Mia De Vits

Belgian politician

Mia De Vits

Born	Marie Louise De Vits (1950-03-31) 31 March 1950 (age 74) Gooik, Belgium
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.

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