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Ben Weyts
Ben Weyts
Vice Minister-President of Flanders
	Incumbent
	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	Animal Welfare; Brussels Periphery; Mobility; Public Works; Tourism;
2019	Animal Welfare; Brussels Periphery; Immovable Heritage; Foreign Policy; Mobility; Public Works; Tourism;
2019–	Animal Welfare; Brussels Periphery; Education; Sport;
Personal details
Born	12 November 1970 (age 53); Leuven, Belgium
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

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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.

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^ 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.

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[1] 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.

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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,<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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