Sylvio Michel
Category: Opening plenary
Biography
Sylvio Michel is the leader of the Verts Fraternels set up in Mauritius since 1989 from the Organisation Fraternelle founded in 1968. He has served as a member of Parliament from 1976 to 1981. Re-elected in 1982, he was appointed Minister of Youth and Sports from 1983, he resigned in 1984 due to non respect of electoral agreements. As a member of Parliament in 2000, he became Minister of Fisheries until his resignation for a similar reason in 2004. Sylvio Michel has fought a number of achievements among others, damages to the displaced Chagossians and the setting up of a Truth and Justice Commission on slavery and indentured labour.
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Isabella Lövin
Isabella Lövin is a Swedish politician for the Green Party who has served as Minister for International Development Cooperation since 2014 and as spokesperson of the Green Party since 2016.
Amelia Womack
Amelia is the youngest deputy leader of any UK political party, and was elected aged 29 while still a member of the Young Greens. She is committed to youth engagement, and making young peoples’ voices heard both in politics and within the Green Party.
Margaret Blakers
Margaret Blakers is a long-time environmental campaigner, organizer of the first Atlas of Australian Birds, co-founder of the Victorian Greens, organizer of the 2001 Global Greens Congress in Canberra Australia, founder of the Green Institute (Australia) and first Global Greens Convener.
Caroline Lucas
Caroline joined the Green Party in 1986 and has held many positions including National Press Officer (1987-89) and Co-Chair (1989-90). She won the party’s second County Council seat in 1993 and served on Oxfordshire County Council until 1997.
Christine Milne
Christine Milne had a very successful career in Australian politics during which she was the Leader of the Australian Greens at both the State and National level.
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