GregorFreches

Born in Bütgenbach in 1962, Gregor Freches served as a gendarme from 1981 to 1989. He then held management positions in several companies in the east of the country, including an insulation firm in Schoppen until 2021. He became active in the PFF, the German-speaking liberal party and partner of the MR.

Elected to the Parliament of the German-speaking Community in 2014, he chaired the PFF group there until 2022. He has also been a municipal councillor in Sankt Vith since 2018.

In April 2022, the Parliament of the German-speaking Community appointed him community senator, replacing Alexander Miesen. As the only representative of the German speakers in the Senate, he sits with the MR group and joined the Bureau of the Senate in January 2023. At the end of August 2022, he was elected President of the PFF, succeeding Kattrin Jadin.

As the PFF's lead candidate in the June 2024 elections, he joined the government of the German-speaking Community on 1 July 2024. He is now Minister for Culture, Sport, Tourism and Media of the German-speaking Community.