Bas Eickhout
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Bas Eickhout is a Dutch
politician for the GreenLeft
. He has been elected to the European Parliament
in the 2009 election
.
at the Cobbenhagen College in Tilburg
. Between 1994 and 2000 he studied chemistry
and environmental science
at the Radboud University. During his studies he was an intern at the science store Nijmegen and in the United States. He also chaired the Nijmegen Association of Chemistry Students Sigma and he was a member of the Nijmegen University Council.
Since 2000 he worked as a researcher at the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
. He worked on several projects which had to do with transnational environmental problems such as climate change
. He also co-authored the IPCC
report on climate change. He also was the organizations spokesperson on the sustainability of biofuels.
Since the 1990s Eickhout has been active in the GreenLeft, he co-authored the 2006 election manifesto and he was a candidate in the 2004 European Parliament election
(#6, the party got only two seats). Between 2008 and 2009 he was a member of the committee-Van Ojik
which wrote the new party platform
.
Moreover he is a member of the GreenLeft delegation to the European Green Party
.
on the GreenLeft list for the European Parliament. Other contenders were Senator Tineke Strik
, Amsterdam
city counselor Judith Sargentini
, former MEP
Alexander de Roo and Niels van den Berge
, assistant to Kathalijne Buitenweg
. As a candidate Eickhout campaigned environmental issues. With 25% of the votes he lost tot Judith Sargentini
. His candidacy for the party list was supported by former MP
s Arie van den Brand
and Wijnand Duyvendak
wij steunen bas op BasEickhout.eu On the party congress
he was put on the second place of the GreenLeft list for the European Parliament
.
After his election into the European Parliament, Eickhout became a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
and substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
.
Politics of the Netherlands
The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state. The Netherlands is described as a consociational state...
politician for the GreenLeft
GreenLeft
GreenLeft is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.GreenLeft was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party...
. He has been elected to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
in the 2009 election
European Parliament election, 2009
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
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Life before politics
Eickhout attended high schoolVWO
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at the Cobbenhagen College in Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
. Between 1994 and 2000 he studied chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
and environmental science
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
at the Radboud University. During his studies he was an intern at the science store Nijmegen and in the United States. He also chaired the Nijmegen Association of Chemistry Students Sigma and he was a member of the Nijmegen University Council.
Since 2000 he worked as a researcher at the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
The Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment , is a Dutch research institute that is an independent agency of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport....
. He worked on several projects which had to do with transnational environmental problems such as climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
. He also co-authored the IPCC
IPCC
IPCC may refer to:*Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, of the United Nations*Independent Police Complaints Commission, of England and Wales*Irish Peatland Conservation Council...
report on climate change. He also was the organizations spokesperson on the sustainability of biofuels.
Since the 1990s Eickhout has been active in the GreenLeft, he co-authored the 2006 election manifesto and he was a candidate in the 2004 European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 2004
Elections to the European Parliament were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom...
(#6, the party got only two seats). Between 2008 and 2009 he was a member of the committee-Van Ojik
Bram van Ojik
Abraham van Ojik is a Dutch GreenLeft and former Radical politician.Van Ojik comes from the Political Party of Radicals, one of the four parties that merged to form GreenLeft in 1989. Van Ojik had been member of the PPR since 1973. Between 1972 and 1980 Van Ojik studied economics at the Free...
which wrote the new party platform
Party platform
A party platform, or platform sometimes also referred to as a manifesto, is a list of the actions which a political party, individual candidate, or other organization supports in order to appeal to the general public for the purpose of having said peoples' candidates voted into political office or...
.
Moreover he is a member of the GreenLeft delegation to the European Green Party
European Green Party
The European Green Party is the Green political party at European level. As such it is a federation of green parties in Europe.-History:...
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Political life
Early 2009 he was one of five candidates for the top positionLijsttrekker
Lijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of...
on the GreenLeft list for the European Parliament. Other contenders were Senator Tineke Strik
Tineke Strik
Martina Hermina Antonia Strik is a Dutch politician. she is a member of the Senate for GreenLeft.-Biography:...
, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
city counselor Judith Sargentini
Judith Sargentini
Judith Sargentini is a Dutch GreenLeft politician. She is currently a Member of the European Parliament where she leads the GreenLeft delegation. Previously she was chair of the GreenLeft in the Amsterdam city council....
, former MEP
Member of the European Parliament
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Alexander de Roo and Niels van den Berge
Niels van den Berge
Cornelis Niels van den Berge is a Dutch former politician. As a member of GreenLeft he was a temporary MP from January 12 till March 11, 2011, replacing Mariko Peters, who was on maternity leave...
, assistant to Kathalijne Buitenweg
Kathalijne Buitenweg
Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg is a Dutch politician. Between 1999 and 2009, she was a Member of the European Parliament for the Green Left, which is part of the European Greens, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.-Before politics:From 1985 to...
. As a candidate Eickhout campaigned environmental issues. With 25% of the votes he lost tot Judith Sargentini
Judith Sargentini
Judith Sargentini is a Dutch GreenLeft politician. She is currently a Member of the European Parliament where she leads the GreenLeft delegation. Previously she was chair of the GreenLeft in the Amsterdam city council....
. His candidacy for the party list was supported by former MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
s Arie van den Brand
Arie van den Brand
Ir. Arie van den Brand is a Dutch GreenLeft politician. He was member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft between May 2002 and March 2004.Van den Brand studied agriculture science at the University of Wageningen...
and Wijnand Duyvendak
Wijnand Duyvendak
Anton Johan Wijnand Duijvendak is a Dutch politician. He is a former member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft.Duyvendak is the eldest son of a minister from Zeist....
wij steunen bas op BasEickhout.eu On the party congress
Party Congress
A party congress is a general conference of a political party. The congress is attended by delegates who represent the party membership. In most parties the party congress is the highest decision making body of the organisation and elects the party's leadership bodies such as the National Executive...
he was put on the second place of the GreenLeft list for the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
.
After his election into the European Parliament, Eickhout became a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 68 members and a secretariat of 10 administrators. Its chairman is...
and substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development is a committee of the European Parliament.-Responsibilities of the Committee:AGRI is the European Parliament committee responsible for:...
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External links
- Bas Eickhout
- Eickhout on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- profile on europarl.eu