Mia De Vits
Mia De Vits (born March 31, 1950 in Gooik ) is a Belgian politician for the Socialist Partij Anders (sp.a) party. She was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009 .
Life
De Vits studied social sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and graduated in 1971 with a licentiate . She then worked as a freelance journalist at Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) until 1973 .
In 1973 De Vits became a political assistant at the General Belgian Trade Union Confederation (ABVV / FTGB), from 1984 its union secretary, from 1989 to 2002 its general secretary and from 2002 to 2004 as the first woman its chairman. From 1989 to 2004 she was also a member of the executive board of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and at the same time a member of the executive board of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
In 2004, De Vits was elected to the European Parliament as the top candidate of sp.a. She was a member of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, as well as the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Delegation for Relations with India. She also held the office of quaestor .
Mia de Vits has been a member of Gooik's municipal council since 2006.
At the end of January 2009, De Vits announced that she was leaving politics.
Web links
- Official homepage of Mia De Vits
- Entry on Mia De Vits in the European Parliament 's database of MEPs
Individual evidence
- ↑ 'Een eervol afscheid' , De Standaard . January 23, 2009.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Vits, Mia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian politician, MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gooik |