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.

Honours

• 2014: Grand Officer Order of Leopold

Notes

External links

• Personal website of Isabelle Durant (Fr)
• Spinelli Group

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	Christian Social Party (CSP) Party for Freedom and Progress (PFF) Ecolo ProDG Socialist Party (SP)
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 Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of Belgium