Marit Maij | |
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 Marit Maij in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Parliamentary group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017 | |
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| Born | Marit Elisabeth Maij (1972-01-16)16 January 1972 (age 53) Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
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Marit Elisabeth Maij (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈmaːrɪteːˈlisaːbɛtˈmaːi]; born 16 January 1972) is aDutch politician,management consultant, diplomat, and civil servant. She was a member of theHouse of Representatives for theLabour Party between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. She was elected to theEuropean Parliamentin June 2024.
Marit Elisabeth Maij was born on 16 January 1972 inApeldoorn in theNetherlands.[1] She is the daughter ofChristian Democratic Appeal politicianHanja Maij-Weggen.[1]
During her late teens she was president ofLAKS, an association of Dutch pupils.
Maij studiedpolitical science at theUniversity of Amsterdam, obtained anMBA from theEuropean University, and studied at theOpen University of Catalonia.
Maij worked as an assistant to theCDAparliamentary group in theEuropean Parliament, at theMinistry of Foreign Affairs, at the embassies inCosta Rica andBeijing, and as an advisor to several other Dutch Ministries.
As a member of theLabour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) Maij was a member of theHouse of Representatives between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017.[1] In parliament, she served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Defence Committee, the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.
In addition to her role in parliament, Maij served as member of the Dutch delegation to theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe between 2016 and 2017. She was the First Vice-chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination; a member of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments byMember States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee); and a member of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons. Between 2016 and 2017, she prepared the Assembly's proposal on measures to prevent and combat online hate.[2]
Maij ran for theEuropean Parliamentin June 2024 as the third candidate on the sharedGroenLinks–PvdA list. The party won aplurality of eight seats, and Maij was elected.[3] Her focus has been on social affairs, employment,development cooperation, andgender equality, and she has served on the following committees:[4]
From 2019 to 2024 Maij worked fornon-governmental organisations: in 2019 she became managing director of CNV Internationaal, the international cooperation branch of the DutchChristian National Trade Union Federation (CNV)[6] and from 2021 until 2024 she was managing director ofActionAid Netherlands.[7]
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| 2024 | European Parliament | GroenLinks–PvdA | 3 | 182,317 | 8 | Won | [3] | |
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