Bernard Clerfayt (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ klɛʁfaj]; born 30 December 1961, in Uccle) is a Belgian politician.As is common in Belgium,[1] he holds a dual mandate and has also been a member of the federal Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 2007.Clerfayt received a master's degree in economics from the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) in 1986 while working as a research assistant at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven's Centre for Economic Studies (Centrum voor Economische Studien).After an internship at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., he joined IRES (Economic Analysis Service) at UCLouvain.He has held different posts such as Vice-president of the Brussels Regional Council and President of the Committee for Town and Country Planning and Land Policy.
