Catarina Cordeiro Vieira (born 14 May 1996)[1] is a Portuguese-born Dutch politician of the progressive GroenLinks party.

Catarina Vieira
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Parliamentary groupGreens–European Free Alliance
ConstituencyNetherlands
Personal details
Born (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 28)
Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal
Political party

She ran for the European Parliament in June 2024 as the tenth candidate on the shared GroenLinks–PvdA list. The party received a plurality in the Netherlands of eight seats, and Vieira was elected because of the nearly 32,000 preference votes cast for her.[2][3] Her focus is on international trade and human rights.[4]

European Parliament committees

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Electoral history

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Electoral history of Catarina Vieira
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2024 European Parliament GroenLinks–PvdA 10 31,929 8 Won[a] [2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Vieira received enough preference votes to be elected despite her party's result.

References

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  1. ^ "Home | Catarina VIEIRA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 11–12, 35. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Uitslag Europese verkiezingen in Nederland gelijk aan prognose" [European election results in the Netherlands same as prognosis]. NOS (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Catarina Vieira". GroenLinks–PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. ^ "10th parliamentary term | Catarina VIEIRA". European Parliament. Retrieved 28 September 2024.