Andries Gryffroy (born 1963) is a Belgian politician and a member of the New Flemish Alliance party.

Andries Gryffroy
Member of the Flemish Parliament
Assumed office
2014
Senator
Assumed office
2014
Personal details
Born1963
Roeselare
NationalityBelgian
Political partyN-VA
Residence(s)Melle, East Flanders

Biography

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Gryffroy was born in 1963 in Roeselare. He studied engineering course at Groep T in Leuven and worked for an energy company before founding a business. He was a member of the youth wing of the former Volksunie party before joining the N-VA. In 2011, he became the N-VA's general secretary and was party leader in the East Flanders Provincial Council. Since 2014, he has been a member of the Flemish Parliament and the Belgian Senate. In parliament, he sits on the Committee for Culture, Youth, Sport and Media.[1][2][3]

Gryffroy is married and has two adopted children who were born in Vietnam.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Andries Gryffroy | Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA)". www.n-va.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Andries Gryffroy". Andries Gryffroy (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Andries Gryffroy - Vlaams Parlement". www.vlaamsparlement.be. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Andries Gryffroy | Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA)". www.n-va.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2021.