Vera Agnes Roger Dua (

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, 25 October 1952) was the

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of the Flemish green party

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between 2003 and 2007. She graduated in 1975 as agricultural engineer and attained a PhD in agricultural science 11 years later. She has been a member of

Agalev Groen (; ), founded as Agalev, is a green Flemish political party in Belgium. The main pillars of the party are social justice, human rights, and ecologism. Its French-speaking equivalent is Ecolo; the two parties maintain close relations with ...

since 1984 and appeared in the local assembly of

in 1989. Two years later she was elected to the Belgian Chamber. In 1995 she switched to the Flemish Parliament. After a few years of fierce opposition she became the minister of agriculture and environment. As minister she focused on expanding nature reserves and protecting people's health. After her party suffered a heavy blow in the 2003 federal election she resigned as minister. On 15 November 2003

changed its name to

and Vera Dua was elected chairman. In 2007

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was elected as her successor. She was elected as a member of the

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in 2007.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dua, Vera Living people Groen (political party) politicians Members of the Senate (Belgium) 1952 births Ghent University alumni 21st-century Belgian politicians 21st-century Belgian women politicians 20th-century Belgian politicians 20th-century Belgian women politicians