This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Emine Bozkurt (born 9 August 1967) is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent[1] and Member of the European Parliament[2] between 2004 and 2014.[3] She is a member of the Dutch Labour Party,[4][5] which is part of the Party of European Socialists.
Emine Bozkurt | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Emine Bozkurt in 2016 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014 | |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1967 Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
In the European Parliament she was a member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Furthermore, she was the chairperson of the Delegation for Relations with the Countries of Central America, as well as a substitute member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Early life
editEmine Bozkurt was born in Zaandam, North Holland to a Dutch mother and a Turkish father. She currently lives in Zaandam and Brussels.
Education
edit- Bachelor's degree in French Language and Literature, University of Amsterdam (1987)
- Master's degree in European Studies, University of Amsterdam (1992)
Career
edit- Staff member 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)
Member of the European Parliament
edit
During her terms, Bozkurt was involved in the following committees:
- Chairperson delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2009–2014)
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (2009–2014)
- Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2004–2014)
- Special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering (2012–2013)
- Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009–2014)
- Substitute member Committee on Foreign Affairs (2009–2012)
- Substitute member of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009–2013)
- Chairperson of the Friends of Football
- Chairperson of the Friends of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Chairperson of the Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup
- Member of Intergroup for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights
- Member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (2004-2009)
- Member of the Committee on Culture and Education (2004-2009)
- Member of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-2009)
References
edit- ^ Marshall, Gül Aldikaçti (1 July 2013). Shaping Gender Policy in Turkey: Grassroots Women Activists, the European Union, and the Turkish State. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-1-4384-4771-1.
- ^ redactie (8 October 2013). "PvdA-Europarlementariër Bozkurt gaat niet voor derde termijn". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "7th parliamentary term | Emine BOZKURT | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Europe, Council of (1 January 2006). Achieving Social Cohesion in a Multicultural Europe: Concepts, Situation and Developments (in French). Council of Europe. ISBN 978-92-871-6033-1.
- ^ "Emine Bozkurt". PvdA (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
External links
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emine Bozkurt.
- (in Dutch) Emine Bozkurt Archived 16 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine at the website of the Labour Party