title: Ivo Belet
text: # Ivo Belet
  
  Ivo Maria Robert Belet (Dutch pronunciation:; born on 7 June 1959 in Sint-Truiden), is a Belgian politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the CD&V, part of the European People's Party. He is a former news anchor of VRT, the Flemish public broadcaster.
  
  ## Education and early career
  
  * 1981: Degree in Germanic philology
  * 1983: Trainee at the European Parliament and the European Commission
  * 1984: Assistant to an MEP
  * 1985: Editor at Concentra NV
  * 1988: Degree in economics
  * 1989: Journalist with VRT-TV (Flemish Radio and Television Company)
  * 1996: MBA
  
  ## Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2019
  
  During his time as Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2019, Belet served on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (2004-2006, 2009-2014), the Committee on Culture and Education (2006–2009) and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (since 2014). From 2008 until 2009, he was a member of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change. From 2017 until 2019, he also served on the Special Committee on Terrorism, a temporary body to address the practical and legislative deficiencies in the fight against terrorism across the EU.
  
  Belet was a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism. He was also a member of the delegation for relations with India. In addition to his committee assignments, he served as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights.
  
  ## Political positions
  
  In May 2011, as rapporteur on the future of professional football, with Syed Kamall, Chairman of the Parliamentary Sports Intergroup, he called for a reform of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association: "FIFA is facing a series of corruption scandals, dragging professional football through the mud. It is time for a big clean-up. We, in the European Parliament, therefore support a thorough reform of FIFA. A transparent and independent committee needs to lead an enquiry into the malpractices".
  
  