Ben Weyts

{{short description|Belgian politician}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ben Weyts

| image = Ben weyts profielfoto.jpg

| office1 = Vice Minister-President of Flanders

| primeminister1 = {{ubl|Jan Jambon|Matthias Diependaele}}

| alongside1 = Melissa Depraetere (from 2024) and Hilde Crevits

| term_start1 = 2 October 2019

| term_end1 =

| office2 = Member of the Chamber of Representatives

| term_start2 = 31 December 2008

| term_end2 = 28 April 2014

| constituency2 = Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde

| office4 = Flemish ministerial roles

| subterm4 = 2014–2019

| suboffice4 = {{hlist|Animal Welfare|Brussels Periphery|Mobility|Public Works|Tourism}}

| subterm5 = 2019

| suboffice5 = {{hlist|Animal Welfare|Brussels Periphery|Immovable Heritage|Foreign Policy|Mobility|Public Works|Tourism}}

| subterm6 = 2019–2024

| suboffice6 = {{hlist|Animal Welfare|Brussels Periphery|Education|Sport}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|11|12}}

| birth_place = Leuven, Belgium

| alma_mater = Ghent University

| children = 2

| nationality =

| party = People's Union (1999-2001)
New Flemish Alliance (2001-present)

| residence = Dworp, Belgium

| website = [https://www.benweyts.be/ Ben Weyts]

| footnotes = {{notelist}}

| subterm7 = 2024–

| suboffice7 = {{hlist|Budget and Finance|Brussels Periphery|Real Estate Heritage|Animal Welfare}}

}}

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,{{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}} 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.