Ecolo, officially Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales'', (English: Confederate Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles)'' is a
French-speaking
political party in Belgium based on
green politics
Green politics, or ecopolitics, is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society often, but not always, rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy. Wall 2010. p. 12-13. It b ...
.
The party is active in
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
, the
Brussels-Capital Region
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
, and the
German-speaking Community of Belgium
The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), since 2017 also known as East Belgium (german: links=no, Ostbelgien), is ...
.
Ecolo's Flemish equivalent is
Groen
Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch origin, meaning ''green''. ; the two parties maintain close relations with each other.
Name
Ecolo is officially a
backronym
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for ''Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales'' "Confederated Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles", but is really just short for ''écologistes'', French for
environmentalist
An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment. An environmentalist can be considered a supporter of the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that se ...
s.
History
Ecolo was part of the 1999
Verhofstadt I Government
The Verhofstadt I Government was the federal government of Belgium from 12 July 1999 to 12 July 2003.
It was the first government headed by Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (VLD). It consisted of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), the Fre ...
, but withdrew from the coalition before the 2003 general election, which saw it lose nearly two thirds of its 14 federal parliamentary seats in the face of a resurgent
Socialist Party
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. The party made quite a comeback, however, in the 2007 general election, though failing to match the peak popularity it had enjoyed in 1999. In the
general election of 10 June 2007, the party won eight out of 150 seats in the
Chamber of Representatives and two out of the 40 directly elected seats in the
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
.
In the
2010 elections the party again won eight seats in the Chamber of Representatives and two in the Senate.
IBZ: Official Results
retrieved 20 August 2010
Electoral results
Chamber of Representatives
Senate
Regional
Brussels Parliament
German-speaking Community Parliament
Walloon Parliament
European Parliament
Elected politicians
Current
European Parliament
*Philippe Lamberts
Philippe Lamberts (born 14 March 1963) is a Belgian politician serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2009. He is a member of Ecolo, within the Greens–European Free Alliance.
Education and early career
Lamberts graduated as ...
Chamber of Representatives
* 2010 – 2014:
# Ronny Balcaen
# Juliette Boulet
# Olivier Deleuze (resigned in 2012; replaced by Lahssaini Fouad)
# Zoé Genot
# Muriel Gerkens Muriel may refer to:
Places
*Muriel de Zapardiel, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain
*Muriel, Zimbabwe, a settlement
*Muriel Lake, British Columbia, Canada
*Muriel Lake (Alberta), Canada
* Muriel Peak, a summit in California
Peop ...
# George Gilkinet
George may refer to:
People
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd President ...
# Eric Jadot
# Thérèse Snoy et d'Oppuers
Brussels-Capital Region Parlement
* 2009 – 2014:
# Aziz Albishari
# Dominique Braeckman
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bo ...
# Jean-Claude Defosse
# Céline Delforge
# Anne Dirix
# Anne Herscovici
# Zakia Khattabi
Zakia Khattabi (Arabic: ; born 15 January 1976) is a Belgian-Moroccan politician who was the co-president of the Ecolo party.
Khattabi was born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in Brussels to Moroccan parents. She studied at Université libre de Bruxe ...
# Vincent Lurquin
# Alain Maron Alain may refer to:
People
* Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name
* Alain (surname)
* "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein
* Alain, a standard author abbreviation u ...
# Jacques Morel
# Ahmed Mouhssin
# Marie Nagy
Marie may refer to:
People Name
* Marie (given name)
* Marie (Japanese given name)
* Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973
* Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Tro ...
# Yaron Pesztat Yaron ( he, יָרוֹן) is a Hebrew name meaning "is full of joy", "will be full of joy", or "to shout, to sing". It is common in Israel as both a male first name and a surname. Its English-language equivalent is "Jaron".
Notable people with the ...
# Arnaud Pinxteren
# Barbara Trachte
Barbara may refer to:
People
* Barbara (given name)
* Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter
* Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer
* Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously ...
# Vincent Vanhalewyn
Past
Chamber of Representatives
* 1995 – 1999:
# Philippe Dallons
# Olivier Deleuze
# Thierry Detienne
Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German " Dietrich" and " Dieter", English Terry, Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname.
People ...
# Mylène Nys (20 April 1999)
# Martine Schüttringer
# Jean-Pierre Viseur
Jean-Pierre or Jean Pierre may refer to:
People
* Karine Jean-Pierre b.1977, White House Deputy Press Secretary for President Joe Biden 2021-
* Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet (1766–1823), French statesman and Peer of France
* Eugenia Pierre ...
* 1999 – 2003:
# Marie-Thérèse Coenen
# Martine Dardenne
# Vincent Decroly
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People with the given name Artists
*Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor
*Vincent van Gogh ...
# Olivier Deleuze → Zoé Genot (14 July 1999)
# Thierry Detienne
Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German " Dietrich" and " Dieter", English Terry, Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname.
People ...
→ Muriel Gerkens Muriel may refer to:
Places
*Muriel de Zapardiel, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain
*Muriel, Zimbabwe, a settlement
*Muriel Lake, British Columbia, Canada
*Muriel Lake (Alberta), Canada
* Muriel Peak, a summit in California
Peop ...
(23 July 1999)
# Claudine Drion
# Michèle Gilkinet
Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael.
Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically ...
# Mirella Minne
# Géraldine Pelzer-Salandra
Geraldine may refer to:
People
* Geraldine (name), the feminine form of the first name Gerald, with list of people thus named.
* The Geraldines, Irish dynasty descended from the Anglo-Norman Gerald FitzWalter de Windsor
* Geraldine of Albania, th ...
# Paul Timmermans → Bernard Baille (1 September 2002)
# Jean-Pierre Viseur
Jean-Pierre or Jean Pierre may refer to:
People
* Karine Jean-Pierre b.1977, White House Deputy Press Secretary for President Joe Biden 2021-
* Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet (1766–1823), French statesman and Peer of France
* Eugenia Pierre ...
→ Gérard Gobert (10 January 2001)
* 2003–2007:
# Zoé Genot
# Muriel Gerkens Muriel may refer to:
Places
*Muriel de Zapardiel, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain
*Muriel, Zimbabwe, a settlement
*Muriel Lake, British Columbia, Canada
*Muriel Lake (Alberta), Canada
* Muriel Peak, a summit in California
Peop ...
# Gérard Gobert
# Marie Nagy
Marie may refer to:
People Name
* Marie (given name)
* Marie (Japanese given name)
* Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973
* Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Tro ...
* 2007–2010:
# Juliette Boulet
# Zoé Genot
# Muriel Gerkens Muriel may refer to:
Places
*Muriel de Zapardiel, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain
*Muriel, Zimbabwe, a settlement
*Muriel Lake, British Columbia, Canada
*Muriel Lake (Alberta), Canada
* Muriel Peak, a summit in California
Peop ...
# Georges Gilkinet
# Philippe Henry
# Fouad Lahssaini Fouad may refer to:
People with the single name
*Fuad I of Egypt (1868-1936), also spelled Fouad, sultan and later king of Egypt
*Fuad II of Egypt (born 1952), deposed infant king of Egypt Fictional characters
*Fouad (Family Guy), character in Amer ...
# Jean-Marc Nollet
Jean-Marc is a French masculine given name. It may refer to:
* Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco (born 1963), Beninese former football player
* Jean-Marc Ayrault (born 1950), French politician
* Jean-Marc Barr (born 1960), French-American film actor and dir ...
# Thérèse Snoy et d'Oppuers
Brussels-Capital Region Parlement
* 2004–2009:
# Dominique Braeckman
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bo ...
# Alain Daems
# Céline Delforge
# Christos Doulkeridis
Christos may refer to:
* Jesus of Nazareth
* Christ (title), a title for the Jewish Messiah in Christianity
* Christos (surname)
* Christos (given name)
*, a Greek owned, Liberian flagged cargo ship in service 1962-71
See also
* Christ (disamb ...
# Josy Dubié
Josy Dubié is a Belgian reporter, politician and a member of Ecolo. He was a member of the Belgian Senate
The Senate ( nl, Senaat, ; french: Sénat, ; german: Senat) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, ...
# Paul Galand
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
*Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
* Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
# Yaron Pesztat Yaron ( he, יָרוֹן) is a Hebrew name meaning "is full of joy", "will be full of joy", or "to shout, to sing". It is common in Israel as both a male first name and a surname. Its English-language equivalent is "Jaron".
Notable people with the ...
Important figures
* José Daras
José Daras (born 28 May 1948 in Malonne) is a Belgian politician and a member of Ecolo.
Early professional career
Before dedicating his life to his political career, José Daras taught geography during 10 years.
Political career
He is one ...
* Josy Dubié
Josy Dubié is a Belgian reporter, politician and a member of Ecolo. He was a member of the Belgian Senate
The Senate ( nl, Senaat, ; french: Sénat, ; german: Senat) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, ...
* Isabelle Durant
Isabelle Annie J. Durant (born 4 September 1954) is a Belgian politician of the Ecolo party who served as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) from 2017 to 2021 and as acting Secretary-General ...
* Muriel Gerkens Muriel may refer to:
Places
*Muriel de Zapardiel, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain
*Muriel, Zimbabwe, a settlement
*Muriel Lake, British Columbia, Canada
*Muriel Lake (Alberta), Canada
* Muriel Peak, a summit in California
Peop ...
* Evelyne Huytebroeck
* Jacky Morael
Jacky Morael (26 November 1959 – 6 December 2016) was a Belgian politician.
References
1959 births
2016 deaths
Ecolo politicians
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* Patrick Dupriez
* Zakia Khattabi
Zakia Khattabi (Arabic: ; born 15 January 1976) is a Belgian-Moroccan politician who was the co-president of the Ecolo party.
Khattabi was born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in Brussels to Moroccan parents. She studied at Université libre de Bruxe ...
*
* Hélène Ryckmans
Hélène Ryckmans (born 20 May 1959) is a Belgian politician. She is the President of Ecolo-Groen (political party), Groen group in the Senate of Belgium.
References
Living people
1959 births
Université catholique de Louvain alumni
Mem ...
See also
* Green party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...
* Green politics
Green politics, or ecopolitics, is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society often, but not always, rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy. Wall 2010. p. 12-13. It b ...
* List of environmental organizations
An environmental organization is an organization coming out of the conservation or environmental movements
that seeks to protect, analyse or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation from human forces.
In this sense the environment ...
References
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Green political parties in Belgium
Francophone political parties in Belgium
European Green Party
Global Greens member parties