Philippe Muyters is a Flemish politician and is a member of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA).

Muyters was born in Antwerp. From 2000 until 2009 he was the Managing Director of VOKA

Voka

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 (Flemish Chamber of Commerce and Industry). In 2009 he joined the Flemish Government

Flemish government

The Flemish Government is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region. It consists of up to a maximum of eleven ministers, chosen by the Flemish Parliament...

, where he is the Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Work, Town and Country Planning and Sports. After the general elections of 2010

Belgian general election, 2010

General elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 2010. After the fall of the previous government over the withdrawal of Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats from the government the King dissolved the legislature and called new elections...

, he was elected as a Senator

Belgian Senate

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. Therefore he resigned as Flemish Minister for one day, to take the oath as Senator and immediately be succeeded to take the oath again as Flemish Minister.

External links

• http://www.ministerphilippemuyters.be
• http://www.philippemuyters.be