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.

Mireille Colson
Assumed office
9 June 2024
Preceded byEliane Tillieux
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Personal details
Born
Mireille Colson

(1977-12-16) 16 December 1977 (age 46)
Leuven, Belgium
Political partyNew Flemish Alliance
Alma materKU Leuven

Biography

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Persoonlijke website". Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  2. ^ "Fiche Mireille Colson". Retrieved 2024-09-03.