Brigitte van den Berg (born 22 March 1989) is a Dutch politician of Democrats 66 who has served as Member of the European Parliament since 2024.
Brigitte van den Berg | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Parliamentary group | Renew Europe |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1989 |
| Political party | Democrats 66 |
| Other political affiliations | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
Early life and career
editVan den Berg was a member of the Model European Parliament, and attended its international conferences in 2006 and 2007.[1] At the age of 19, she watched a municipal council meeting to prepare for a political farce at the Young Art Festival, and became interested in its debates.[2] She joined Democrats 66 because of its pro-European stance, and became leader of its Beverwijk parliamentary group in 2010.[1] Following the 2018 municipal elections, she became an alderwoman in the municipal executive of Beverwijk.[2]
Van den Berg was D66's third candidate in the June 2024 European Parliament election, when the part secured three seats. She was elected, and her term started on 16 July 2024.[3][4]
European Parliament committees
edit- Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
- Delegation to the EU–Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee
- Delegation to the EU–Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
- Delegation to the EU–Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee
- Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
- Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (substitute)
- Committee on Culture and Education (substitute)[5]
Electoral history
edit| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2024 | European Parliament | Democrats 66 | 3 | 46,436 | 3 | Won | [4] | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Brigitte van den Berg". De Nederlandse Grondwet (in Dutch).
- ^ a b "Beverwijkse wethouder wil Europa veroveren". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Vijf vragen aan Brigitte van den Berg, Europarlementariër" (in Dutch). Ondernemend Amsterdam. 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 17–18, 40. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "10th parliamentary term | Brigitte VAN DEN BERG". European Parliament. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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