Born in 1951 in Sovet, Belgium, he is married and has 4 children and 7 grandchildren. He started his professional training as an employee at the bovine selection center in Ciney in 1973. Then since 1081 he is a farmer together with his son and takes care of 165Ha of land, and livestock (BBB, Pie noire and montbéliarde), cultivates beatrutes, corn, wheat and winter barley. He first was the administrator in charge of the Livestock Covered Ciney Market for six years, and since 2006 became the Director of this market. Among other things he is also a Ciney town counselor. He is fund of football and biking.