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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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	(1970-11-12) 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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