Anne Van Lancker

Anne Edward Marie Van Lancker (born on 4 March 1954 in Temse) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for North-East with the Socialistische Partij, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

She is a substitute for the Committee on Development and a member of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

Education

* She followed secondary education at the Sint-Lodewijkscollege in Lokeren.
* 1978: Degree in sociology (sociology of work)
* 1988: Postgraduate degree in social legislation

Career

* 1978-1979: Academic researcher, HIVA (Institute for Labour Studies)
* 1979-1984: Assistant at the faculty of work sociology, Catholic University of Leuven
* 1984-1988: Member of staff of research department at SEVI (Emile Vandervelde Institute Research and Documentation Centre)
* 1988-1989: Assistant, parliamentary SP group
* 1989-1990: Deputy head, office of the Flemish Minister of Employment
* 1990-1992: Head of office of the Flemish Minister of Employment
* 1992-1994: Head of private office to the Flemish Minister of Employment and Social Affairs
* since 1994: Member of the SP.A party bureau
* since 1999: Member of the SP.A executive
* since 1995: Member of party council, Ghent
* Member of the East Flanders provincial executive
* since 1999: Chairwoman of Zijkant
* since 1994: Member of the European Parliament

"See also:" European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)

External links

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* [http://www.europa.s-p-a.be/europa/vertegenwoordigers/anne.asp Her page at her party]
* [http://www.euconvention.be/participants/participantsdetail.asp?name=Anne%20Van%20Lancker Her page at the Belgian EU convention site]
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