Famous People with Name Collen

Henry Collen            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Henry Collen: was a miniature portrait painter to Queen Victoria and the Duchess of Kent. Later in life he turned to photography and was on the cutting edge in photography in the mid nineteenth century in London. He had great technical expertise and ability to transfer his ideas and data that he had gathered to new and different fields, such as painting and studies of light, optics, and the science of photography.Henry Collen learned to paint at the Royal Academy and under the tutelage of Sir George Hayter whose family had been, and remained close personal friends of the Collen family .

Pieter Collen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Pieter Collen: is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender for Brisbane Roar.Collen started his professional career in his hometown with AA Ghent. He defended the white and blue colours for 2 seasons before moving to the Netherlands. He ended up with Vitesse but never broke through and he left for rivals NEC the same year. In Nijmegen he forced himself into the starting eleven but made a huge impression and impact in his second season with NEC.

David Michael Collenette            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Michael Collenette: was a Canadian politician from 1974 to 2004, and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. A graduate from York University's Glendon College in 1969, he subsequently received his MA from in 2004. He was first elected in the York East riding of Toronto to the House of Commons on July 8, 1974, in the Pierre Trudeau government. Collenette served as a Member of the Canadian House of Commons for more than 20 years. He was elected five times and defeated twice. He served in the Cabinet under three prime ministers - Pierre Trudeau, John Turner and Jean Chrétien. He held several portfolios: Minister of State-Multiculturalism (1983–84); Minister of National Defense (1993–96); Minister of Veterans Affairs (1993–96); Minister of Transport (1997–2003) and Minister of Crown Corporations (2002–03). During the constitutional debates of the early 1980s, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House leader and was assigned by the government to Westminster to represent Canada's interests.