European Parliament, Member

Group of the Party of European Socialists, Member of the Bureau
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Member
Committee on Development and Cooperation, Substitute
Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities, Substitute
Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, Substitute
Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea, Member

Belgium
Socialistische Partij
Born on 4 March 1954, Temse

Education:
Degree in sociology (sociology of work) (1978). Postgraduate degree in social legislation (1988).

Career:
Academic researcher, HIVA (Institute for Labour Studies) (1978-1979). Assistant at the faculty of work sociology, Catholic University of Louvain (1979-1984). Member of staff of research department at SEVI (Emile Vandervelde Institute Research and Documentation Centre) (1984-1988). Assistant, parliamentary SP group (1988-1989). Deputy head, office of the Flemish Minister of Employment (1989-1990). Head of office of the Flemish Minister of Employment (1990-1992). Head of private office to the Flemish Minister of Employment and Social Affairs (1992-1994).
Member of the SP party bureau (1994- ). Member of the SP executive (1999- ). Member of party council, Ghent (1995- ). Member of federal executive, Ghent-Eeklo (1995- ). Member of executive, Ghent-Eeklo (1995- ).
Chairwoman of Socialist Women (1999-)
Member of the PSE Group bureau (1999- ).

You can also read her biography (in french, english, german and dutch) on the website conventionue.be

Contact Details

avanlancker@europarl.eu.int