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Flemish politician
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12 November 1970(Leuven)
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Biography
Ben Weyts (born 12 November 1970 in Leuven) is a Belgian politician affiliated to the N-VA.
He entered the Belgian Chamber of Representatives replacing Herman Van Rompuy on 31 December 2008 and was reelected in 2010.
In 2011, he became the vice-president of his party, the N-VA. He held this party office until 2014.
In July 2014, Weyts became Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, Brussels Periphery, Tourism and Animal Welfare in the 2014–2019 Bourgeois Government.