Maartje van Putten

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Maria Jeanette Anna (Maartje) van Putten (born 5 July 1951, in Bussum) is a Dutch politician.

In her early 20s she was instrumental in shifting Dutch transport policy towards safer streets, with the lasting effect that the Netherlands has excellent cycle infrastructure. [1] [2]

She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) between 1989 and 1999, in which she was committed to the protection of nature and environment in developing countries. [3]

She later served as a member of the World Bank's Inspection Panel and wrote her PhD thesis on accountability mechanisms. She is a member of the Independent Review Mechanism of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and CEO of Global Accountability.

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References

  1. ↑ Reid, Carlton. "Redesign Roads So That Motorists 'Stop Killing Our Children,' Urges Crowdfunded Film". Forbes. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world". the Guardian. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Dutch MEPs Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Parlementair Documentatie Centrum


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