Curriculum Vitae of Annemie NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK

ANNEMIE NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK,

Minister of State

Member of the European Parliament

Date of birth : Brussels 17.06.1944.

Marital status : Married.

Educational Qualifications :

University degrees in French, Press and Social Communication, secondary school teaching (Free University of Brussels 1967, 19­68, 1970);

Assignments :

Taught French in a Flemish secondary school, 1966-1973;

Press Officer of the Minister of Justice, 1973-1975;

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vice-Governor of the province of Brabant, 1975-1981;

Regional Councillor for Brussels, 1989-1994;

State Secretary for the Brussels Region, 1981-1985;

Member of the House of Representatives, 1981-1994, 2003-2004 ;

Local Councillor of the City of Brussels, 1983-1990;

Leader of the Flemish Liberal Party, 1985-1989;

Minister in the Brussels Government, 1999-2000;

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 2000-2001;

Minister, Deputy for Foreign Affairs, in charge of European Affairs, International Trade and Agriculture, 2001-2003;

President of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives, 2003-2004;

President of the Liberal International, 1999 - may 2005;

Co-President of the Federal Commission on the Intercultural Dialogue, 2004 - may 2005;

Member of the European Parliament, (1994-1999, 2004- );

Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence for the ALDE group in the EP (August 2004 - );

Member of the EP delegation to the USCongress (August 2004- );

Minister of State (1995- );

President of the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency (2003- )

President of the European Liberal Party (ELDR) (September 2005 - )

Honorary distinctions :

Commander in the “Ordre de Léopold” ( Kingdom of Belgium)

Knight in the “Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur” ( Republic of France)

Grand Officer in the “Ordre National du Lion” ( Republic of Senegal)

Feuille de Laurier d’Or (Republic of Bulgaria)