| Marit Maij | |
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 Marit Maij in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
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| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Parliamentary group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Member of the House 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: [ˈmaːrɪt eːˈlisaːbɛt ˈmaːi]; born 16 January 1972) is a Dutch politician, management consultant, diplomat, and civil servant. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. She was elected to the European Parliament in June 2024.
Early life and education
Marit Elisabeth Maij was born on 16 January 1972 in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. She is the daughter of Christian Democratic Appeal politician Hanja Maij-Weggen.
During her late teens she was president of LAKS, an association of Dutch pupils.
Maij studied political science at the University of Amsterdam, obtained an MBA from the European University, and studied at the Open University of Catalonia.
Career
Maij worked as an assistant to the CDA parliamentary group in the European Parliament, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the embassies in Costa Rica and Beijing, and as an advisor to several other Dutch Ministries.
House of Representatives
As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) Maij was a member of the House of Representatives between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. 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 the Parliamentary 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 by Member 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.
European Parliament
Maij ran for the European Parliament in June 2024 as the third candidate on the shared GroenLinks–PvdA list. The party won a plurality of eight seats, and Maij was elected. Her focus has been on social affairs, employment, development cooperation, and gender equality, and she has served on the following committees:
- Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
- Delegation to the CARIFORUM–EU Parliamentary Committee
- Delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
- Delegation to the Africa–EU Parliamentary Assembly
- Committee on Development (substitute)
- Committee on Budgetary Control (substitute)
- Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (substitute)
- Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (substitute)
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| 2024 | European Parliament | GroenLinks–PvdA | 3 | 182,317 | 8 | Won | ||
References
- ^ Drs. M.E. (Marit) Maij (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- The Assembly says no to online hate Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of 27 January 2017.
- ^ "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. 11–12, 35. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "Onze mensen" [Our people]. GroenLinks–PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- "10th parliamentary term | Marit MAIJ". European Parliament. 16 January 1972. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Dutch women politicians
- Dutch civil servants
- Dutch women civil servants
- Dutch expatriates in China
- Dutch expatriates in Costa Rica
- Dutch management consultants
- Dutch women diplomats
- 21st-century Dutch diplomats
- Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians
- Dutch MPs 2012–2017
- People from Apeldoorn
- University of Amsterdam alumni
- Labour Party (Netherlands) MEPs
- MEPs for the Netherlands 2024–2029
- Dutch MPs 2010–2012