Isabelle Durant

Isabelle Durant


Senator
In office 2003 – June 2011
Personal details
Born	4 September 1954
Nationality	Belgian
Political party	Ecolo
Residence	Brussels
Website	www.isabelledurant.be

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.

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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Political parties in Belgium

Flemish parties

Major	New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) (33) Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) (18) Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) (14) Socialist Party Different (sp.a) (13) Green (Groen) (6) Flemish Interest (VB) (3)

Minor	Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (LDD) NEE Red! ROSSEM Union of Francophones (UF)*

Francophone parties

Major	Socialist Party (PS) (23) Reformist Movement (MR) (20) Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) (9) Ecolo (6) DéFI (formerly FDF) (2) People's Party (PP) (1)

Minor	Communist Party Rally Wallonia France Walloon Rally (RW)

Unitary

Major	Workers' Party (PVDA/PTB) (2)

Minor	Belgian Union (BUB) Left Socialist Party (LSP/PSL) Pirate Party Vivant

German-speaking

Former notable

Catholic Party → Christian Social Party (CVP/PSC) (1869–1968)
Labour Party (BWP/POB) → Socialist Party (SP/PS) (1885–1978)
Liberal Party → Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV/PLP) (1846–1992)

Communist Party (1921/1989–2009)
Flemish National Union (VNV) (1933–1944)
Front Party (1919–1933)
National Front (1985–2012)
People's Union (1954–2001)

Rexist Party (1930–1945)

Social Liberal Party (SLP/Spirit) (2001–2009)

The numbers are seats in the Chamber of Representatives (150) — * Technically French-speaking but competes in Flemish elections

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 191721115 LCCN: nb2004302168 GND: 1052151620 SUDOC: 080224709

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