Marieke Roos (née Ehlers; born 6 May 1988) is a Dutch educator and politician of the Party for Freedom who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1]

Marieke Ehlers
Ehlers in 2024
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Parliamentary groupPatriots for Europe
ConstituencyNetherlands
Personal details
Born
Marieke Roos

(1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 (age 36)
South Africa
Political partyParty for Freedom
Other political
affiliations
Patriots.eu
Alma materThe Hague University of Applied Sciences
University of Kent
University of Johannesburg

Biography

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Early life and career

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Ehlers was born and raised in South Africa.[2] She graduated from The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands with a bachelor's degree in international and European law. After this, she studied at the University of Kent for a master's degree in international law and international relations and then completed an LL.D. in law at the University of Johannesburg, with a thesis on nuclear weapons and nuclear energy in international law, while working part-time as a lecturer. She subsequently worked as a lecturer in Johannesburg, and a law clerk at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.[2] She later moved back to Europe and worked as a policy advisor in the European Parliament for six years.[2][3]

Political career

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Ehlers was elected to the European Parliament in the June 2024 election for the PVV, which subsequently joined the Patriots for Europe group. She is on the following European Parliament committees:

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Marieke Ehlers
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2024 European Parliament Party for Freedom 2 56,682 6 Won [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Europees Parlement 6 juni 2024" (in Dutch). Kiesraad.
  2. ^ a b c "Een vijfde van de nieuwe Nederlandse Europarlementariërs is jurist". Mr. Online (in Dutch). 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Marieke EHLERS". Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ "10th parliamentary term | Marieke EHLERS". European Parliament. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ "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. 23–24, 42. Retrieved 28 July 2024.