Mireille Colson | |
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Assumed office 9 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Eliane Tillieux |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mireille Colson 16 December 1977 Leuven,Belgium |
Political party | New Flemish Alliance |
Alma mater | KU Leuven |
Mireille Colson (born December 16,1977,in Leuven) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance party who has served as a deputy in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 2024 for the Antwerp constituency.
Colson graduated with a degree in languages from KU Leuven followed by a master's degree in English-Italian-Dutch translation. She worked as a secondary school languages teacher before working in the advertising department for the company Vink in Antwerp. She later joined the chemical company Lubrizol working in the public relations department. [1]
She first became active in the New Flemish Alliance in 2011 and was elected as a municipal councilor for the party in Herselt in 2013. From 2012 to 2024 she also sat on the provincial council of Antwerp and was an advisor to the N-VA's Antwerp faction on tourism,parks and recreation. During the 2024 Belgian federal election she was elected to the federal parliament representing the Antwerp constituency. [2]
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