Brigitte van den Berg | |
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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 |
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.
Van 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]
Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2024 | European Parliament | Democrats 66 | 3 | 46,436 | 3 | Won | [4] |
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