Marie-Colline Leroy (born 1 July 1984) is a Belgian politician from Ecolo.[1] She served as the Secretary of State for Gender Equality,Equal Opportunities and Diversity and Deputy to the Minister of Mobility in the De Croo Government from 2 May 2023 until 3 February 2025.[2]
Leroy was born on 1 July 1984 in Baudour.[3] Her father,Jacky Leroy,was the former Director General of Education of the French Community at the French Community and worked in various cabinets[4] while her mother is a Dutch teacher.[1] She has one brother,Baptiste Leroy,who is a municipal councillor in Leuze-en-Hainaut.[5]
She studied Romance languages at the Universitélibre de Bruxelles (ULB).[6] She then started teaching at the school Athénée Royal de Braine-le-Comt from September 2007 to June 2008.[7] Since September 2008 she has been a lecturer at Haute Ecole en Hainaut,as she was awarded her certification to teach in upper secondary education at ULB.[7]
Political career
She joined Ecolo in 2009 at the Brussels brunch,but later on moved to Frasnes-lez-Anvaing where she registered at.[8] From 2015 to 2017 she was co-president of Ecolo Picardy.[9] By October 2018 she was head of Ecolo's list in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing.[10] She was later elected as a municipal councillor for the municipality.[11]
In May 2019 she was elected to the Chamber of Representatives.[12] Upon entering the Chamber of Representatives,she primarily became concerned with supportive measures during the COVID pandemic,such as temporary unemployment and bridging rights.[9] She was also concerned with bringing equal opportunities in employment as a self-identified feminist.[9]
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