a ▁( m oth ) ▁Category : M oth s ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 <0x0A> </s> ▁Mon ica ▁De ▁Con in ck ▁( O st end , ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁F lem ish ▁politician ▁for ▁the ▁left - wing ▁Social istische ▁Part ij ▁Anders ▁( sp . a ) ▁party . ▁Between ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁she ▁was ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour ▁in ▁the ▁Di ▁R up o ▁I ▁Government . ▁ ▁Career ▁De ▁Con ink ▁studied ▁moral ▁sciences ▁at ▁Gh ent ▁University , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁became ▁teacher . ▁She ▁taught ▁eth ics ▁in ▁various ▁schools ▁for ▁nearly ▁a ▁de cade . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁A al st , ▁Br uss els ▁and ▁Sint - N ik la as . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁De ▁Con in ck ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Youth ▁Association ▁( S J V ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁she ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Leo ▁Pe eters ▁( SP ), ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁Luc ▁Van ▁den ▁Bran de ▁IV ▁government . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁De ▁Con in ck ▁was ▁a ▁pover ty ▁and ▁urban ▁policy ▁consult ant . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁De ▁Con