Ben Weyts

Ben Weyts
Ben Weyts
Vice Minister-President of Flanders
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 October 2019 Serving with Melissa Depraetere (from 2024) and Hilde Crevits
Prime Minister	Jan Jambon; Matthias Diependaele;
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;
2019–2024	Animal Welfare; Brussels Periphery; Education; Sport;
2024–	Budget and Finance; Brussels Periphery; Real Estate Heritage; Animal Welfare;
Personal details
Born	12 November 1970 (age 54); Leuven, Belgium
Political party	People's Union (1999-2001); New Flemish Alliance (2001-present)
Children	2
Residence(s)	Dworp, 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 Flemish Government since 2019,^[1] and serves as the Flemish Minister for Budget and Finance, Brussels Periphery, Real Estate Heritage, and Animal Welfare in the current Diependaele Government, which took office in 2024.

As Vice-President in the Jambon Government from 2019 to 2024, he also served 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

^ 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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