Ben Weyts
Ben Weyts | |
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| Vice-Minister-President of the Government of Flanders, and Flemish Minister for Education, Sport, the Vlaamse Rand, and Animal Welfare | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2019 | |
| Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works | |
| In office 25 July 2014 – 2 October 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1970 Leuven, Belgium |
| Political party | New Flemish Alliance |
| Residence | Beersel (Huizingen) |
| Website | http://www.n-va.be/cv/ben-weyts |
Ben Weyts (born 12 November 1970) is a Belgian politician, member of the to the New Flemish Alliance.
He entered the Belgian Chamber of Representatives replacing Herman Van Rompuy on 31 December 2008 and was reelected in 2010.[1]
In 2011, he became the vice-president of his party, the N-VA. He held this party office until 2014.
In July 2014, Weyts became Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, Brussels Periphery, Tourism and Animal Welfare in the 2014–2019 Bourgeois Government. Since 2 October 2019 he is Vice-Minister-President of the Government of Flanders, and Flemish Minister for Education, Sport, the Vlaamse Rand, and Animal Welfare in the Jambon Government.
Notes
- ^ Chamber of Representatives: cv Ben Weyts (Dutch) Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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