Mia De Vits

Mia De Vits
Born	Marie Louise De Vits 31 March 1950 Gooik, Belgium
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation	politician

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

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 in to elective politics and was elected a Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009) with the Socialistische Partij-Anders, part of the Socialist Group. She sat on the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. She was a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

In 2009 she was elected to the Flemish Parliament and served from 2009-2014. She will retire from politics after the 2014 regional elections.

Education

• 1971: Degree in social sciences

Career

• 1971-1973: Freelance journalist with VRT-TV (Flemish Radio and Television Company)
• 1973-1984: Policy adviser, General Federation of Belgian Labour (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
• 1989-2004: Member of the Executive Committee, European Trade Union Confederation
• Member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization, Geneva
• 2004–2009: Member of the European Parliament
• 2009-2014: Member of the Flemish Parliament

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)

External links

• Personal Website
• Personal profile of Mia De Vits in the European Parliament's database of members
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Dutch)