Bart Hubert Wilfried Marcel Staes, is a Belgian politician and a Member of the European Parliament for Flanders. He is a member of Groen, part of the European Greens. He sits in The Greens?European Free Alliance transnational political group together with MEPs for the GreenLeft. After studying in Brussels and qualifying as a teacher, Staes turned to politics, beginning his political career in the Volksunie, which later became Spirit. Following the formation of the electoral alliance between Spirit and the Socialistische Partij Anders in 2002, Staes moved to join Agalev. He has been a Member of the European Parliament continuously since 1999, at first for the Volksunie, later Spirit and now Groen. His particular interests are the environment and peace movements. 

August 7th, 1958 in Izegem (Age 66)