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Female Leaders of Belgium Parties

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Ca. 1960 Vice-President of the Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang, PVV Mrs. Claes-Van Wales

1972-? Leader of Humanistische Feministsche Partij Nina Arie

1972-? Leader of Humanistische Feministsche Partij Claire Bihin

1972-? Leader of Humanistische Feministsche Partij Renée Waty-Fosseprez

1977-83 President of Front Demomcratique des Francophones Antoinette Spaak

1983-89 Chairperson of the Senate-Group of PVV Lucienne Herman-Michielsen

1984-91 Chairperson of the Senate-Group of Parti Reformateur Liberal Janine Derruelk-Gohbert

1985-89 Chairperson of PVV Annemie Neytts-Uijtenbroek
1999- President of the Liberal International (Umbrella Organisation of all Liberal Parties)

1989-93 Vice-Chairperson of the Senate-Group of Agalev (Green Party) Mieke Vogels
2006- Chairperson of the Faction of GROEN! in the Flemish Parliament
Minister in the Flemish government 1999-2003.

1989 Vice-Chairperson of the Chamber-group of Parti Socialiste Laurette Onckleinx
A number of ministerial posts

1989-? National Secretary of Socialistische Partij Linda Blume (Blomme)

1993-94 Co-Leader of Ecolo (Green Party) Anne-Marie Lateur

1994-99 Co-Leader of Ecolo Isabelle Durant
2003- Chairperson of the Senate Group of Ecolo
2004- Federal Co-Secretary of Ecolo

1995-2000 Chairperson of the Faction in the Chamber of Representative of the Volksunie (Right Wing) Annemie Van de Casteelle

1996-2000 Chairperson of the Senate-Group Parti Social Chrétien Magdeleine Willame-Boone

1997-2001 Chairperson of Front Noveau de Belgique Marguerite Bastien
A francophone extreme right-wing party

1998- Co-Chairperson of Citizen's Movement for Change Nathalie de T'Serclaes

1999 Vice-Chairperson of Parti Social Chretien, PSC, Joëlle Milquet
1999- National President of the Centre Démocrate Humaniste, CHP
PSC was the Francophone Social Christian Party. Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour and Equality from 2008.

1999-2003 Chairperson of the Senate-Group of Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, VLD, Jeannine Leduc

1999-2001 Chairperson of the Senate-Group of Socialistiche Partij Myriam Vanlerberge
2001 Chairperson of the Senate-Group of SP.A
2001-07 Chairperson of the Senate-Group of SP.A-SPIRIT
Secretary of the Chamber of Representatives 1995-99.

1999-2003 Chairperson of the Senate-Group of Ecolo Marie Nagy

1999-2002 Co-Leader ECOLO Brigittte Ernst
Her post was that of Joint Federal Secretary and she shared it with two men.

2000-03 Chairperson of the Volksunie Faction in the Chamber of Representatives Frieda Brepoels

2001-02 Chairperson of SPIRIT - Vrij Democratisch Vlaams Europees Mondial Annemie Van de Casteele
SPIRIT is the abbreviation of Sociaal, Progressief, Internationaal, Regionalistisch, Integraal-Democratisch Toekomstgericht (or Social Progressive, International, Regionalist, Integral-Democratic, Turned to the Future - Free, Democratic, Flemmish, European and Worldly)

2002 Acting Co-Leader of SPIRIT Els Van Weert
2002-04 Chairperson of SPIRIT
She was one of the two Vice-Chairs of the party. Its most important members already joined the VLD. From 2004 Secretary of State in the Federal Government.

2002-04 Joint Federal Secretary of ECOLO Evelyne Huytebroeck
The two other secretaries are men. She is also Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of ECOLO in the Assembly of Bruxelles. From 2004 Regional Minister of Environment in the Region of Bruxelles.

2003- Chairperson of the Senate Group of Christen-Democratisch and Vlaams, CD&V NA Sabine de Bethune
First Vice-President of the Senate 1999-2003.

2003- Chairperson of the Senate Group of Mouvement Réformateur, MR, Christine Defraigne

2003 Joint-De facto Leader and Co-Spokesperson of Agalev Vera Dua
2003- Chairperson of the Groen!
Former Flemish minister. In October 2003 she and Tinne Van der Straeten took over most of the real power from the nominal party Leader, Dirk Holemans. In November the party changed it's name to Green!, and she was elected the sole leader.

2003 Joint-De facto Leader and Co-Spokesperson of Agalev Tinne Van der Straeten
Spokesperson of Jong-Agalev, Young Green Party.

2003- Vice-Chairperson of SP.A Caroline Gennez 2004- Parliamentary Leader of SP.A-Spirit in the Flemish Parliament 2005 and 2007 Acting Party Chairperson 2007- Chairperson Appointed Senator 2003-04 before becoming member of the Flemish Parliament. In 2007 she is candidate for the post of Party Chairperson. (b. 1975-).

Last update 24.03.08