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Advisory Council - Brigitte Ernst de la Graete

name

Ms. Brigitte ERNST DE LA GRAETE

present position

Member, Belgium Francophone Green Party (ECOLO)

previous positions

Federal Secretary and Spokesperson of the Francophone Green Party
"ECOLO" until (1999-June 2002)
Director of the European Bureau of Amnesty International (1995-1999)
Member of the European Parliament (1989-1994)
Alderman of the City of Liege (1983-1988)

other positions

Member of the Executive board of the European Greens
Member of the Liege City Council

education

Law Degree, University of Liege
Sociology Degree, Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)

address/telephone

Brussels, Belgium

languages

French, English

US travel

Attended conference in US
AFS Student in Wisconsin at age 16

other travel

extensive travel abroad

background

Ms. Ernst has been an active member of the Francophone green party (Ecolo) since 1981. She started off in local politics as alderman for youth affairs and sports of the city of Liege and thus became the first Francophone green politician to help govern a large city. In her capacity of member of the European parliament. Ernst was a strong advocate of eco-labeling and she took an active interest in third world and human rights issues. After her European mandate. she headed the European bureau of a large human rights NGO and in November '99. she was elected federal secretary of the Francophone greens "Ecolo".

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