Collins Nweke (born in Igbuzo, Nigeria) is a Belgian politician of the Green Party He was sworn in for a third term of office on 2 January 2019 as councillor for social affairs in the government of Mayor Bart Tommelein at the Ostend City Council in West Flanders province. Collins Nweke is of Nigerian origin, and settled in Belgium in 1993. He is the first non-Belgian-born person to be elected to political office in West Flanders. He is particularly active in social welfare, economy, international development and ethnic minority issues. He stood as a candidate for the European Parliament in the 2014 elections. Nweke has served as chief executive and chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora in Europe (NIDO Europe), and has been active in consultancy and advocacy in the field of socio-economic development for Nigeria and for Africa in general. Personal life Collins Nweke was born in Nigeria and migrated to Belgium in 1993 and has dual Nigerian-Belgian citizenship. Nweke has a good command of English, Dutch and some German. He lives with his wife, Tonia and two sons, Tonna Jessy (Teejay) Nweke (born 11 March 1994) and Chidi Rae Nweke (born 15 October 1996) in Ostend, Belgium. He is a frequent traveller to Nigeria, his country of origin, where virtually all members of the large Nweke family clan reside. His father, Obi (Eze) Adigwe Nweke, is a traditional ruler and member of Ndi Nze Traditional Ruling Council of his Igbuzo hometown. His mother, Loveth Nweke, died on 5 September 2014. In his speech accepting the Leadership Service Award in Hamburg, Germany on 7 September 2014, Nweke dedicated the Award to his mother. Education He trained in Mass Communications, International Business Management (BCom) and Management Social Economy (MSE) partly in Nigeria but mainly in Europe. He also holds a Belgian 'Graduaat' in Corporate Policy and a Doctor of Governance (Honoris Causa) awarded in 2014. Collins Nweke is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC) as well as a Certified Management Consultant (CMC). He equally holds the highest professional title of Fellow Chartered Public Manager (FCPM) of the Chartered Institute of Public Management of Nigeria. Employment and professional activities Before migrating, Nweke taught English literature at Omu Boys' Secondary School, Ibusa. He then worked for five years at the United Bank for Africa plc. In Belgium, he worked in a team providing the European Commission Justice & Home Affairs