Mia De Vits

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