Maria Martens
Maria Johanna Theodora Martens (born 8 January 1955 in Doetinchem, Gelderland) is a Dutch politician. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal. From 2011 until 2019 she was a member of the Dutch Senate.
From 1999 to 2009 she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). There she was a member of the bureau of the EPP-ED group in the European Parliament and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Development.
She was also a substitute for the Subcommittee on Security and Defence and a member of the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
Career
- Higher degree in theology (1984)
- NIMA (Netherlands Marketing Institute) A and B diplomas
- Lecturer in Life Philosophy (1984)
- Foreign Affairs Secretary, Netherlands Mission Council (1984–1988)
- Study secretary, VKMO (Association of Catholic Social Organisations) (1988–1999)
- Chairwoman, Nijmegen CDA
- Member of the party council
- Member of the editorial team of CD Verkenningen
- Chairwoman, European Forum of National Committees of the Laity (1996–2000)
- Chairwoman, Netherlands Episcopal Committee for the year 2000 (1996–2000)
- Member of the governing board of the Catholic Theological University, Utrecht (since 1998)
- Commissioner for recreation in the Veluwe area (RGV)
- Member of the executive board of the World Population Fund (WPF)
- Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
- Awarded knighthood in the Order of Orange-Nassau (2009)
- Decorated in Order of St. Gregory the Great (2024).
References
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
External links
- Official website
- European Parliament biography[permanent dead link]
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Dutch)
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- Van Bijsterveld
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- Hoekstra
- Van der Linden
- Lokin-Sassen
- Martens
- Terpstra
- De Vries-Leggedoor
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(SP: 8)
(D66: 5)
- Van Boxtel
- Backer
- Engels
- De Graaf
- Scholten
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(CU: 2)
(SGP: 1)
(50+: 1)
(PvdD: 1)
(OSF: 1)
- De Lange
Bold also signifies the President
Brackets () signifies a temporary absent member
Italics signifies a temporary member
<> signifies a member who prematurely left this Senate
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–present
See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–present
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