Johan Weyts (9 June 1939 – 20 May 2021) was a Belgian Christian Democrat politician who sat in the Belgian Senate from 1987 to 1999.[1][2]
Born in Mechelen, Weyts had a doctorate in law from Ghent University.[2] He was a member of Bruges city council from 1971 to 1995, when he was first elected to the senate for the Arrondissement of Bruges.[2] His parliamentary questions mostly related to finance, transport and fisheries.[2] He was also a member of the Vlaamse Raad from 1988, and sat in the Flemish Parliament from 1999 to 2004.[3]
In 1999 he risked expulsion from his party for supporting far-right positions of Vlaams Blok,[4] and in 2004 there were renewed calls for his expulsion when it emerged he was vice-chair of a committee to prevent "foreigners" from voting that had been set up by Vlaams Blok.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Vankerkhoven, Stefan (20 May 2021). "Gewezen Brugse senator Johan Weyts overleden". KW.be.
- ^ a b c d "Johan Weyts - CVP". senate.be (in Dutch).
- ^ "Johan Weyts, gewezen Vlaams volksvertegenwoordiger". vlaamsparlement.be.
- ^ "CVP smoort rel om Blok". De Standaard. 31 August 1999.
- ^ "Jong-CD&V West-Vlaanderen vraagt ontslag Johan Weyts". Het Nieuwsblad. 16 January 2004.
- ^ Mark Deweerdt, "Overzicht van het Belgische politiek gebeuren in 2004", Res Publica: Political Yearbook of Belgium, 47:2-3 (2005), p. 233.
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