Kurt Ravyts

Kurt Ravyts (born 24 April 1968)[1] is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish Vlaams Belang party.

Kurt Ravyts
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
2019
Personal details
Born (1968-04-24) 24 April 1968
Bruges, Belgium
Political partyVlaams Belang
Alma materCatholic University of Leuven

Ravyts described himself as coming from a left-wing background and that his father was a Marxist, however as a student he developed an interest in Flemish nationalism and attended meetings of the NSV. He studied religion at the Catholic University of Leuven and worked as a teacher. In 1999, he started working as regional secretary for the then Vlaams Blok and then as an assistant for the Vlaams Belang fraction in the Flemish Parliament[2] Ravyts was elected to parliament during the 2019 Belgian federal election for the West Flanders constituency. He is also a councilor for the West Flanders region.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "La Chambre des représentants de Belgique". www.lachambre.be. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  2. Verreycken, Rob (June 6, 2019). "Parlementslid Vlaams Belang: Kurt Ravyts, Kamer, West-Vlaanderen".
  3. "De parlementen".
  4. Vankerkhoven, Stefan (May 31, 2019). ""Vlaams Belang past bij de West-Vlaamse volksaard"". KW.be - Nieuws uit West-Vlaanderen.
  5. "16 West-Vlamingen leggen eed af in Kamer". Focus en WTV.


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