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{{short description|Belgian politician}} |
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|name = Ben Weyts |
|name = Ben Weyts |
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|image = Ben weyts profielfoto.jpg |
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|office = [[Flemish Government|Flemish Minister]] of Mobility and Public Works |
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|term_start = 25 July 2014 |
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|party = [[New Flemish Alliance]] |
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|website = [http://www.n-va.be/cv/ben-weyts http://www.n-va.be/cv/ben-weyts] |
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|office1 = [[Minister-President of Flanders|Vice Minister-President of Flanders]] |
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'''Ben Weyts''' (born 12 November 1970) is a Belgian politician, member of the to the [[New Flemish Alliance]]. |
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|primeminister1 = [[Jan Jambon]] |
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|alongside1 = [[Hilde Crevits]] and [[Bart Somers]] |
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|office2 = Member of the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |
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He entered the [[Belgian Chamber of Representatives]] replacing [[Herman Van Rompuy]] on 31 December 2008 and was reelected in [[2010 Belgian federal election|2010]].<ref>[http://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&rightmenu=right_depute&cfm=cvview53.cfm?key=01283&lactivity=52 Chamber of Representatives: cv Ben Weyts (Dutch)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306132750/http://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=%2Fdepute&language=nl&rightmenu=right_depute&cfm=cvview53.cfm%3Fkey%3D01283&lactivity=52 |date=March 6, 2012 }}</ref> |
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|term_start2 = 31 December 2008 |
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|term_end2 = 28 April 2014 |
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|constituency2 = [[Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde]] |
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| office4 = Flemish ministerial roles |
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In 2011, he became the vice-president of his party, the N-VA. He held this party office until 2014. |
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| subterm4 = 2014–2019 |
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| suboffice4 = {{hlist|Animal Welfare|[[Brussels Periphery]]|Mobility|Public Works|Tourism}} |
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| subterm5 = 2019 |
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| suboffice5 = {{hlist|Animal Welfare|[[Brussels Periphery]]|Immovable Heritage|Foreign Policy|Mobility|Public Works|Tourism}} |
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| subterm6 = 2019– |
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| suboffice6 = {{hlist|Animal Welfare|[[Brussels Periphery]]|Education|Sport}} |
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|alma_mater = [[Ghent University]] |
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|children = 2 |
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|party = [[People's Union (Belgium)|People's Union]] (1999-2001)<br>[[New Flemish Alliance]] (2001-present) |
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|website = [https://www.benweyts.be/ Ben Weyts] |
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|footnotes = {{notelist}} |
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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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In July 2014, Weyts became Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, [[Brussels Periphery]], Tourism and Animal Welfare in the 2014–2019 [[Bourgeois Government]]. |
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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.
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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.