Emine Bozkurt
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) is a Dutch politician
Politics of the Netherlands
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of Turkish
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descent and Member of the European Parliament
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since 2004. She is a member of the Labour Party
Labour Party (Netherlands)
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, which is part of the Party of European Socialists
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, and sits on the European Parliament
European Parliament
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's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
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and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality is a committee of the European Parliament.-Chair:-Members:*BASTOS, Regina *BAUER, Edit *BOZKURT, Emine *ČEŠKOVÁ, Andrea *CORNELISSEN, Marije *COSTA, Silvia *CYMAŃSKI, Tadeusz...
.
She is also a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education
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and a member of the delegation to the European Union
European Union
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–Turkey
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Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Career
- Foundation course in French languageFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and literature (Amsterdam, 1987) - Higher degree in European studies (Amsterdam, 1992)
- Qualification from the Netherlands Association for Public Relations and Information (NGPR) (1995)
- Foundation for Advertising and Marketing Education (SRM) - public relations diploma (1997)
- On the staff of the consulate-general, Germany (1992–1993)
- Spokeswoman and head of internal and external relations, Dutch Muslim Broadcasting Company (1993–1997)
- Publisher and spokeswoman, Rathenau Institute (1997–2001)
- Senior adviser, Radar - advice bureau on social issues (2001–2004)
- Member of the Amsterdam PvdA executive (1998–1999)
- Member of the PvdA European policy advisory committee (since 1999)
- Member of the core group of the PvdA multi-ethnic women's network (1997–2001)
- Member of the review committee on public broadcasting (Rinnooy-Kan Committee) (2002–2003)
- Member of the disputes committee of the National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (NCDO) (since 2002)
- Member of the governing body of the Institute for Public and Politics (civic education)
External links
- Official website
- European Parliament biography
- Declaration of financial interestsDeclaration of financial interestsDeclarations of financial interests are a means of making conflict of interestsof people in public office known and to reduce them by making them public.- European Parliament :...
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