medium-sized businesses) Career since 1991: Member of the European Parliament Member of the bureau of the European People's Party Vice-Chairwoman of the EPP-ED Group's SME Circle First Deputy Mayor of Oud-Heverlee until 2008 Chair woman of the CD&V (15 May 2008 – 23 June 2010) See also 2004 European Parliament election in Belgium References External links Personal Website |- |- 1956 births Living people Belgian European Commissioners Belgian Roman Catholics Christian Democratic and Flemish MEPs Christian Democratic and Flemish politicians KU Leuven alumni MEPs for Belgium 1994–1999 MEPs for Belgium 2004–2009 MEPs for Belgium 2009–2014 MEPs for Belgium 2014–2019 20th-century women MEPs for Belgium 21st-century women MEPs for Belgium People from Sint-Gillis-Waas Recipients of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise Women European Commissioners European Commissioners 2014–2019