Isabelle A.J. Durant (born 4 September 1954) is a Belgian politician, member of the Ecolo party. On 15 September 2010 Durant supported the new initiative Spinelli Group in the European Parliament, which was founded to reinvigorate the strive for federalisation of the European Union (EU). Other prominent supporters are: Jacques Delors, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Guy Verhofstadt, Andrew Duff, Elmar Brok.
Isabelle Durant | |
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| Senator | |
| In office 2003 – June 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1954 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Political party | Ecolo |
| Residence | Brussels |
| Website | www.isabelledurant.be |
Political career
- 1994-1999 : Federal Secretary and Spokesperson of Ecolo (with Jacky Morael and Dany Josse, then Jacky Morael and Jean-Luc Roland)
- 1999-2003 : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mobility and Transports in the Belgian federal government (Guy Verhofstadt's first government).
- Since 2003 : Senator[1]
- Since 2004 : Federal Secretary and Spokesperson of Ecolo, this time with Jean-Michel Javaux and Claude Brouir but also as a replacement for Evelyne Huytebroeck who became minister in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region.
Notes
- ^ "Belgische Senaat" (in Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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