Malik Azmani | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Azmani in 2019 | |
| First Vice-President ofRenew Europe | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 15 July 2024 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Billy Kelleher |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 17 June 2010 – 7 June 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1976-01-20)20 January 1976 (age 49) Heerenveen, Netherlands |
| Political party |  Dutch:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy  EU:Renew Europe |
| Residence | Dalfsen |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
Malik Azmani (born 20 January 1976) is a Dutch politician and former lawyer and civil servant. A member of thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), which he led in the2019 European Parliament election, he has served as aMember of the European Parliament (MEP) since then. Azmani was first elected to theHouse of Representatives in2010.
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A native ofHeerenveen, Azmani is ofMoroccan descent through his father and ofFrisian descent through his mother. Before making a career at theImmigration and Naturalisation Service (IND), he studied law at theUniversity of Groningen.
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As a member of thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Azmani was a member of theHouse of Representatives from 2010 until 2019. He was also a member of themunicipal council ofOmmen from 2010 until 2014. In his political work, he primarily focused on migration and asylum, human trafficking and prostitution, as well as the Intelligence and Security Services Act (Wiv). Furthermore, from 2014 until August 2018, Azmani chaired the Committee on European Affairs in the House of Representatives.
In addition to his role in parliament, Azmani served as member of the Dutch delegation to theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2013 until 2016.[1]
In October 2018, Azmani was (unopposed) elected as the official leading candidate for the VVD in theEuropean Parliament elections.
Following the elections, Azmani was part of a cross-party working group in charge of drafting the European Parliament's four-year work program on rule of law, borders and migration.[2]
In parliament, Azmani has since been serving as deputy chairman of theRenew Europe group, initially under the leadership of chairmanDacian Cioloș.[3] He is also a member of theCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and a substitute member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In 2021, he joined the parliament's working group onFrontex, led byRoberta Metsola.[4] Since 2021, Azmani has been part of the Parliament's delegation to theConference on the Future of Europe.[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Azmani is part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with theMaghreb countries and theArab Maghreb Union as well as to the Parliamentary Assembly of theUnion for the Mediterranean. He is also a member of theEuropean Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[6]
As deputy leader of Renew Europe, Azmani took over leadership of the group for two weeks in January 2024 whenStéphane Séjourné stepped down from the European Parliament to serve as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in France.[7] Azmani decided to not apply for the permanent chairmanship. NewspaperTrouw reported that his potential candidacy was controversial due to the VVD's willingness to negotiate with the right-wing populistParty for Freedom as part of the2023–2024 cabinet formation.[8] He wasre-elected in June 2024 as the VVD'slead candidate, when the party won four seats.[9] Azmani was succeeded as deputy leader byBilly Kelleher, but he remained part of Renew Europe's bureau.[10] He has also served as vice president of theALDE Party, and his focus in the parliament is on justice, security, migration, and foreign affairs.[11][12]
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| 2024 | European Parliament | VVD | 1 | 351,733 | 4 | Won | [9] | |
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