Ben Weyts

Ben Weyts (born 12 November 1970) is a Belgian politician, member of the to the New Flemish Alliance.

Ben Weyts
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 (1970-11-12) 12 November 1970
Leuven, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Political partyNew Flemish Alliance
ResidenceBeersel (Huizingen)
Websitehttp://www.n-va.be/cv/ben-weyts

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.

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