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|term_start1 = 2 October 2019 |
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|office2 = Member of the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |
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|party = [[New Flemish Alliance]] |
|party = [[People's Union (Belgium)|People's Union]] (1999-2001)<br>[[New Flemish Alliance]] (2001-present) |
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|residence = [[Beersel]], Belgium |
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|website = [https://www.benweyts.be/ Ben Weyts] |
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'''Ben Weyts''' (born 12 November 1970) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician of the [[New Flemish Alliance]] (N-VA). He has been a [[Minister-President of Flanders|Vice Minister-President of Flanders]] in the [[Jambon Government]] since 2019, and serves as the [[Flanders|Flemish]] minister for Animal Welfare, the [[Brussels Periphery]], Education, and Sport. He previously served in the [[Homans Government|Homans]] and [[Bourgeois Government|Bourgeois]] governments from 2014 to 2019. He was a member of the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] from 2008 to 2014. |
'''Ben Weyts''' (born 12 November 1970) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician of the [[New Flemish Alliance]] (N-VA). He has been a [[Minister-President of Flanders|Vice Minister-President of Flanders]] in the [[Jambon Government]] since 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last=NWS |first=VRT |date=2019-06-28 |title=Minister-president Geert Bourgeois (N-VA) draagt partijgenote Liesbeth Homans voor als tijdelijke opvolger |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/06/28/bourgeois-homans-ochtend/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}}</ref> and serves as the [[Flanders|Flemish]] minister for Animal Welfare, the [[Brussels Periphery]], Education, and Sport. He previously served in the [[Homans Government|Homans]] and [[Bourgeois Government|Bourgeois]] governments from 2014 to 2019. He was a member of the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] from 2008 to 2014. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Latest revision as of 19:59, 3 June 2023
Ben Weyts | |
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Vice Minister-President of Flanders | |
Assumed office 2 October 2019 Serving with Hilde Crevits and Bart Somers | |
Prime Minister | Jan Jambon |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
In office 31 December 2008 – 28 April 2014 | |
Constituency | Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde |
Flemish ministerial roles | |
2014–2019 |
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2019 |
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2019– |
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Personal details | |
Born | Leuven, Belgium | 12 November 1970
Political party | People's Union (1999-2001) New Flemish Alliance (2001-present) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Beersel, Belgium |
Alma mater | Ghent University |
Website | Ben Weyts |
Ben Weyts (born 12 November 1970) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). He has been a Vice Minister-President of Flanders in the Jambon Government since 2019,[1] and serves as the Flemish minister for Animal Welfare, the Brussels Periphery, Education, and Sport. He previously served in the Homans and Bourgeois governments from 2014 to 2019. He was a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 2008 to 2014.
Notes[edit]
- ^ NWS, VRT (2019-06-28). "Minister-president Geert Bourgeois (N-VA) draagt partijgenote Liesbeth Homans voor als tijdelijke opvolger". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-25.