Andries Gryffroy

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]