Brigitte van den Berg | |
|---|---|
| Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Parliamentary group | Renew Europe |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1989 |
| 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.
She was born in Heemskerk . [1] Van den Berg was a member of the Model European Parliament,and attended its international conferences in 2006 and 2007. [2] 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. [3] She joined Democrats 66 because of its pro-European stance,and became leader of its Beverwijk parliamentary group in 2010. [2] Following the 2018 municipal elections,she became an alderwoman in the municipal executive of Beverwijk. [3]
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. [4] [5]
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2024 | European Parliament | Democrats 66 | 3 | 46,436 | 3 | Won | [5] | |