Marie Louise "Mia" De Vits (born 31 March 1950) is a Belgian

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

. De Vits started her career with the socialist trade union ABVV in 1973, rising through the ranks to become Secretary-General (1989–2002) and its chairman (2002–2004). In 2004 De Vits went into elective politics and was elected a

Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...

(2004–2009) with the Socialistische Partij-Anders, part of the Socialist Group. She sat on the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it ...

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) is a Committees of the European Parliament, committee of the European Parliament. Work of the committee The committee is responsible for: * Coordination at Community level of na ...

. She was a substitute for the

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) is a committee of the European Parliament which is responsible for the regulation of financial services, the free movement of capital and payments, taxation and competition policies, oversight ...

. In 2009 she was elected to the

Flemish Parliament The Flemish Parliament (Dutch language, Dutch: , formerly called Flemish Council or ''Vlaamse Raad'') constitutes the legislature, legislative power in Flanders for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic reg ...

and served from 2009 to 2014. She retired from politics after the 2014 regional elections.

Education

* 1971: Degree in

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sciences

Career

* 1971–1973: Freelance journalist with VRT-TV (Flemish Radio and Television Company) * 1973–1984: Policy adviser,

General Federation of Belgian Labour The General Labour Federation of Belgium (, , FGTB; , , ABVV) is a socialist national trade union federation in Belgium. It was founded in 1945. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation and has a membership of 1.5 million ...

(ABVV/FGTB) * 1984–1989: Federal Secretary, ABVV * 1989–2002: Secretary-General, ABVV * 2002–2004: Chairwoman of the ABVV * 1989–2004: Member of the executive board of the

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union. It came into being on 7 December 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), and was dissolved on 31 October 2006 whe ...

* 1989–2004: Member of the executive committee,

European Trade Union Confederation The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is the major trade union organisation representing workers at the European level. In its role as a European social partner, the ETUC works both in a consulting role with the European Commission and ...

* Member of the Governing Body of the

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is one of the firs ...

, Geneva * 2004–2009: Member of the European Parliament * 2009–2014: Member of the Flemish Parliament

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Personal Website
* * 1950 births Living people Belgian trade unionists Vooruit (political party) MEPs Vooruit (political party) politicians MEPs for Belgium 2004–2009 MEPs for Belgium 2009–2014 21st-century women MEPs for Belgium Members of the Flemish Parliament {{Flanders-politician-stub

Education

Career

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