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Ben Weyts
Vice Minister-President of Flanders
Assumed office
2 October 2019
Serving with Hilde Crevits and Bart Somers
Prime MinisterJan Jambon
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
31 December 2008 – 28 April 2014
ConstituencyBrussels-Halle-Vilvoorde
Flemish ministerial roles
2014–2019
2019
  • Animal Welfare
  • Brussels Periphery
  • Immovable Heritage
  • Foreign Policy
  • Mobility
  • Public Works
  • Tourism
2019–
Personal details
Born (1970-11-12) 12 November 1970 (age 53)
Leuven, Belgium
Political partyPeople's Union (1999-2001)
New Flemish Alliance (2001-present)
Children2
Residence(s)Beersel, Belgium
Alma materGhent University
WebsiteBen 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

  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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