Tony Van Parys

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Tony Van Parys (born Ghent, June 21, 1951) is a Belgian CD&V politician.

Van Parys was first chosen to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1985, on a CVP ticket. He was chiefly Minister of Justice in the second Dehaene government (1998-1999).

Parys was part of the 1988 parliamentary commission looking into the "ways that banditry and terrorism suppression are organized [in Belgium]." Together with Philippe Laurent of the Parti social chrétien he wrote the main report that detailed the results.


Preceded by:
Stefaan De Clerck
Belgian Minister of Justice
April 24, 1998July 12, 1999
Succeeded by:
Marc Verwilghen