Belgian politician (born 1950)
Mia De Vits
Born Marie Louise De Vits
(1950-03-31 ) 31 March 1950 (age 74) Nationality Belgian 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 into 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 to 2014. She retired from politics after the 2014 regional elections.
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Leadership Former partyformation Related organisations Symbols Belgian socialist pillar