Kurt Ravyts
Belgian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1968 Bruges, Belgium |
| Political party | Vlaams Belang |
| Alma mater | Catholic 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]
He ran as a candidate for the Vlaams Belang party in the local elections on October 13, 2024, in the municipality of Zuienkerke.
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