Berni Collas

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Bernard "Berni" Collas (born April 27, 1954 in Waimes) is a Belgian German-speaking politician and member of the liberal Party for Freedom and Progress (German: Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt). He is married and has three children. Berni Collas is a member of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community since 1990 and since January 22, 2004 he is the Community Senator appointed by the Parliament of the German-speaking Community. In the Senate he is a member of the MR fraction because the PFF is a constituent part of the MR. He was re-appointed as the German-speaking Community Senator following the 2007 federal election.

He headed the local chapter of the PFF in Büllingen from 1985 to 1990 and was the floor leader of the PFF fraction in the Parliament of the German-speaking Community from 1990 to 1999. He worked as an advisor in the cabinet of the Belgian Minister of the Foreign Affairs, Louis Michel from August 1999 to September 2003, and from September 2003 to January 2004, of the Belgian Minister of Finances, Didier Reynders. He is also the chairmen of Ost Belgien Invest (OBI) and a municipal councillor in Büllingen since 2001.