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

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. 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

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(2004–2009) with the Socialistische Partij-Anders, part of the

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. She sat on the

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. She was a substitute for the

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. In 2009 she was elected to the

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

Education

* 1971:

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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 (french: Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique, or FGTB; nl, Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond, ABVV) is a socialist national trade union federation in Belgium. It was founded in 1945. It is affiliated ...

(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 when ...

* 1989–2004: Member of the executive committee,

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* Member of the Governing Body of the

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

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* * 1950 births Living people Belgian trade unionists Socialistische Partij Anders MEPs 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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