leaders accountable and firmly embed a results culture within our administrations.
Some people sometimes forget that our real customers, yes customers, are citizens and businesses. This reform must help satisfy them better.
“This reform marks a cultural shift within the administration: we want to move from an administrative culture to a results culture. Yes, we stand by paying leaders better while drastically reducing the number of mandates. We need to be able to attract the best talent, partly from the private sector, to thoroughly reform our administration,” says Jacqueline Galant, Minister for the Civil Service, who is driving the reform.