Mr Collins Nweke (born 1965 in Igbuzo, Nigeria) is a Belgian politician of the Green Party currently serving a second term of office as Councillor 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 and so far the only non-Belgian born person to be elected to political office in West Flanders. He is particularly active in social welfare and ethnic minority issues. He stood as a candidate for theEuropean 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.
