Mireille Colson

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
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 2024
Preceded by	Eliane Tillieux
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Personal details
Born	Mireille Colson (1977-12-16) 16 December 1977 (age 47) Leuven, Belgium
Political party	New Flemish Alliance
Alma mater	KU Leuven

Biography

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]